Universal Waste

What’s Wrong With This Picture? Errors Made by Generators of Universal Waste

The universal waste regulations of the USEPA provide an option for generators of certain hazardous waste to manage them according to a lower regulatory standard:  The Universal Waste Regulations.  To take advantage of this “de-regulation” of a hazardous waste, generators…

HOUSEHOLD MEDICATION DISPOSAL EVENT AT THE STATE CAPITOL – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Summer is moving fast and the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) annual medication collection at the Capitol is upon us again. Clean out your medicine cabinet and bring your unused, unwanted, or expired household medications to the south Capitol lawn for safe…

Executive Recycling Company And Executives Sentenced For Fraud And International Environmental Crimes

July 23, 2013 DENVER – Executive Recycling, Inc. (a corporation) and Brandon Richter, age 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the owner and chief executive officer of Executive Recycling, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez for their…

Options Under RCRA for Crushing Spent or Used Lamps

It can be safely assumed that every residential, commercial, and residential structure in the US generates some kind of spent lamp or bulb during its operation.  Disposal of these lamps or bulbs is regulated by both Federal USEPA and state…