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Eco fee reset - Ontario takes a second stab at funding household hazardous waste collection

For decades, Canadian regulators have been trying to find ways to keep household hazardous waste out of landfills and toilets. The problem is that these wastes are expensive to collect and even more expensive to properly dispose of. Neither the province nor municipalities want to pay the mounting costs out of general taxpayer revenue. Instead, there is a strong consensus that hazardous goods ...

Jul. 23, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

The digital television transition: No need to trash your TV

Wilmington, N.C., is the first city in the nation to switch to digital-only broadcasting. EPA encourages Wilmington residents and the rest of the country who own an analog TV set and who receive free broadcasts (via rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna) to extend the life of their TV by connecting it to a digital converter box. Energy Star-qualified digital converter boxes are available for ...

Sep. 8, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

What Do We Do With The Leftover Paint?

New EPA Study Shows Millions of Gallons Available for Safe Disposal, Reuse or Recycling Washington, D.C. - A new EPA study estimates that about 10 percent of the U.S. house paint purchased each year - about 65 to 69 million gallons - is ultimately discarded. Leftover paint is the largest volume material collected by most household hazardous waste collection programs and represents a high ...

Apr. 26, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The digital television transition: don’t kick your TV to the curb – eCycle instead

After June 12, 2009 all full power television stations started broadcasting in digital, over-the-air signals. EPA encourages all U.S. citizens who own an analog TV set and who receive free broadcasts (via rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna) to extend the life of their TV by subscribing to a paid TV service or connecting it to a converter box. Energy Star-qualified digital converter boxes are ...

Jun. 15, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois governor orders state waters to be tested for pharmaceutical pollution

Following reports last week that trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are contaminating the nation's drinking water, Governor Rod Blagojevich has directed the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to expand its water quality monitoring to determine levels of pharmaceuticals that may be in Illinois waterways. The Illinois EPA also will promote safe ways to dispose of over-the-counter, prescription ...

Mar. 18, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Irish EPA publishes National Hazardous Waste Management Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week published a National Hazardous Waste Management Plan for the period 2008-2012 for the prevention, reduction and management of hazardous waste in Ireland. In 2006 there were 284,000 tonnes of hazardous waste generated, and half of this waste was exported for treatment abroad. The largest quantity of hazardous waste is generated by Irish industry ...

Sep. 15, 2008

By Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Ireland

Municipal recycling unit handles low-volume hazardous waste collected from households, contractors, and small quantity generators

Municipal waste handlers are able to meet safety, economy and security objectives in the collection and storage of small quantity hazardous wastes ranging from paints and pesticides to cleaners and motor oils, with the Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Unit™ from SAFETY STORAGE. The pre-fabricated Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Unit features a compact, ...

Sep. 21, 2011

By Safety Storage, Inc.

EPA Settlement with the City of Buffalo Protects Residents from Hazardous Waste and Materials

Under the terms of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Buffalo will host nine community recycling events to collect fluorescent light bulbs, electronic waste, and household hazardous waste from city residents. This program will reduce the likelihood of exposure by residents to harmful chemicals found in these products, while also reducing the amount of waste ...

Jun. 12, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA awards over $4 million to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands for environmental protection

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $4 million to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in federal funds for CNMI environmental programs to continue environmental protection work. The most recent grant of over $892,000 supplements an award of $3.16 million provided earlier in the year for environmental protection work. “EPA’s funding enables CNMI to ...

Aug. 28, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Six week wait for recycling collections in Havant

Residents in some parts of Hampshire have waited up to six weeks to have their recycling bins emptied. Havant Borough Council cited bad weather as the reason for recycling collections being initially halted. However some people are still waiting to have their recyclables collected despite the better weather. The council insist that this is because of its policy of alternate weekly collections ...

Feb. 3, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

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 ...

Apr. 16, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Grants awarded in Michigan for president’s great lakes restoration initiative (MI)

Nearly $2 million in federal grants to five Michigan organizations were announced here this afternoon by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The grants are part of President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a $475 million program that represents the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two decades. A total of 99 grants for an estimated $63 million are expected to be ...

Sep. 24, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

US$1m Texas Township hazardous drum cleanup nearly complete

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has nearly completed its $1 million Superfund cleanup of hazardous chemical drums on West O Avenue in Texas Township, Mich., near Kalamazoo. Some materials remain at the site staged for disposal. Security will be maintained at the property until the materials are collected and sent to EPA-approved disposal facilities. Michigan Department of ...

Dec. 30, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

California American Water Funds 2012 Environmental Grant Program

California American Water announced it is accepting applications for its 2012 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award several grants for a combined total of $10,000 to innovative community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds and drinking water supplies within the state. A wide variety of conservation projects are eligible for ...

Jan. 27, 2012

By American Water

Bayer Cropscience to enhance safeguards at chemical facilities in four states to settle violations at A West Virginia Plant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a $5.6 million settlement with Bayer CropScience LP to resolve violations of federal chemical accident prevention laws at its facility in Institute, West Virginia, where an explosion killed two people in 2008. Under the settlement, Bayer CropScience committed to spending $4.23 million to improve ...

Sep. 21, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. clean water act settlement in Northeast Ohio to protect Lake Erie, revitalize neighborhoods and create green jobs / settlement with Northeast Ohio sewer district to eliminate or treat five billion gallons of sewage (HQ)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District that will address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland area waterways and Lake Erie. The settlement will safeguard water quality and protect human health by capturing and treating more than 98 percent of ...

Dec. 22, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Bayer CropScience to Enhance Safeguards at Chemical Facilities in Four States to Settle Violations at W. Va. Plant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a $5.6 million settlement with Bayer CropScience LP to resolve violations of federal chemical accident prevention laws at its facility in Institute, W.Va. where an explosion killed two people in 2008. Under the settlement, Bayer CropScience committed to spending approximately $452,000 on a series of ...

Sep. 21, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day 2007: The Pill is Gone!

MARQUETTE, Michigan (ENS) - In an effort to protect drinking water and the Great Lakes, northern Michigan residents honored Earth Day by turning in tens of thousands of prescribed pills plus narcotics with an estimated street value of $500,000 during the third annual Earth Keeper Clean Sweep. The 2007 Pharmaceutical Clean Sweep targeted out-of-date and unwanted medications of all kinds, ...

May 9, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Grants for Green Projects Available Through California American Water’s 2013 Environmental Grant Program

California American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for its 2013 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award several grants for a combined total of $10,000 to innovative community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds and drinking water supplies within the state. A wide variety of conservation ...

Jan. 18, 2013

By American Water

Batteries plan means `New Year nightmare` for retailers

The Government should begin the battery regulations in April 2010 and not January 2010 to give more time to help retailers prepare for it, the British Retail Consortium warns. The BRC is argues that the planned 1 January 2010 start date will create a “New Year nightmare” for retailers and put huge pressure on them because it is their “busiest time of the year and is precisely the same time they ...

Mar. 16, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

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