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2024-03-07 21:06
The boating industry—from manufacturing to repair—generates many kinds of waste, much of it RCRA hazardous. This blog identifies what types, as well as how to dispose of each saf… Read More
2024-02-21 22:40
This blog entry identifies and discusses recent changes to disposal guidance for PFAS. Q&As include:
What are PFAS?
What do the letters PFAS stand for?
Are PFAS dangerous?
What have been… Read More
2024-02-07 15:06
This entry describes the eight metals of particular interest to the EPA for being highly toxic, and how each therefore requires “cradle-to-grave” hazardous waste management. Q&am&hell…Read More
2024-01-23 17:14
When it comes to hazardous waste, more is definitely not better. The more you generate, the more complicated and expensive becomes your hazardous waste management. This entry discusses the m… Read More
2023-12-10 20:35
As business & industry converts from the widespread use of fluorescent lighting to more energy‑efficient and eco-friendly LED technology, the need for environmentally-sensitive str… Read More
2023-11-29 19:37
This entry discusses the hazardous waste issues surrounding the disposal and recycling of power cells and batteries, whether tiny cells for your wristwatch or mammoth batteries from an EV. Q… Read More
2023-11-15 20:53
This blog entry provides an overview of proper sharps disposal in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other medical environments. Q&As include: What precisely is a medical “sharp?… Read More
2023-09-13 17:00
SEMIPRECIOUS AND PRECIOUS METAL RECYCLING This blog entry explains how precious and semiprecious metal recycling can be economically beneficial and how to do so. Q&As include: 1. W… Read More
2023-09-06 17:00
SOME BASICS ABOUT E-WASTE MANAGMENT AND THE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING PROCESS This blog entry is intended as a basic introduction to e-waste management or electronic waste and why it should… Read More
2023-08-16 17:00
HOW TO DISPOSE OF ANTIFREEZE Changing your car’s radiator fluid (aka, coolant or antifreeze) is an important part of preparing it for the extremes of weather—be it very hot… Read More
2023-08-09 17:00
HOW DO YOU MANAGE ART STUDIO HAZARDOUS WASTE? Visual art studios generate hazardous waste. This blog entry provides an overview of some of the most common health and environmental risks asso… Read More
2023-07-19 17:00
WHAT IS UNIVERSAL WASTE? This blog entry discusses the RCRA category of universal waste compared to types of hazardous waste. Q&As include: 1. What is universal waste? 2. How does univer… Read More
2023-07-12 17:20
HOW TO RECYCLE OR DISPOSE OF OLD GASOLINE Suppose your business uses a lot of gasoline-powered equipment. In that case, part of that business is managing gasoline. Particularly those gasolin… Read More
2023-06-14 17:00
IS USED OIL HAZARDOUS WASTE? This blog entry answers common questions concerning the safe disposal of used oil—both large and small amounts and if used oil is hazardous waste. Q&As… Read More
2023-06-07 17:00
What is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)? The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) gives the EPA authority to place restrictions on specialty chemical substances or mixtures and requir… Read More
2023-04-12 17:00
HOW MANY CLASSES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE THERE? Whether by plane, truck, train, or boat, there are strict labeling and storage requirements for hazardous waste transportation disposal, co… Read More
2023-04-10 17:00
How to Properly Recycle or Dispose of Fluorescent and Incandescent Light Bulb Products This blog entry reviews the ways in which different sorts of lighting products should be disposed of or… Read More
2023-04-06 17:00
WHAT DOES THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) MEAN BY “CRADLE-TO-GRAVE” RESPONSIBILITY? According to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), you’re “… Read More
2023-04-03 17:00
Bulk Amounts of Expired Hand Sanitizer Requires Hazardous Waste Management If you bought bulk amounts of hand sanitizer when COVID came to fore, which was about three years ago, and a lot of… Read More
2023-03-15 17:00
WHAT IS THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)? This blog entry provides an overview of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as it has to do with EPA authority and complianc… Read More
2023-03-08 17:00
WHAT ARE CLASS 8 CORROSIVE MATERIALS? Although it’s important to label, store, transport, and dispose of any kind of hazardous waste correctly, Class 8 corrosive substances require ext… Read More
2023-02-15 18:00
“Industrial waste” can include a wide variety of substances, some hazardous and some not. This article provides Q&As about analyzing and industrial waste management, the diff… Read More
2023-02-08 18:00
Maintaining and Cleaning a Grease Trap Properly Maintaining and cleaning a grease trap correctly is essential in keeping them unclogged. Such would not only interfere with your restaurant op… Read More
2022-12-18 18:00
IS GASOLINE A CLASS 1 FLAMMABLE LIQUID? It's called gasoline in the U.S., and petrol in the U.K. Italians put benzina in their Maseratis. The French eloquently fill er up… Read More
2022-12-13 18:00
