hazardous waste containment News
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Veterans administration medical center in Wichita, Kan., to pay $17,979 civil penalty to settle hazardous waste issues
The Robert J. Dole Veterans Administration Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to pay a $17,979 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of hazardous waste violations on its campus. In addition to the civil penalty, the Veterans Administration has agreed to spend an estimated $61,900 on a supplemental environmental project to erect a hazardous waste accumulation building at ...
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Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., to pay $118,800 penalty for hazardous waste violations at Kaiser, Mo., Facility
Waste Management LampTracker, Inc., has agreed to pay a $118,800 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of its Missouri Hazardous Waste Permit and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at its permitted Kaiser, Mo., facility and a nearby unpermitted materials staging area. Waste Management LampTracker, which collects and recycles universal waste ...
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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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Honeywell pleads guilty in Illinois to illegal storage of hazardous waste / corporation sentenced to pay $11.8 million criminal fine
Honeywell International Inc. pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Benton, Ill., to one felony offense for knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Honeywell was also sentenced today to pay a criminal fine in the amount of $11.8 million. “The defendant’s illegal storage practices put employees at ...
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Environmentally Sound
On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to the category of “universal wastes” regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, codified at Title 40 of the C.F.R., Part 273. 83 Fed. Reg. 11654. According to EPA, this action would benefit the many manufacturing facilities and ...
By Acta Group
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Onyx Continues to Lead the Industry with a Progressive Approach to Managing End-of-life Electronics
California Integrated Waste Management Board certifies Onyx as an Approved Collector and Recycler under the California Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (SB20) Azusa, Cal. (April 5, 2005) — Onyx Environmental Services (OES) announced today that it has been notified by the California Integrated Waste Management Board as a “Dual Entity” and is considered an approved “Collector” and ...
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Rich and poor nations should link up to recycle e-waste
A global system can tackle e-waste until developing countries can do so themselves, say Ruediger Kuehr and Feng Wang. Since the 1990s, electrical and electronic equipment have revolutionised people’s lives. And with ever-increasing technological innovation, their lifetimes are, on the whole, decreasing. This means that electronic waste — or e-waste — is a fast-growing waste ...
By SciDev.Net
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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, ...
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EPA opens drop-off site for hazardous waste, white goods and electronic equipment from joplin tornado; curbside pickup also an option
As the process of debris removal from the Joplin, Mo., tornado continues, EPA has established a special drop-off site for household hazardous waste, white goods and electronic equipment. Those materials and items will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily at the city’s former Lone Elm Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2310 North Lone Elm Road, in Joplin. Residents of tornado-affected areas ...
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