This guide covers waste law from characterization through long-tail liability. Part I explains what makes a material a solid waste and then a hazardous waste. Part II covers generator categories, accumulation, and the cradle-to-grave tracking system. Part III covers treatment, storage, and disposal facility permitting, corrective action, and financial assurance. Part IV covers non-hazardous solid waste, landfill criteria, and state program authorization. Part V covers the special streamlined categories: universal waste, used oil, and underground storage tanks. Part VI covers the constitutional limits on directing waste and the hauler contracts that govern in practice. Part VII covers extended producer responsibility and recycling claims. Part VIII covers enforcement, citizen suits, inspections, and long-tail liability.