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CERCLA SUPERFUND The so-called “Superfund” is the handmaiden of the Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act (CERCLA). It empowers the E… Read More
2022-12-11 18:00
EXPIRED BEER DISPOSAL - DO IT RIGHT, OR YOU MIGHT GET FINED Does beer require hazardous waste removal? (You'd be surprised.) Check out the following Q&As. 1. Does beer require hazardous… Read More
2022-12-06 18:00
A REVIEW OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Depending on what each does, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) mandates that all your personnel handlin… Read More
2022-11-09 18:00
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND RECYCLING CAN HELP YOU COPE WITH THE GREAT AMERICAN INCINERATOR SHORTAGE Hazardous waste incinerator facilities are currently the hottest ticket… Read More
2022-11-03 13:00
ARE SOLAR PANELS HAZARDOUS WASTE? ARE SOLAR PANELS RECYCLABLE? Solar panels contain toxic heavy metals that will require RCRA hazardous waste management when it comes time to recy… Read More
2022-10-14 13:00
WHY YOU NEED A HAZMAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM Any business or enterprise that uses oil or chemicals should have an emergency response program as part of its hazardous waste management. No… Read More
2022-09-26 19:10
HOW ARE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS CATEGORIZED? At least three different federal agencies have a “stern parent” kind of interest in your flammable waste management. And psychologists will… Read More
2022-09-20 13:00
Market conditions and government proscriptions are together reducing the number of RCRA-permitted hazardous waste incinerators available to help you with your hazardous waste disposal. There… Read More
2022-09-13 13:00
Both federal and state laws require that you have a safety data sheet (SDS) for each and every hazardous chemical you use or store on your business premises. Learn the answers to the m… Read More
2022-08-16 13:00
Last time we counted, recreational marijuana is now legal in 21 states. Vermont is destined to add itself to the list this fall (2022); and the District of Columbia as early as August 2022… Read More
2022-08-09 13:00
If you have hundreds or thousands of gallons of hazardous liquid, sludge, or slurry that need to exit the premises safely and legally, then you might want to consider a vacuum truck. This bl… Read More
2022-07-19 14:54
As the world becomes progressively more eco-conscious, it might seem that virtually anything you use to clean, lubricate, or otherwise maintain your facility and its equipment can require ha… Read More
2022-07-12 14:32
COVID-19 has encouraged many businesses and organizations to stock up on large amounts of hand sanitizer. And supply-chain challenges have caused many business and department managers to hed… Read More
2022-06-22 14:20
The EPA proposed a complete ban on asbestos on April 5th, 2021 and the agency is accepting comments on its intended rule for 60 days subsequent to its publication in the Federal Register.&nb&hell…Read More
2022-05-17 13:37
Industrial solvent disposal not only impacts the environment. It has a negative effect on your company’s bottom line, much of which can be avoided with a well-executed program of solve… Read More
2022-05-10 14:09
Mold infestations in residential, commercial, or industrial environments are of concern to both the EPA and OSHA, as well as to any number of state and local authorities. In this post… Read More
2022-04-19 13:16
How do you know if your business generates hazardous waste? What federal EPA regulations deem to be hazardous waste is not always easy to understand. Too much of anything can require hazardo… Read More
2022-04-12 13:08
Sustainability refers to what’s necessary for balancing the goals of environmental stewardship against the stark realities of producing the things that prevent life from being what Hob… Read More
2022-03-22 13:11
Three-year refresher courses for your employees are generally the rule across the various federal and state agencies that regulate hazardous waste management, storage, transport, and disposa… Read More
2022-03-15 13:51
Whether from workaday medical tests and procedures, or exotic research and experimentation, there are three kinds of hazardous waste that are endemic to laboratories. These would be (1) &hell…Read More
2022-02-16 15:46
Nothing’s easy anymore. Not even throwing out the garbage. In fact, throwing out the garbage has become a minefield of rules, regulations, requirements, laws, and expectations that req… Read More
2022-01-26 15:42
The terms “hazardous waste” and “toxic waste” are often used interchangeably. This is wrong. But even the trash cognoscente—those in the business of hazardous w… Read More
2022-01-19 15:51
The ABCs of solvents, solutes, and solutionsA solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution. Water is the best example. In fact, it’s the most common solvent in the… Read More
2021-12-14 14:00
When it comes to hazardous waste, more is definitely not better. The more you generate, the more complicated and expensive your hazardous waste management becomes. So you have every incentiv… Read More
2021-12-07 16:01
Every two years the EPA requires large-quantity hazardous waste generators (LQGs) to report the “nature, quantities, and disposition” of hazardous wastes they generate: mostly kn… Read More
