When establishing public-private partnerships for solid waste management projects, the laws and regulatory environment of the host country must be taken into account. Laws and regulatory considerations for waste disposal projects may include issues of land ownership, public health, standards and liability, environmental and social benefits, and other issues. Examples of solid waste laws and policies from different countries include: Australia – Waste Policy European Union – Policies, laws, regulations Morocco – Law on the Protection and Development of the Environment 2003 South Africa – Waste Act 2008 United States – Waste legislation – summaries see below Here are some concrete examples of legislation, Ethiopia – As a result of the PPIAF study (PDF), Ethiopia adopted Proclamation No. 513/2007 on Solid Waste Management in 2007, which allows private operators to obtain a permit for the collection, transport and use or disposal of waste. Saint Lucia – Short-term operation of the Ciciron solid waste landfill. United States – Waste Management System Use and Support Agreement, Charles City County, Virginia United States – Operation of Cell 2 at SSWF-1 Sanitary Landfill in Delaware (PDF) United States – Engineering Services Agreement for Design and Construction Inspection, Delaware (PDF) United States – Construction of the disposal area of cell 3, Delaware (PDF) For more information on public-private partnerships, see Examples of Solid Waste Agreements. U.S. Solid Waste Legislation – Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 Promote better solid waste management. Support for resource recovery.
Directed the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) to adopt and enforce regulations for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of solid waste (the U.S. EPA was not created until 1970). Provide financial support to States in the study and development of waste management plans. Support research and development of improved waste management methods. The Resource Recovery Act of 1970 required the country to move from solid waste disposal to recycling and energy recovery. The US PHS had to investigate and report on the disposal of hazardous waste in the country. The U.S. EPA was created in the meantime. In 1973, the U.S.
EPA released the final report to Congress: Hazardous Waste Management. It was an important guidance document for the early stages of solid and hazardous waste management. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 1976 (RCRA) Essential requirements for the control of the storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. The RCRA has also included guidelines that the U.S. EPA establishes regulations to control solid waste management. The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste (HSWA) Amendments require the U.S. EPA to revise the criteria for landfills that accept household hazardous waste or small amounts of hazardous industrial waste. Request treatment of all contaminated surface water that flows from landfills. Procedures for disposing of sewage sludge from landfills are included in the Clean Water Act, as amended. In October 1991, the U.S.
EPA issued regulations on municipal waste landfills. These regulations required groundwater protection – a bottom sheet and a leachate collection system. Leachate is liquid waste that seeps through the landfill, and any precipitation or other water that comes into contact with the waste becomes contaminated. Without a landfill bottom film, this water would seep or infiltrate groundwater. After collection, the leachate must be treated before being discharged into a watercourse. Landfill restrictions. Landfills cannot be located: near airports – danger to scavengers` planes, in a wetland, in a floodplain – water pollution, on a seismic fault. Minimum operating procedures require minimum standards for landfill planning.
These minimum standards include monitoring the quality of groundwater to ensure that it is not polluted or, where appropriate, corrective action is taken. Laws and regulatory considerations for waste disposal projects may include issues of land ownership, public health, standards and liability, environmental and social benefits, and other issues. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the public law that provides the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste. The bill outlines the Congressionally mandated waste management program that gave EPA the authority to develop the RCRA program. The term CJRA is often used interchangeably to refer to EPO laws, regulations and policies and guidelines. Examples of solid waste laws and policies from different countries include: The Solid Waste Management Program under Subtitle D of the CJRA encourages States to develop comprehensive plans for the management of non-hazardous industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste, establishes criteria for municipal waste landfills and other solid waste disposal facilities, and bans the open landfilling of solid waste.