Hazardous Waste: DoD's Efforts to Improve Management of Generation, Storage, and Disposal.

Abstract

This report describes the Department of Defense's efforts to manage hazardous waste generation, storage, and disposal at its installations in the United States. GAO made the review to determine if the Department's hazardous waste program compiled with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In a draft of this report GAO proposed implementation of a policy to correct some of the deficiencies in compliance we identified. The Department has now adopted that policy and is working on developing implementing guidance for the services. Partial Contents: Many DOD Installations are out of Compliance with RCRA Requirements; The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) Has Not Provided Timely and Reliable Service for Disposal of Hazardous Waste; The DRMS is not meeting Installations' Hazardous Waste Storage Needs; DOD Needs to Place Greater Emphasis on Treatment of Hazardous Waste to Reduce the Quantity Requiring Disposal; and Appendixes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169685

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Protection
  • Money
  • Naval Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management
  • Waste Products

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Engineering.