Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012915",
  "term": "Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. HSWA are 1984 amendments to RCRA which required phasing out land disposal of hazardous waste and added minimum technology requirements. See also Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.\n\n2. The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). HSWA broadened the scope and requirements of RCRA. Like RCRA, HSWA is a statute, but HSWA amended an existing statute. Table 1 in 40 CFR 271.1 lists the federal regulations that implement HSWA. Regulations promulgated under HSWA are immediately effective in all states, regardless of authorization status. EPA administers HSWA rules until states are authorized. Examples of HSWA provisions include: land disposal restrictions; corrective action; Toxicity Characteristic (TC) Rule; and boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs).\n\n3. Amendments to RCRA, enacted in 1984.",
  "abbreviation": "HSWA",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "RCRA State Authorization Terms & Topics",
    "Land Disposal Restrictions Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hazardous-and-solid-waste-amendments/"
}