The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, Chapter 82, Subchapter I, Section 6903 (1976) defines disposal as "the discharge, deposit, injection, spillage, discharge, leakage or placement of any solid. waste or hazardous waste in or on land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into water, including groundwater. Solid waste collection practices ranging from types of trash cans or reusable waste containers to training of operators collecting solid waste and recordkeeping associated with the waste collection system, required by federal agencies and recommended to governments state and local, were also provided (Code of Federal Communities, Title 40 Part 243, 1976). The government, while establishing the waste management guidelines, under the codes mentioned above, then handed over enforcement to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As we move forward with EPA's enforcement of environmental policies, we see the federal standards that states must comply with and our first mention of what the government considers improper waste or waste disposal. Two key EPA policies that determine improper waste disposal are the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (1988) which regulates the generation, transportation and processing, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes and excludes hazardous waste from incinerators and landfills requiring disposal. in a licensed facility and the Household Hazardous Waste Regulations (2008) which states that toxic, corrosive or flammable household products require special methods of disposal and discharge onto land, down drains, into sewerage systems open or..... . middle of paper......uh, stress, undernutrition, dehydration and lower immunity are the perfect setting for an outbreak! Dysentery, diarrhea, meningitis, hepatitis A and B, acute upper respiratory infections, tetanus and rabies are the most common diseases affecting populations after disasters and all are easily linked to the elimination of waste (Wisner, B. & Adams, J., 2002). .ConclusionDisposal of trash or waste, whatever you call it, is essential in today's society, with federal, state, and local laws in place to ensure the health and safety of citizens and protect and conserve the environment. The future of our planet is at stake because of decades of neglect and misuse of our resources and we must do everything we can to protect and preserve it. Reading and research has renewed my sense of the environment and it starts at home by recycling, reusing and properly disposing of waste..