The Federal regulations of the USEPA at 40 CFR 273 identify four types of universal waste: Lamps Batteries Mercury-containing equipment Recalled or cancelled pesticides States that choose to operate their own authorized hazardous waste program may retain these four, slightly revise

The Bullet: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ) has fined W.R. Grace & Co. $6,600 for illegally transporting hazardous waste to its Albany facility. Who: W.R. Grace and Company is an American chemical conglomerate based in Columbia, Maryland.

A business should always be looking for ways to reduce the amount of waste it generates.  Those generators that are the status of a large quantity generator or small quantity generator are subject to the requirements of the Waste Minimization Certification which

(1.7.16)  Sometimes it doesn't take much of a question to get my attention: Training required to sign shipping manifest for SQG. My reply that same day: If your question is if training is required for employees of an SQG who

An email from a past customer on 1.7.16: Does self study training comply with EPA regulations? In other words can we have our people go through the materials on their own, take quizzes, etc and comply OR does someone here

An email I received December 17, 2015 (I swear I am not making this up!): Hi Daniel, I have a question regarding the hazmat shipping exception: Small Quantities for Highway and Rail. I'm trying to ship an order of chemistry

Here's a question someone posted to Hazmat101, a Yahoogroup on December 1, 2015: To  compare notes. Are marine pollutant placards required on a truck that contains non-bulk packages on its way to the port per 49 CFR? What if the

The Universal Waste Rule of the USEPA regulations at 40 CFR 273 provides a valuable option for generators of certain hazardous waste - indeed, they must be a hazardous waste in order to be eligible to be a universal waste -

EPA Inspection Found Dozens of Containers of Hazardous Wastes The Bullet: A company is inspected, issued a notice of violation, and settles with USEPA to avoid a long costly legal process they will likely lose.  The cost to settle is

On April 29th, 2016 the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) launched its new Drug Disposal Web Page for businesses and citizens of Michigan.  It includes: Locations and information on drug "takeback" activities throughout the state. Provides information for the