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When people hear the word radioactive, most will automatically think of nuclear power. While they are not wrong, there are other classifications of radioactive waste out there that are regulated…
Medicines are vital to helping a person recover from an illness as well as a means to manage a chronic illness both in the healthcare systems and patient homes. Safe…
Commercial organizations that produce hazardous wastes in any amount are considered ‘hazardous waste generators. Whenever hazardous waste materials are stored or treated, they must be done under the regulations set…
Improper disposal of chemicals used in a laboratory can cause significant risks to human health, the environment, and the laboratory itself. There are ways to properly manage laboratory chemical disposal…
If your facility performs container stuffing or containerization of wastes that are incompatible, ignitable, or reactive, you have strict regulations that must be followed. The containerization of these materials is…
It can become problematic when a facility is suspicious of EPA ID numbers or if you do not understand what they are. These ID numbers are not nonessential, and if…
With summer fast approaching, the time to begin your chemical waste cleanout is here. School and college science laboratories need to learn which chemicals are no longer needed and dispose…
Government agencies and educational institutes with laboratories create hazardous waste materials that are required by law to be disposed of properly. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has guidelines these facilities…
The busy time for waste disposal services is beginning. This time of year becomes busy with all the year-end cleanouts and typical spring clean-up projects that are being performed. Now…
There are many dangerous chemicals in a school, college, or university and many are not obvious. If your facility uses, purchases, stores, or disposes of hazardous materials, you will want…