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Your garage is probably full of nasty chemicals that have been sitting on that shelf for years. Your front hall closet has a half ton of plastic bags. And you have file boxes full of old bank statements and tax...  
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Looking to get rid of those nasty old chemicals in your garage? The next household hazardous waste depot is scheduled for Saturday, in Niagara Falls. Residents drop off items at the Niagara Region recycling centre, 4935 Kent Ave.[...]  
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on EPA and state enforcement of hazardous waste and air regulations.  In addition, the EPA posted data that allows the public, for the first time, to compare toxic releases with compliance data from facilities.  This is part of EPA’s ongoing commitment to increase transparency and promote [...]  
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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 's mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Rutherford County on Saturday. Any Tennessee resident may bring household hazardous waste to the Murfreesboro Solid Waste ...  
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   The Delaware Solid Waste Authority will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Frawley Stadium located, 801 S. Madison St., Wilmington.  
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Written by ModernEco on
Before you launch into a weekend of cleaning out your cabinets or the garage, stop for a refresher course on disposing of all that leftover paint, used motor oil, expired medications, dead batteries and other items considered “hazardous household waste”. You may realize you have more hazardous junk then you thought. Disposing properly of such materials isn’t as simple as just tossing them into the trash. Careless disposal of these items can have adverse environmental effects. When you put things in the trash, you may think they just “go away”, but there is really no “away”. What we put out into the environment as ... Read Full Story
Written by doorcounty on
Do you have unwanted hazardous waste products stored in your home? Common household products like lawn and garden pesticides, automotive fluids, leftover paints and other potentially harmful chemicals can pose a significant threat to the environment if not disposed of properly. Why not give them a new home? Bring them to the Sturgeon Bay or Sister Bay collection site. We will recycle them or dispose of them in an environmentally safe manner. There will be collections in both locations: Sister Bay take place on Friday, November 6 from 4 – 6 pm at the Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Dept, located at 2258 Mill ... Read Full Story
Written by Neotrope on
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it's the law. According to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (*Note 1), workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least every three years. Environmental Resource Center®, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present the mandatory training in Los Angeles on October 13 - 15 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Los Angeles Airport/El Segundo. Hazardous Waste Management: The ... Read Full Story
 
Written by PlanetTrash on
Saturday, November 1, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Metro Nashville Public Works will be accepting residential waste (including small household batteries, compact flourescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, cell phones, mercury thermometers and unused and out of date medications at the recycling drop off sites at: Hillsboro High Schol Bellevue at the MTA Park and Ride Dupont Hadley Middle School Joelton Middle School Elysian Fields Korger We will be located at the Bellevue location. Because we are accepting prescription medicines, Metro Police will be on the location. I plan to take the above prescription pills, since I no longer take them. If you bring in an ... Read Full Story
Written by Janeway106 on
Household hazardous wastes include: paints, oils, batteries, pesticides, and cleaners. Some light bulbs, thermometers, and other products are also considered household hazardous waste. These items should not and cannot be put down the drain or tossed in the garbage. Every community has sites where you can take these products and dispose of them properly. I typed in "Household Hazardous Waste sites Los Angeles" into a search engine and a bunch of locations came up. Try it with your location! Read Full Story
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