Hazardous Waste

Marin Sanitary Service will break ground Monday, Dec. 21, on an expansion project to double the operational capacity of its Household Hazardous Waste Center in San Rafael.  

For Immediate Release No. 09-OPA240 (CHICAGO - Dec. 22, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Clear Lam Packaging Inc. for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements for treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste  

I’m not sure the exact day I came to realize I was hazardous waste, but I’m sure it was after the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced that she was going to declare carbon dioxide a pollutant.  

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — 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 [...]  

The federal government issued an ultimatum Monday to the former Powell Butte rancher charged with dumping hazardous waste on his property: Clean up the ranch or the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency will — and it could cost triple.Dennis Beetham, who owns the formaldehyde manufacturing company D.B. Western Inc., could have the hazardous waste cleaned up by the end of December, if he follows an EPA timeline, and no new waste is discovered.  

TOWNSEND -- Townsend will soon join a new residential hazardous-waste disposal program that offers households more frequent collection days. Residents approved $14,465 at the fall Special Town Meeting to join the Devens Regional Hazardous Products Collection Facility Program.  

You will have a CHANCE TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF DANGEROUS CHEMCIALS that may be looming in your garage or under your sink. RUTHERFORD COUNTY is encouraging residents TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT TAKING PLACE on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th AT THE MURFREESBORO CITY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. The location of the [...]  

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the extension of the public comment period for the draft Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan and draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) until Jan. 14, 2010.  

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  

Environmental Resource Center will be offering mandatory Hazardous Waste Management and DOT training in Burbank, California, December 8-10. /I/P PBurbank, CA (PRWEB) November 24, 2009 -- When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, ...  

Koster settles with Springfield company for hazardous waste violationsSpringfield Business Journalby SBJ Staff A settlement tied to hazardous waste violations will put several thousand dollars in the coffers of the Greene County School Fund. ...Koster Settles With Local Company On Hazardous WasteOzarks FirstAaron's Automotive parent reaches agreement after waste citationJoplin GlobeParent company of former Aaron's Automotive wil pay fine to...  

The Hunterdon County Hazardous Waste Cleanup Day on Saturday coincides with a push by anti-prescription drug abuse groups to collect out-of-date and leftover prescription and over-the-counter medications. County residents can drop off hazardous items at the garage in the county...  

Bill Sinclair saw the creation of Utah's environmental programs from ground level. He watched the West Desert sprout a hazardous-waste industry when some wanted to scatter those facilities statewide.  

underground. Sometimes the waste is labelled 'industrial goods',' explains Wutke. Non-governmental organizations are concerned with the situation. Watch Indonesia, an Indonesian NGO, has been focusing on ridding the country of the problem of hazardous  

The battle to save the planet sometimes comes down to a battle to be heard, and amid the din of the information superhighway, that is becoming harder and harder. But one environmental campaigner is showing superlatively how it should be done.