NRS 459.400: Purpose.

The purposes of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, are to:

1. Protect human health, public safety and the environment from the effects of improper, inadequate or unsound management of hazardous waste;

2. Establish a program for regulation of the management of hazardous waste;

3. Ensure safe and adequate management of hazardous waste; and

4. Conserve resources of material and energy through the recycling or recovery of hazardous waste.