JD Supra

Definition of Solid Waste/RCRA: U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Addresses Petition for Rehearing/Challenges to 2015 Revisions

The United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”), addressed in a March 6th Opinion petitions for Panel Rehearing of a July 7, 2017 decision addressing the Resource ...
The National Law Review

EPA Expands the Definition of Solid Waste Rule

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JD Supra

D.C. Circuit Invalidates Part of the RCRA Definition of “Solid Waste,” Altering the Regulatory Framework for Recycling of Hazardous Secondary Materials

On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit” or the “Court”) issued a decision invalidating two key elements of the regulatory definition of solid ...
World Bank

What a Waste: An Updated Look into the Future of Solid Waste Management

The Kiteezi landfill near Kampala was expanded as part of the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project, allowing for the storage and treatment of ...
Los Angeles Times

The disposable struggle: my experience going zero waste

Humans have generated over 2 billion tons of solid waste, meaning each person produces about 0.74 kilograms of waste per day, with waste generation expected to increase by about 70 percent in 2050, ...