Hazardous Waste: Management of Maquiladoras' Waste Hampered by Lack of Information
RCED-92-102
Published: Feb 27, 1992. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared U.S. and Mexican hazardous waste laws and regulations, resources, and enforcement practices, to determine how the generation and disposal of hazardous wastes from maquiladoras, companies that use materials imported into Mexico to produce finished goods for export, is being managed.
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