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Know Your Waste Accumulation Requirements

Ralph Carito2023-08-26T13:42:45-04:00September 5th, 2023|Categories: Waste|Tags: Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Management, Ralph Carito, Total Environmental & Safety|

The EPA and an Alaska hospital recently entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order to resolve alleged Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste regulations violations. The EPA inspected the facility May 11–12, 2022, and identified several violations. This particular case highlights the importance of understanding waste accumulation requirements. [...]

Universal Waste Requirements

Hazardous waste management is a topic that encompasses a wide variety of wastes and procedures that helps to keep the harmful effects of waste on human health and the environment to a minimum. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the universal waste regulations streamline the hazardous waste management standards for certain [...]