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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module: Other Laws that Interface with the RCRA

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This module was last updated in 2000 so it has not been updated to reflect regulatory changes that have been made since then. Though this is still a useful resource, it is not intended to serve as a comprehensive source of regulatory information. For recent regulatory information, visit the following websites:

  • Hazardous Waste
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
  • Pesticides
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Superfund

This training module provides a brief overview of some of the major environmental laws that interface with RCRA. This module focuses on seven laws implemented by EPA:

  • Clean Air Act (CAA)
  • Clean Water Act (CWA)
  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
  • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  • Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund).

Access other training modules that provide overviews of other specific RCRA regulatory topics here.

  • Other Laws that Interface with RCRA (pdf) (109.78 KB, February 2000)

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Last updated on February 15, 2024
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