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.