Question

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 has

A. decreased the amount of recycling.
B. encouraged the use of compost.
C. decreased the illegal and unsafe dumping of hazardous waste.
D. cut down the use of fossil-fuel resources.

Answer 1

C. decreased the illegal and unsafe dumping of hazardous waste.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 was the first piece of federal legislation which aimed to govern the disposal of solid forms of waste and of hazardous waste. The act was enacted in order to deal with the increasing volume of waste that was already causing problems at the municipal and industrial levels. It served it purpouse by declining the figures of registered illegal dumpings.