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| Title | Focus Sheet: Reducing Local Toxic Waste Liability | |
| Month-Year Published | December 2000 | |
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| Short Description |
For more than 10 years, local health and public works departments have developed and carried out programs for safely managing hazardous wastes generated by households and small businesses. These "moderate-risk waste" (MRW) programs were established as a result of 1985 changes to the Hazardous Waste Management Act. Through financial aid created by the Local Toxics Control Account, local governments have diverted millions of pounds of oil, antifreeze, paints, solvents and other hazardous wastes from solid-waste landfills to proper management in hazardous waste management facilities (HWMF). These MRW programs not only protect soils and ground water at homes and businesses from contamination; they also reduce counties′ liability for contaminated landfills. | |
| Publication Number | 00-04-030 | |
| Author(s) | Sachet, Jim | |
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| Number of pages | 2 | |
| Keywords | hazard, hazardous, hazardous waste, hazardous waste management, liability, Local Toxics Control Account, moderate risk waste, paint, soil, toxic, toxic waste, toxics, Toxics Control Account, waste, waste management | |
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