Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments of 1991: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on S. 976 ... June 5, 6, 18; July 24 and 25, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 3 pages |
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... concern is being able to look at the amount that's actually disposed of , rather than the amount that's actually ... concerned about , however , in some of the planning requirement areas is that the national goals must , in fact , take ...
... concern is being able to look at the amount that's actually disposed of , rather than the amount that's actually ... concerned about , however , in some of the planning requirement areas is that the national goals must , in fact , take ...
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... concern about adequate centers for markets for recyclables . As I hear you , I sense your concern that perhaps the bill is not strong enough in that di- rection . I think theoretically that's accurate , that is the more that there is a ...
... concern about adequate centers for markets for recyclables . As I hear you , I sense your concern that perhaps the bill is not strong enough in that di- rection . I think theoretically that's accurate , that is the more that there is a ...
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... concerned about in terms of the way the bill is struc- tured is that you have two different kinds of proposals in there . One is a national minimum recovery and utilization rate which , if not achieved , would then trigger minimum ...
... concerned about in terms of the way the bill is struc- tured is that you have two different kinds of proposals in there . One is a national minimum recovery and utilization rate which , if not achieved , would then trigger minimum ...
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... concerned with the technological feasibility of replacing virgin materials with sec- ondary materials , toxic substances with non - toxic substances , and non - recyclable materials with recyclables . Finally , we have two comments ...
... concerned with the technological feasibility of replacing virgin materials with sec- ondary materials , toxic substances with non - toxic substances , and non - recyclable materials with recyclables . Finally , we have two comments ...
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... concerns . In Missoula , we have the distinction of also being a part of the largest Superfund site in the United States and are keenly aware of what improper disposal of solid waste can do to our sole source of water supply . While ...
... concerns . In Missoula , we have the distinction of also being a part of the largest Superfund site in the United States and are keenly aware of what improper disposal of solid waste can do to our sole source of water supply . While ...
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Page 359 - Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Page 715 - States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 83 - ... treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in...
Page 682 - Parties may enter into bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements regarding transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes with Parties or non-Parties provided that such agreements or arrangements do not derogate from the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes as required by this Convention.
Page 83 - Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities.
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Page 7 - need to produce goods" and the "need to protect the environment" by modifying the materials system so that all resources, including environmental, are paid for by users.
Page 612 - To report promptly to officials, employees, customers, and the public, information on chemical-related health or environmental hazards and to recommend protective measures.
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Page 95 - Congress1 intent that protection of human health and the environment be subordinated to the continuation of used oil recycling activities. The Agency can and should prohibit or control used oil recycling practices that it determines will pose a potential hazard to human health and the environment even though such regulations would impede recycling. The intent of the provision is to make it clear that Congress ' paramount interest in regulating used oil is to assure protection of human health and...