Nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste. Industrial and manufacturing processes create both solid waste and hazardous waste. Each year, industrial facilities generate and manage 7.6 billion tons of nonhazardous industrial waste in land disposal units. EPA regulates all this waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The RCRA’s goals are to: protect us from the hazards of waste disposal; conserve energy and natural resources by recycling and recovery; reduce or eliminate waste; and clean up waste which may have been spilled, leaked, or improperly disposed of. Hazardous waste comes in many shapes and forms. Chemical, metal, and furniture manufacturing are some examples of processes that create hazardous waste. The RCRA tightly regulates all hazardous waste from cradle to grave. The RCRA also addresses garbage and industrial waste. Industrial waste is process waste that comes from a broad range of operations. Some wastes are managed by other federal agencies or under state laws. Examples of such wastes are animal waste, radioactive waste, and medical waste.