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Highlights
- Sustainable Materials Management
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Systems: Carbon Dioxide Streams Being Sequestered
- Interagency Taskforce on Electronics Stewardship
- Rulemaking on the Definition of Solid Waste; Proposed Rule
- Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste; Final Rule
- Updated Municipal Solid Waste Facts and Figures
- Coal Combustion Residuals - Proposed Rule
News Releases
College Football Fans Compete to Protect the Environment - September 1
Webinars
How to Negotiate Your Contract with Waste Haulers - May 24, 2012
Green Purchasing: Tools for Federal, State, and Local Governments - July 19, 2012
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Our Frequent Questions Database has answers to nearly 1,000 common questions about hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and materials, as well as resource conservation activities like recycling.
What You Can Do
Each year, Americans generate millions of tons of waste in our homes and communities. EPA is challenging all citizens to conserve our natural resources by committing to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home, in your community, and at the office. Learn what you can do to make a difference.
Resource Conservation
Conserving resources and managing materials and waste are national priorities. Learn the fundamentals of reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling specific wastes, and access a variety of tools to promote these practices.
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is defined as liquid, solid, contained gas, or sludge wastes that contain properties that are dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Learn how to properly manage and dispose of hazardous waste.
Non-Hazardous Waste
Nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste. Learn about reduction, management, and disposal of municipal solid waste and non-hazardous industrial waste.
