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cradle-to-grave regulation of hazardous waste  

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  • The term CRADLE-TO-GRAVE refers to an environmental policy of managing hazardous industrial wastes from their point of generation (cradle) to their final disposal location (grave). The cradleto-grave provisions for managing hazardous waste are found in Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which regulates the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Cradle-to-Grave Regulation of Hazardous Waste]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DMB85K60-C

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