hazardous waste transfer News
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Terralink Software Products Under New Ownership
The new company, Terralink Systems, Inc. (TSI), incorporated in the State of Maine is owned and financed by two entrepreneurs with over 50 years of combined experience in the hazardous waste industry. David Cowie and Bruce Irving are also both co-owners of ENPRO Services, Inc., (ENPRO). Incorporated in 1983, ENPRO is a turnkey environmental service contractor with over 90 employees and an ...
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Ion Science Tiger LT PID helps ensure safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ensure ...
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Tiger LT aids safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ...
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Fines issued for Radioactive Substances Act breach
Two companies and an individual who tried to dispose of radioactive waste without authorisation have been fined by Bedford Magistrates’ Court today (Fri) for breaching the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. The radioactive material was in an X-ray Flourescence Meter which belonged to FFEI Ltd (formerly known as Fuji Film Electronic Imaging Ltd) and used at its Peterborough premises until October ...
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New European register gives public access to information on emissions from European industrial facilities
The European Commission and the European Environment Agency today launched a comprehensive new European pollutant release and transfer register – E-PRTR. The register contains information about the emissions of pollutants to air, water and land by industrial facilities throughout Europe. It includes annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24 000 facilities in 65 economic activities. It ...
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Rentokil company fined for hazardous waste offences
A subsidiary of the international company, Rentokil, has been fined £4,000 for hazardous waste offences at a site in Devon. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. Rentokil Initial Services operates a waste transfer station at Okehampton where washroom wastes including air freshener canisters are taken for treatment prior to being sent for recovery or disposal. The canisters ...
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EPA Proposes to Renew Clean Harbors PCB Permit; Public Comment Period Begins
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting comments on its proposed PCB permit renewal for Clean Harbors Los Angeles, LLC., a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage, and transfer facility located approximately two miles south of Downtown Los Angeles in the industrial city of Vernon, Calif. EPA’s proposed permit, if finalized, would be valid for 10 years and will ...
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Waste Industries Completes Refinancing
Regional solid waste services company Waste Industries USA, Inc. successfully completed a refinancing of its existing credit facility with a $750 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $325 million revolving facility due 2016 and a $425 million term loan B due 2017. The proceeds were used to refinance existing borrowings and pay related fees and expenses. Available capacity under ...
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EPA and Yonkers Paint Company Settle Hazardous Waste Suit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a legal settlement with T.C. Dunham Paint Company of Yonkers, New York, resolving alleged violations of federal hazardous waste law. EPA inspections revealed the company had generated hazardous wastes that were improperly labeled and stored in Yonkers. As part of the agreement announced today, T.C. Dunham Paint Company will come into compliance ...
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Providence facility faces EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations
The owner and operator of a hazardous waste management facility in Providence, R.I. face an EPA penalty for violating federal and state hazardous waste laws. According to the recent complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Northland Environmental and PSC Environmental Services (operator and owner of the facility, respectively) violated state and federal hazardous waste laws, as well as ...
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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 ...
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EPA and SEPTA settle hazardous waste violations
The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) have settled alleged violations of hazardous waste and underground storage tank regulations at nine SEPTA facilities. In addition to a $169,527 civil penalty, SEPTA has agreed to spend $1.1 million on a project that will provide significant environmental and public health benefits. SEPTA ...
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‘Edoc for hazardous waste’ being developed
The UK’s four environmental agencies are working together to develop an electronic hazardous waste tracking system to replace the current paper-based consignment note system. A website for Hazdoc, similar to the electronic duty of care (Edoc) service, has been made but the service will not be operational until about 2019-20. This follows four events held in June and July across England, ...
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CIWM suggests making edoc mandatory
Six months on from the launch of edoc - the innovative new online system for recording waste transfers - the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has suggested that the UK government seriously considers making edoc mandatory. Developed by the Environment Agency in partnership with the waste sector and government bodies from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, edoc offers a quick, ...
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Madera County, CA, Selects GBB for Solid Waste System Review and Procurement
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) announced today that it has been selected by Madera County, CA, to perform a third-party review of the County’s solid waste system, provide recommendations for improvements, and assist with a procurement process, including developing Request for Proposal (RFP) document(s), evaluating proposals, and assisting with negotiations. The County ...
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