2021-11-16 14:00
As wintertime bears upon us, depending on how you count, there are three potent reasons why you should move your hazardous-waste disposal drums and containers into the great indoors or&mdash&hell…Read More
2021-11-09 16:07
Perhaps immodestly, we years ago named our company Hazardous Waste Experts because that—after all—best describes who we are and how we do it. Just sayin.’ But t… Read More
2021-10-19 15:26
As of today, electric vehicles (EVs) account for less than two percent of the 17 million new cars sold annually in the USA. If you’re doing the math, that’s somewhere south of 34… Read More
2021-10-12 13:00
OSHA—that favored child of the Department of Labor—requires that a safety data sheet (SDS) accompany various materials or products used in the workplace. Informed by the manufact… Read More
2021-09-21 13:00
One of the hallmarks of 21st Century environmentalism is that almost anything you might use to clean, lubricate, or otherwise preserve your commercial or industrial facility & equipment… Read More
2021-09-14 12:59
There are two scenarios in which you might need to dispose of firefighting foam (FFF). By far the happier of the two is when you need to get rid of some unused quantity because you&rsq&hell…Read More
2021-08-17 13:00
The official term for “site cleanup” is “environmental remediation” per the EPA. It involves the removal of pollutants or contaminants from what the eco-literati call… Read More
2021-08-10 13:00
The economic case for converting from fluorescent to LED tubes is compelling. Consider: LEDs last longer than fluorescent tubes—and by no small sum. Wherein new LEDs can last rou… Read More
2021-07-22 18:08
Somewhere on a backburner in our minds simmers the unsavory fact that the water that goes down our sewers eventually returns to our taps, one way or another. So each of us owns more than a c… Read More
2021-07-13 13:00
Years ago a bottle of hand sanitizer sitting next to a faucet reflected well upon whoever owned the sink. But then scientists started worrying that the ubiquity of hand sanitizer was aiding… Read More
2021-06-18 14:45
When it comes to hazardous waste disposal and management, understanding the waste your organization generates is imperative. Hazardous waste is heavily regulated, and thus cannot just be tos… Read More
2021-06-16 13:57
Introduction In our last blog entry, we explained what universal wastes are and how they differ from what one usually thinks of as hazardous wastes, per se. Presently, we’ll expand on… Read More
2021-06-08 13:48
Introduction At least among the uninitiated, the need for hazardous waste disposal usually evokes images of some random cocktail of spent chemicals bubbling & perking in a 55-gallon drum… Read More
2021-05-18 13:34
A central tenet of hazardous waste management is that you’re responsible from “cradle-to-grave” for any hazardous waste you generate. And if you manage to spill the stuff s… Read More
2021-05-11 14:28
The ever-popular Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) mandates that all personnel involved in hazardous waste management have job-specific training. This blog will speak (1) to Mana… Read More
2021-04-14 13:00
If you’re a cynic, you might say that the main objectives of hazardous waste management are avoiding fines and staying out of jail: worthwhile goals, to be sure. But when talking… Read More
2021-04-06 14:00
Organic solvents are an integral part of paints, varnishes, inks, and dyes. They also show up in glues and lacquers; and they have a starring role in the production of agricultural, pharmace… Read More
2021-03-20 13:00
Here is what to consider when wanting to know if you are in EPA compliance for Hazardous Waste Management. If your enterprise isn’t an in-your-face hazardous waste generator, then you… Read More
2021-03-11 14:00
With a change in the push from paper to electronic, here is a comprehensive update on the e-Manifest The EPA’s hazardous waste-manifest requirement is nothing new. [See sidebar]… Read More
2021-02-16 14:30
Have you ever wondered; what is a hazardous waste profile? One of the requirements of hazardous waste disposal is an onerous piece of paperwork with the rather opaque name “Hazard… Read More
2021-02-11 14:30
It's important to consolidate your hazardous waste streams. In EPA lingo, if your commercial or industrial enterprise generates only one kind of hazardous waste, which you can dump into a si… Read More
2021-01-18 14:00
Did you know there is a set amount of time allowed in storing hazardous waste before you need a permit to do so? If you’re careful about it, the EPA allows storing hazardous waste onsi… Read More
2021-01-12 14:00
Here's What to Do If You Think You Might Be Improperly Storing a Hazardous Waste It's extremely important to not be improperly storing hazardous waste. Eye of newt? The toe of a frog? The wo… Read More
2020-12-15 17:49
BE CAREFUL: MANY U.S. STATES HAVE ANNUAL HAZMAT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS—NOT JUST BIENNIAL ONES You know the drill… Every two years the EPA requires LQGs and TSDFs to report the … Read More
2020-12-01 14:00
Everything You Need to Know About Hazardous Waste-Container Labeling Requirements Shakespearean quotes from Romeo & Juliet are notoriously absent from blogs about hazardous waste managem… Read More
2020-11-30 23:02
