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Timeline of waste management

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| 1976 || || Policy || The {{w|Resource Conservation and Recovery Act}} is enacted in the United States to close open dumps, create standards for landfills, incinerators and the disposal of hazardous waste. It is the principal {{w|federal law}} in the country governing the disposal of {{w|solid waste}} and {{w|hazardous waste}}.<ref name="RCRA statute">Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, P.L. 94-580, {{USStat|90|2795}}, {{USC|42|6901}} ''et seq.,'' October 21, 1976. [http://epw.senate.gov/rcra.pdf RCRA Full text.]</ref><ref name="A Brief Timeline of the History of Recycling">{{cite web|last1=Bradbury|first1=Matt|title=A Brief Timeline of the History of Recycling|url=https://www.buschsystems.com/resource-center/page/a-brief-timeline-of-the-history-of-recycling|website=buschsystems.com|accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1976 || || || Canadian {{w|waste-to-energy}} technology and engineering services company {{w|Himark BioGas}}is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Himark BioGas |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/himark-biogas-inc |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Canada}}
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| 1977 || || || {{w|Californians Against Waste}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Californians Against Waste |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Californians_Against_Waste |website=ballotpedia.org |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Californians Against Waste |url=https://www.cawrecycles.org/ |website=cawrecycles.org |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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