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Standards (Section 3)

This program has adopted the following standards:

• Title 42, United States Code, "The Public Health and Welfare"
  • Chapter 133, "Pollution Prevention" (42 USC 13001 and following)

• Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, "Protection of the Environment", Chapter 1, "Environmental Protection Agency"
  • Part 247, "Comprehensive Procurement Guideline for Products Containing Recovered Materials" (40 CFR 247)
  • Part 370, "Hazardous Chemical Reporting: Community Right-to-Know" (40 CFR 370)
  • Part 372, "Toxic Chemical Release Reporting: Community Right-to-Know" (40 CFR 372)

• Title 22, California Code of Regulations, "Social Security", Division 4.5, "Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste"
  • Chapter 12, "Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste", (22 CCR 66262 and following)

• California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, "Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions", Chapter 6.5, "Hazardous Waste Control"
• Article 11.9, "Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989" (HSC 25244.12-25244.24) (California Law)
• Article 10.3, "Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003" (HSC 25214.10)

• Executive Order 13101, "Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition" (EO 13101)
• Executive Order 13148, "Greening the Government through Leadership in Environmental Management" (EO 13148)
• DOE Order 450.1, "Environmental Protection Program"

Additional detail on these standards can be found in WM/P2: Regulatory Requirements [pdf].

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