LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lion Technology Inc., a nationally renowned regulatory compliance training firm, will present several two-day Hazardous Waste in California workshops during the month of January. These courses are designed for industry professionals that must assure compliance with California's hazardous waste regulations. Workshops will be held in Los Angeles on January 11-12; Santa Barbara on January 14-15; Fresno on January 18-19; and San Francisco on... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
December 11, 2009
WASHINGTON ( RPRN ) 12/11/09 — Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History Will Result in Payment of $1.79 Billion Towards Environmental Cleanup & Restoration
—As a result of the largest environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, $1.79 billion has been paid to fund environmental cleanup and restoration under a bankruptcy reorganization of American Smelting and Refining Company LLC (ASARCO), the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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
Lots of batteries were brought in for recycling. My husband estimated a couple hundred pounds of them, when he tried to pick up the trash can holding them:
We also collected fluorescent tubes and CFLs. I haven’t used CFLs long enough for them to expire:
Thanks to Metro Public Works and to everyone who participated to prevent more stuff from going into the landfills.
Posted in recycling Tagged: batteries, fluorescent tubes, Hazardous Waste Collection Day, Metro Public Works... Read Full Story
LAFAYETTE, N.J., Aug. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lion Technology Inc., a nationally renowned regulatory compliance training firm, will present its three-day workshops on Federal and Texas-specific industrial and hazardous waste management. Workshops will be held in Houston, TX on August 19-21 and in Dallas, TX on August 24-26. Tuition for the Federal and Texas-specific combined workshop is $995 per person, with group discounts available. Day one and two is the Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management... Read Full Story
