The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program is a voluntary program that works cooperatively with industry stakeholders and waste officials to reduce or avoid methane emissions from landfills. Landfill gas contains methane, a potent greenhouse gas.| US EPA
These pages show the generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling of the materials and products studied from 1960 through 2014. These pages also show recycling and composting trends from 1960 to 2014.| US EPA
EPA developed the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy in recognition that no single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and waste streams in all circumstances.| US EPA
The Clean Air Act, or CAA, is the comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources, using standards such as National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards.| US EPA
