Learn the Issues
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Ships
Information on the disposal or export of older ships containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
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How Pharmaceuticals Enter the Environment
This webpage describes the ways pharmaceuticals can enter our environment and why.
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Basics About Household Medication Disposal
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The Limited Role of the Food and Drug Administration's Flush List
This webpage describes the limited role of the Food and Drug Administration's list of medications to flush down a toilet.
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Frequent Questions on Recycling
This is a list of frequent questions on recycling, broken down into five categories. These are answers to common questions that EPA has received from press and web inquiries. This list is located on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle website.
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Safe Handling, Storage and Treatment of Waste Fireworks
This memo provides information to people and organizations with waste fireworks
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Containment Buildings
This training module summarizes the design and operating standards applicable to containment buildings.
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Drip Pads
This training module defines drip pad, summarizes the design and operating standards for drip pads, and describes the relationship between generator accumulation provisions and drip pads.
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Containers
Provides an overview of the requirements for the design and operation of hazardous waste containers
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Tanks
Identifies tanks that are regulated under part 264/265, subpart J
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Frequent Questions about the Final Rule: User Fees for the Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest System (E-Manifest) and Amendments to Manifest Regulations
Frequent questions with regard to the proposed e-manifest rule
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Model Recycling Program Toolkit
This page showcases EPA's latest toolkit in support of the Model Recycling Program and aiding to create one's own recycling program
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The U.S. Recycling System
This page provides the basis on the United States recycling system, including recycle benefits, how recycling saves resources and jobs, current challenges, and information on the 2018 America Recycles Day Pledge.
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U.S. National Recycling Goal
Recycling goals
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Final Report and Analysis of the 2015 Southern Nevada Food and Organics Recovery Workshop
Summary of Southern Nevada Food & Organics Recovery Workshop held in Las Vegas in September of 2015 to support improved food recovery through source reduction, donation, animal feeding, anaerobic digestion and composting.
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Food Recovery Challenge Results and Awardees
This page describes the Food Recovery Challenge awards and lists past award winners.