Waste Management
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Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ecological or biological harm, and include laws designed to reduce the generation of waste and promote or mandate waste recycling. Regulatory efforts include identifying and categorizing waste types and mandating transport, treatment, storage, and disposal practices.
Michelle Arseneault
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Michelle Arseneault
2008 August
Michelle Arseneault
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Legislation
Environment, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Legislation, Regulation
Canada
Rena Oil Spill Cleanup
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Environmental cleanup laws govern the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, sediment, surface water, or ground water. Unlike pollution control laws, cleanup laws are designed to respond after-the-fact to environmental contamination, and consequently must often define not only the necessary response actions, but also the parties who may be responsible for undertaking (or paying for) such actions. Regulatory requirements may include rules for emergency response, liability allocation, site assessment, remedial investigation, feasibility studies, remedial action, post-remedial monitoring, and site reuse.
New Zealand Defence Force
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New Zealand Defence Force
12 October, 2011
New Zealand Defence Force
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Environment, Cleanup, Legislation, Rena, Contamination, Regulation
New Zealand