Amendments to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Prepared by the Staff for the Use of ... and Its Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment |
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... relative to overall consumption . In 1971 , the U.S. economy used an estimated 5.8 billion tons of ma- terials for its total activity , equivalent to 28 tons for each man , woman , and child . Of this total approximately 10 percent ...
... relative to overall consumption . In 1971 , the U.S. economy used an estimated 5.8 billion tons of ma- terials for its total activity , equivalent to 28 tons for each man , woman , and child . Of this total approximately 10 percent ...
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... relative to total consumption means an increase in the quantity of residuals generated . Solid Waste Generation . Ever increasing per capita materials con- sumption necessarily means that more solid waste is generated . This can be ...
... relative to total consumption means an increase in the quantity of residuals generated . Solid Waste Generation . Ever increasing per capita materials con- sumption necessarily means that more solid waste is generated . This can be ...
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... relative to total materials consumption . A second reason is the substitution of materials - intensive practices ( practices which result in consumption of large amounts of raw materials ) for less materials demanding practices , e.g. ...
... relative to total materials consumption . A second reason is the substitution of materials - intensive practices ( practices which result in consumption of large amounts of raw materials ) for less materials demanding practices , e.g. ...
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... relative economics of the full - scale application of the process also was assessed . An evaluation was made of the effects of the process upon public health and air pollution control . Consideration was given to the social and economic ...
... relative economics of the full - scale application of the process also was assessed . An evaluation was made of the effects of the process upon public health and air pollution control . Consideration was given to the social and economic ...
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... amplified by recognition of the finite dimension of a high quality environment and anticipation of the growth in its value relative to other things . 6. Land use planning and the imaginative and discriminating use 51.
... amplified by recognition of the finite dimension of a high quality environment and anticipation of the growth in its value relative to other things . 6. Land use planning and the imaginative and discriminating use 51.
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Página 172 - Act ; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this section the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 FR 3176; 5 USC 133z-15) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 USC 276c) . OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED SEC.
Página 163 - ... the collection and disposal of solid wastes should continue to be primarily the function of State, regional, and local agencies, the problems of waste disposal as set forth above have become a matter national in scope and in concern and necessitate Federal action through financial and technical assistance and leadership in the development, demonstration, and application of new and improved methods...
Página 49 - At the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in 1972 they declared that: "A point has been reached in history when we must shape our actions throughout the world with a more prudent care for their environmental consequences.
Página 172 - ... (b) Payments under this part pursuant to a grant or contract may be made (after necessary adjustment, in the case of grants, on account of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments and on such conditions, as the Commissioner may determine.
Página 165 - ... (b) In carrying out the provisions of the preceding subsection the Secretary is authorized to — "(1) collect and make available, through publications and other appropriate means, the results of and other information...
Página 164 - municipality" means a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law and...
Página 164 - For the purposes of this Act — (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; (2) The term "Commissioner" means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging.
Página 164 - Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; except that such term means the Secretary of the Interior with respect to problems of solid waste resulting from the extraction, processing, or utilization of minerals or fossil fuels where the generation, production, or reuse of such waste is or may be controlled within the extraction, processing, or utilization facility or facilities and where such control is a feature of the technology or economy of the operation of such facility...
Página 13 - The office has also conducted assessments of the oil and gas potential of lands being considered for withdrawal by the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (marine sanctuaries).
Página 73 - Act of 1970, the Clean Air Act of 1970, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980 and many more in between.