Rhode Island § 23-19.1-3 § 23-19.1-3. Declaration of purpose.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-19.1-3 — § 23-19.1-3. Declaration of purpose.

Rhode Island § 23-19.1-3

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-19.1Hazardous Waste Management

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.1-3 (2026).

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§ 23-19.1-3. Declaration of purpose.
The purposes of this chapter shall be:
(1) To protect the environment and the public health and safety from the effects of the
            improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous wastes;
         
(2) To establish a program of regulation over the storage, transportation, treatment,
            and disposal of hazardous wastes, without interrupting current regulation of industrial
            waste disposal;
         
(3) To encourage the development and utilization of industrial processes which generate
            smaller amounts of hazardous wastes a

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§ 23-19.1-3. Declaration of purpose.

The purposes of this chapter shall be:

(1) To protect the environment and the public health and safety from the effects of the improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous wastes;

(2) To establish a program of regulation over the storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, without interrupting current regulation of industrial waste disposal;

(3) To encourage the development and utilization of industrial processes which generate smaller amounts of hazardous wastes and to encourage recovery and recycling of wastes; and

(4) To assure the safe and adequate management of hazardous wastes within Rhode Island.