Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Enforcement and Permitting Assistance (REPA)

Support EPA activities, as well as EPA coordinated efforts with states, tribes and other Federal agencies, at private, state and federal facilities, Indian Country, U.S. Territories, along the United States international borders, and further abroad. Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and in cooperation with our state and tribal partners, EPA manages a hazardous waste program, an underground storage tank program, and a solid waste program including development of waste reduction strategies such as recycling. The goals of the RCRA program are:
1) Protect human health and the environment from the hazards posed by waste disposal;
2) Conserve energy and natural resources through waste recycling and recovery;
3) Reduce or eliminate the amount of waste generated, including hazardous waste; and
4) Ensure that waste is managed in an environmentally safe manner.