Drum Transportation and Disposal Requirements for Hazardous Waste Removal The 55-gallon drums endemic to hazardous waste disposal must meet strict government standards for eco-friendliness… Read More
2020-11-18 14:00
Know Your "Cradle to Grave" Responsibilities for Transporting Hazardous Waste As part of your hazardous waste management and the responsibility of transporting hazardous waste, it’s cr… Read More
2020-10-15 13:24
Can a Vac Truck Help Manage Your "Cradle-to-Grave" Responsibilities for Transporting Hazardous Waste? There are a lot of ways to get moderate amounts of hazardous waste from Point A to Point… Read More
2020-10-08 13:34
Everything You Need to Know about How to Dispose of Leftover Lawncare & Landscaping Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fertilizers Fall is upon us. And if your business or factory is surrounded… Read More
2020-09-17 15:19
Important ways to avoid these easy-to-make Hazardous Waste Violations! Because the pertinent legislation was created and enacted by different entities at different times during the 20th cent… Read More
2020-09-04 15:57
Downtown Beirut provides a grim reminder of why you need a Hazmat-Accident Contingency Plan. One might think that the colossal explosion of 2.75 thousand metric tons of ammonia nitrate in do… Read More
2020-08-14 15:21
Kerosene Disposal and Other Old Fuels Kerosene Disposal for Households Storing kerosene can be problematic. After about three months it can break down, lose its flammable potency, and… Read More
2020-08-11 15:18
Dumpster Rental Companies for RCRA Regulated Waste; how to choose one. Liquid hazardous waste is typically stored & staged in drums for eventual shipment to an authorized offsite treatme… Read More
2020-07-20 16:45
You might think that toxic waste is somebody else’s trouble. But if whatever you do for fun or profit produces a waste that can cause harm by its being absorbed through the skin… Read More
2020-07-20 16:30
COVID-19 has amplified the need to understand regulated medical waste—and more importantly—regulated medical waste disposal. Regulated medical waste (RMW) presents a numbe… Read More
2020-06-06 15:14
Covid-19—no surprise—has generated a lot of interest in medical waste disposal methods. Contrarily—what might surprise you—is that public concern about where & ho… Read More
2020-06-01 12:25
The bad news just keeps coming. As of this writing, restaurants, offices, and schools remain shuttered—along with just about anyplace else where people are likely to open their mouths… Read More
2020-05-02 18:10
A flammable liquid enjoys the attention of at least three different federal agencies: the DOT in matters of its transportation, OSHA as it might affect workplace safety, and the EPA concerni… Read More
2020-05-02 17:06
Although no kind of hazardous waste evokes warm and fuzzy feelings, you have to admit that Class 8 is…well, a class unto itself. Consider: they’re liquids or solids that cause f… Read More
2020-04-03 12:51
Manufacturers of solar panels typically warrantee them to retain 80% of their efficiency for about 20 years or so. Thinking linearly, that means they’re considered still within design… Read More
2020-04-01 12:21
Oxygen is still legal, even in the state of California. This is a good thing, as without it carbon-based lifeforms wouldn’t exist. And since all of us are carbon-based lifeforms—… Read More
2020-03-22 14:13
We’ve been getting a lot of questions from our customers regarding facility cleaning and disinfecting. We’ve spoken to our own internal hazardous waste experts and with experts a… Read More
2020-03-15 16:50
As of this writing (March 15, 2020), coronavirus cases have topped 125,000 globally. As you might guess—as we’re in the business of safely managing, transporting, and storing haz… Read More
2020-03-03 13:19
Whether for delivery or disposal, there are strict labeling and storage requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials by plane, truck, train, or boat. Among them is classificati… Read More
2020-03-02 13:35
Federal rules about the storage and transport of Class 1 explosives are proliferated by at least three different agencies: the EPA ,the DOT, and the ATF1. (1Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firea… Read More
2020-02-03 19:58
In the podcast below we discuss what is hazardous waste management, why it is a critical issue for many companies and organizations, and why it has become a highly specialized and important… Read More
2020-02-03 19:26
HOW TO BECOME AN EPA-APPROVED TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITY (TSDF) One of the imperatives of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is that hazardous waste “gene… Read More
2020-01-02 21:45
As if life weren’t complicated enough per government standards, the training requirements for hazmat waste haulers are regulated simultaneously by three different agencies: your friend… Read More
2019-12-05 21:41
Hazardous Waste Generator Training Requirements If you’re an LGQ hazardous waste generator, specialized training is required for all your “hazardous waste personnel” within… Read More
2019-11-04 15:36
Running afoul of any number of environmental rules can put you in EPA crosshairs, whether you report them to the agency yourself via a “self-audit,” or somebody graciously does y… Read More
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