Inventory by media: Solid and Hazardous Waste

Information Sources: Binational United States Mexico

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U.S.-Mexico Binational or Other International:

Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) / Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza (COCEF)

  • Nontechnical
  • Certified projects
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 13, 2002

    • Border Waste Wi$e

  • Partnership between: City of San Diego, City of Tijuana, California EPA, Integrated Waste Management Board, U.S. EPA Region IX, Science Applications International Corporation, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, and San Diego State University
  • Nontechnical
  • San Diego area recyclers
  • Tijuana area recyclers
  • Waste exchanges
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 13, 2002

    • Border XXI Program

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 13, 2002

    • Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) / Comisión de Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (CCA)

  • An international organization created by the North American Agreement for Environmental Cooperation whose members include the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 18, 2002

    • HAZTRAKS: U.S.-Mexico Hazardous Waste Tracking System

  • Created by the EPA and SEMARNAP
  • Semitechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 18, 2002

    • Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP)

  • The Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy was established in October 1990 by the Congress under the Clean Air Act. The Act appropriated $1.9 million for a consortium of United States universities cooperating with Mexican universities to help solve the environmental problems in the border area of the United States and Mexico.
  • Nontechnical
  • Hazardous materials and toxics projects
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

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    U.S. Source:

    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

  • Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Semitechnical
  • Public Health Assessments
  • Region 9
  • Region 6
  • Site Activity Query
  • Internet HazDat--Sensitive Map
  • Site Contaminant Query
  • Toxicological Profile Query
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

  • Nontechnical
  • Waste Programs Division
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Americas Program

  • A program of the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)
  • Nontechnical
  • Hazardous Waste Action Kit
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)

  • A department of Cal/EPA
  • Semitechnical
  • Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter Database
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002
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    California Integrated Waste Management Board

  • Responsible for managing California's solid waste stream
  • Nontechnical
  • Cal-Mex
  • California Waste Stream Profiles
  • Jurisdiction Disposal and ADC by Facility
  • Used Motor Oil Recycling locator
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • The Chemical Scorecard

  • Sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund
  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Pollution locator
  • Pollution rankings
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Earth 911

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Includes environmental information locator
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Environmental Health Perspectives

  • Part of the National Institute of Environmental Health Services
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Chemical health and safety
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • National Pesticide Information Center

  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • State Regulatory Agencies
  • Poison Control Centers
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • San Diego County Department of Environmental Health (California)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Sierra Club

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Texas Center for Policy Studies

  • Nontechnical
  • Publications
  • Hazardous Waste from 1990 to 2000
  • Hazardous Waste Management in the U.S.-Mexico Border States
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  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

  • Nontechnical
  • Solid Waste
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration

  • Semitechnical
  • Hazardous Materials Safety (HAZMAT)
  • Hazardous Materials Land Transportation Standards Sub-Committee North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • Official Mexican Standards (NORMAs/NOMs)
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Envirofacts Warehouse

  • Access to several EPA environmental databases
  • Semitechnical
  • Hazardous waste data overview
  • RCRIS query form (retrieve data by facility name, geographical location, standard industrial classification, and/or chemicals)
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Regional, State, and Tribal Activities
  • Pesticide Product Information System
  • International Activities
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • US EPA Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics

  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

    • US EPA Superfund

  • Superfund is a trust set up by the Federal Government to fund the clean-up of Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • About Superfund
  • Region 6 Superfund Division
  • Region 9 Hazardous Waste Homepage
  • New Mexico Superfund Sites
  • Texas Superfund Sites
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002

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    Mexican Source:

    Instituto Nacional de Ecología (INE) (National Environmental Institute)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 19, 2002
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    Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) (Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 20, 2002
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