41. LANDFILLS LANDFILLS hazardous to the environment. Landfill liners are just 1/10 of an inch Municipal landfills can accept hazardous waste under federal law. http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Landfills.htm

ZERO WASTE is the recycling of all materials back into nature or the marketplace in a manner that protects human health and the environment. Home About Search News ... Gov'ts/Politics RECYCLING: Zero Waste Photos/Visuals State Plans Statistics ... Remediation CONSUMERS- BUSINESS: Recycling Composting WaterTreatment Health Issues LANDFILLS: Hazardous to the Environment Landfill liners are just 1/10 of an inch thick. SEE: THE BASICS OF LANDFILLS , plus LANDFILL DIAGRAM Also check-out: MORE PHOTOS LANDFILL VIDEO - this takes several minutes to download ALL LANDFILL LINERS AND LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEMS WILL FAIL ... "First, even the best liner and leachate collection system will ultimately fail due to natural deterioration, and recent improvements in MSWLF containment technologies suggest that releases may be delayed by many decades at some landfills. For this reason, the Agency is concerned that while corrective action may have already been triggered at many facilities, 30 years may be insufficient to detect releases at other landfills." Source: US EPA Federal Register, Aug 30, 1988, Vol.53, No.168,

42. Saskatchewan Environment - Environmental Protection The Saskatchewan Biomedical waste Management Guidelines are intended to provide and living environment in the event of a release of hazardous materials. http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/environment/protection/land/hazardous/hazardous.asp

Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Recycling Solid Waste Air ... Approval to Construct or Upgrade a Storage Facility (PDF) Last modified: April 25, 2002 Application for approval to construct or upgrade hazardous substances and/or waste dangerous goods storage facilities, at either a new or an existing facility. Submit to the EcoRegion for review and approval at least 30 days prior to the commencement of work. Requires Adobe Biomedical Waste Last modified: September 6, 2005 The Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines are intended to provide an approach to the management of human/animal waste that is safe for the waste handlers, the public and the environment. Certified Contractors (PDF) Last modified: October 4, 2004 These are contractors certified with Saskatchewan Environment to perform regulated installation, decommissioning or additional services at hazardous substances and waste dangerous goods storage facilities. Requires Adobe Decommissioning Closure Report Form (PDF) Last modified: April 25, 2002

43. UCSD Blink: Menu: Hazardous Waste Instructions for managing hazardous waste at UCSD. For a hazardous materialsspill. Weekdays, 8 am – 430 pm environment, Health Safety, http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/External/Topics/Policy/0,1162,4975,00.html

Current Students Faculty/Staff Prospective Students Parents/Families ... Travel Search for: in Blink UCSD (Google) UC Benefits Glossary Web (Google) UCSD News Search directory for in Faculty/Staff Student Blink Home Safety Friday, September 16, 2005 Menu: Hazardous Waste Emergency Guide Essential information Chemical waste How to: Request a Hazardous Waste Collection Get a Waste Generator Number (WGN) Use Chemical and Radioactive Hazardous Waste Tags Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule ... Hazardous Waste Training Materials you may not have thought of as hazardous waste: Battery Disposal Computer Monitor and Electronic Devices Disposal Latex Paint Disposal Sharps and Piercing Objects Disposal ... Sewer Disposal: What Can Go Down the Drain? How to store and dispose of: Hazardous Chemical Waste Extremely Hazardous Chemical Waste Sharps and Piercing Objects Empty Hazardous Materials Containers ... Photo and X-ray Processor Waste Biohazardous waste Radioactive waste Biohazardous and Medical Waste Overview Biohazardous and Medical Waste Disposal Guidelines poster (PDF) Autoclave Overview Autoclaving Guidelines for Biohazardous Waste How to: Package and Dispose of Biohazardous and Medical Waste Dispose of Sharps and Piercing Objects Dispose of Plastic Tissue-Culture Pipettes How to: Store and Dispose of Radioactive Waste Dispose of Sharps and Piercing Objects Resources Contacts Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources Chemical Compatibility Guidelines ChemCycle , chemical reuse program Conserve UCSD , UCSD's recycling program Marketplace: Get Ready for the Inspector How to:

44. MoDNR Air Pollution Control Program Department of Natural Resources, hazardous waste Program. Program is toprotect human health and the environment from threats posed by hazardous waste. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/alpd/hwp/homehwp.htm

45. The Environmental Literacy Council - