hazardous waste classification News
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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 ...
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Newster`s technology Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
We have commissioned an analysis to assess the environmental sustainability of two possible strategies of infectious hospital solid waste management and, consequently, to verify if our innovative solution is environmentally more sustainable than current practice. The whole study was performed by a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach conforming to the LCA ISO standards 14040 and ...
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Retailers welcome battery regulation start date
The British Retail Consortium has welcomed the Government's start date for the battery regulations for retailers. The new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and from February 2010 shops that sell more than 32 kilogrammes of portable batteries will have to collect in-store these batteries when they become waste. The BRC expressed concerns last month that the original 1 January ...
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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 fulfilled. Hazardous ...
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3E Company Launches Waste Classification Service
Untitled Document Service helps facilitate compliance with hazardous waste management obligations Tuesday, August 08, 2006 — 3E Company®, the leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced its new Waste Classification service, which streamlines the hazardous waste management process and ...
By Verisk 3E
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Illegally Traded and Dumped E-Waste Worth up to $19 Billion Annually Poses Risks to Health, Deprives Countries of Resources, Says UNEP report
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 today 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 phones. Forecasts ...
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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 ...
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DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center Services
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP), for support services at the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The total estimated value of the contract is $100 Million - $300 Million. The period of performance will be 5-years, with a three-year base period and one, two-year option period. A Draft RFP was released ...
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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 application. ...
By Verisk 3E
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