By Gerald O. Barney
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Refineries, and establishes penalties for not complying with the act. Waste programs Household and industrial (nonhazardous) wastes are solid wastes. wpically, cities or counties arrange for weekly or twice-weekly household waste collection. They may use private companies or create their own waste collection departments of government. Industrial facilities usually contract directly with a private waste handling company to collect their industrial wastes. Both are regulated by programs developed in the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA).
The science advisory board can use any criteria documents, standards, or regulations of the EPA, and use all of the technical and scientific capabilities of the federal agencies and national environmental laboratories to determine the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of any proposed criteria. NEPA1s science advisory board works closely with the EPA1sScientific Advisory Panel. Chapter 3: National Policy *:* 23 The EPA must identify and coordinate environmental research, perform research, and develop and demonstrate activities that may need to be more effectively coordinated to avoid duplication.
Prevention is part of the cure, and preventing pollution is easier than dealing with it later. Changes may save industry money and reduce the cost of raw materials, equipment control systems, and liability costs to workers and residents around industrial facilities. A national objective is promoted to prevent pollution first. Industry is accused of having missed the opportunity to reduce or prevent pollution through changes in production, operations, and the use of less harmful raw materials. If this prevention approach were initiated, then cost savings would occur, environmental protection would increase, and risks to workers and residents around buildings and facilities would decrease.