WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SITE CLEANUP
Many different kinds of wastes are generated in this country: by consumers, businesses, and government. Each of these wastes has different kinds of properties and is subject to different regulatory regimes. The Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act is the primary federal statute that regulates the management and disposition of wastes. Superfund and Brownfields legislation govern how contaminated sites are cleaned up. And many states have their own laws governing these and other waste issues.
Research at Resources for the Future looks at the full range of policy challenges: from programs to encourage recycling of solid waste to programs and policies to deal with contaminated sites. Topics include brownfields, the federal superfund program, and nuclear weapon facilities.