International Programs and Activities
- Resource Conservation and Recovery
- Land Restoration and Revitalization
- Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
This Web site provides information to members of the general public who are interested in EPA international activities related to the management of waste materials, clean up and restoration of contaminated land, and emergencies. It provides readers with links to related EPA international programs and activities and includes summary information on conferences and meetings, policy developments, and web resources in other countries.
Solid Waste and Emergency Response International Activities
- Resource Conservation and Recovery
- Land Restoration and Revitalization
- Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- Other Environmental Activities Abroad
Other EPA International Programs and Activities

Resource Conservation and Recovery
The following links provide information on U.S. requirements and international agreements and initiatives related to hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
- Import/Export Requirements
- International Waste Agreements
- International Initiatives
- Sustainable Materials Management
Land Restoration and Revitalization
The following links provide information on activities that foster land restoration and reuse.
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
The following links provide information on bilateral and multilateral accident prevention, preparedness and response programs and activities.
Environmental Activities Abroad
- World Calendar of Events on Waste Issues (including Archive of Past Events)
- Directory of International Waste Resources on the Web
- Solid Waste and Emergency Response International Fact Sheets
Other EPA International Programs and Activities
- Air - International Programs
- Compliance and Enforcement - International Import and Export
- Environment and Trade
- EPA-China Environmental Law Initiative
- EPA's International Priorities
- Toxics - International Mercury Initiatives
- Materials Management Verification Program - Materials Management and Remediation Center
- North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- Pesticides - International Activities (includes information on International Treaties and Agreements, Work Sharing, Harmonization and Technical Assistance, and Import and Export Trade Requirements)
- Radiation Protection - Scrap Metal Recycling
- Sustainability at EPA
- Toxics - Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Toxics - International Activities (includes information on Harmonization and Regulatory Coordination, Standards and Instruments, Pollution Prevention Assistance, and Support of International Programs)
- US-Mexico Border 2020 Program
- Water - Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy
- Water - Protection of the Marine Environment (includes information on Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities, Vessel Pollution, Ocean Dumping, Coral Reefs, and the Arctic Marine Environment