The U.S. EPA's current waste management hierarchy (left, with parenthetical explanations by Michaela Barnett, et al.), and a visual depiction of the three R's framework (right).

waste hierarchy – letsrecycle The primary objective of waste management is to protect human health and the environment. Increasingly in the EU, and in many other states, there has been an emphasis on ...

The most significant proposal is DEP’s attempt in Chapter 400 to carry out a legislative mandate in P.L. 2013, ch. 458, § 1, to incorporate Maine’s solid waste management hierarchy into ...