Lynn L. Bergeson, “The EPA Proposes Changes to RCRA Hazardous Waste Export and Import Regulations,” Environmental Quality Management, Spring, 2016.

Prompted by a 2013 Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) report on hazardous waste exports from the United States (CEC, 2013) and changes to the 2001 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Council Decision for waste exports and imports, the United States  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 19, 2015, proposed changes to its regulations under the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regarding the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States (EPA, 2015).  EPA also proposed changes to address and respond to concerns outlined in the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) July 6, 2015, report entitled “EPA Does Not Effectively Control or Monitor Imports of Hazardous Waste” (EPA OIG, 2015).  This article from the Spring, 2016, issue of Environmental Quality Management, summarizes key proposed changes.