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Understanding Waste Classification

All manufacturing waste is not the same. While this may be an obvious point, the fact is that there is no widely recognized standard for classifying such waste. Now, a proposed ASTM standard is being developed to help manufacturers address waste classification issues. WK38312, Classification for Waste From ...

Oct. 24, 2014

By ASTM International

3E Company Launches Waste Classification Service

Untitled Document Service helps facilitate compliance with hazardous waste management obligations Tuesday, August 08, 2006 — 3E Company®, the ...

Aug. 16, 2006

By 3E Company

Asbestos products and waste: new classification system developed

Researchers have presented a comprehensive new classification manual of asbestos-containing products (ACP), materials (ACM) and waste (ACW) in a recent study. They also mapped suitable landfill sites for the proper disposal of ACW in Italy and developed guidance on assigning ACW to correct European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes. The research will help operators engaged in asbestos waste disposal ...

Jul. 28, 2016

By European Commission, Environment DG

3E Company extends 3E Online MSDS management platform with enhanced inventory management features and new waste classification module

3E Online®-MSDS 6.0 Enables More Efficient Management of Hazard Communication Documentation with Expanded GHS Features and Streamlined Access to More Than 4.5 Million SDSs 3E Company, a leading provider of EH&S compliance and information management services, today announced the availability of 3E Online-MSDS 6.0, an enhanced version of its Safety Data Sheet (SDS) management ...

Jun. 21, 2012

By 3E Company

Waste Management and 3E Company announce retail hazardous waste compliance solutions

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and 3E Company, a Verisk Analytics company (NASDAQ: VRSK), today announced their new Retail Hazardous Waste Compliance Solutions program, a comprehensive service that goes far beyond back-of-store waste pickups. The Hazardous Waste Compliance Solutions provide retailers with the critical data, tools, and 24/7 customer service support they need to implement a ...

Oct. 17, 2011

By 3E Company

EPA and Macy’s announce settlement over hazardous waste management violations

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., have agreed to a settlement over hazardous waste management violations at Macy’s stores in Albany and Garden City, N.Y. EPA alleged in 2007 that Macy’s failed to properly identify and handle spent fluorescent and other types of light bulbs at the two stores. Macy’s has agreed to pay a $49,725 penalty and to voluntarily ...

Aug. 28, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

European hazardous waste management improving, but its prevention needs attention

Despite improvements in hazardous waste management, more measures would be required to prevent the build-up of hazardous waste across Europe, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report released today. The report reviews the application of waste prevention programmes across European countries regarding waste types that are considered to be most dangerous to human health and the ...

Dec. 16, 2016

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Making the EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Work For You

The public comment period on the proposed revisions to the hazardous waste management program closed just before the end of 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed these regulations to ”address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous ...

Jan. 13, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

3E company extends global vendor MSDS management solution for SAP® EHSM with access to GHS classification and labeling data

3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced new capabilities for its Ariel Data Manager™ (ADM)-VMSDS data management solution. The new functionality facilitates compliance with the classification and labeling requirements mandated by the United Nations’ (UN) Globally Harmonized ...

Sep. 1, 2011

By 3E Company

Environment: European Commission asks Court to fine Greece for inadequate management of hazardous waste

The European Commission is referring Greece back to the European Court of Justice for poor treatment of hazardous waste. Five years after the first ruling, Greece is still failing to comply with EU standards. The Commission is therefore asking the Court to impose fines, proposing a lump sum of EUR 14 904 736 and a daily penalty payment of EUR 72 864 until the obligations are ...

Sep. 25, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Waste Crime – Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge

Up to 90 per cent of the world’s electronic waste, worth nearly US $19 billion, is illegally traded or dumped each year, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Each year, the electronic industry – one of the world’s largest and fastest growing – generates up to 41 million tonnes of e-waste from goods such as computers and smart ...

May 1, 2015

By GLOBE Foundation

Deadline Fast Approaching for Compliance with OSHA`s New Hazard Communication Standard

Safety consulting firm Environmental Resource Center is offering training seminars and webcasts to help businesses and their workers understand and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) newly revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The HCS ...

Oct. 29, 2012

By Environmental Resource Center

China's Household Waste Treatment Industry

The waste treatment industry is a branch of environmental protection industry, which includes three subsectors, namely, industrial waste treatment, hazardous waste treatment and municipal household waste treatment. At present, the waste treatment infrastructure is in serious shortage, and the waste problem has become a main factor that restricts the development of urbanization. Although ...

Apr. 1, 2013

Waste prevention in Europe - the status in 2013

The Waste Framework Directive sets a legal obligation for European Union (EU) Member States to adopt waste prevention programmes by 12 December 2013. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has been asked to review the progress of the 'completion and implementation of the programmes' annually (EU, 2008). This report presents a first review of waste prevention programmes across Europe. The waste ...

Dec. 18, 2014

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

3E Company Extends MSDgen SDS Authoring System with Enhanced Capabilities to Support Asia-Pacific Hazard Communication Documentation

3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the immediate availability of MSDgen® 6.51, the latest version of its Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authoring system. With this latest release, customers have access to new features and regulatory updates, including expanded regulatory information for the ...

Jan. 31, 2013

By 3E Company

3E company ready to support corporate compliance with OSHA’s revised hazard communication standard

3E Company, a leading provider of EH&S compliance and information management services, today reported on the expanded capabilities of its specialized GHS practice. With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) alignment of its HazComm Standard (HCS) with the United Nations’ (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) ...

Sep. 1, 2011

By 3E Company

3E Company Enriches Ariel expert rules to support U.S. OSHA`s Hazard communication standard 2012

3E Company, a leading provider of EH&S compliance and information management services, today announced that it has extended its Ariel Expert Rules Set to facilitate conformance with the United States' Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard 2012 (HazComm 2012), which aligns with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System for the Classification ...

Oct. 15, 2012

By 3E Company

South Africa - improving chemicals and waste legislation

Much in South Africa is governed by the country’s immense mining industry, even the proliferation of new waste legislation. The chemicals legislation is also fragmented. But there are signs of light.South African environmental legislation is, to put it mildly, fragmented. But now the country's legislators seem to have woken up. Increasingly, international treaties on environment are takin into ...

Nov. 27, 2009

3E Company unveils online training program to facilitate compliance with OSHA’s new hazard communication standard 2012

Interactive multimedia training can be accessed anytime, anywhere to promote better employee understanding of new classification and labeling changes 3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today introduced a new web-based interactive training module designed to help facilitate conformance with the ...

Dec. 7, 2012

By 3E Company

EPA sets first national standard for coal waste

The Obama administration on Friday set the first national standards for waste generated from coal burned for electricity, treating it more like household garbage rather than a hazardous material. Environmentalists had pushed for the hazardous classification, citing the hundreds of cases nationwide in which coal ash waste had tainted waterways or underground aquifers, in many cases legally. A ...

Dec. 19, 2014

By Associated Press

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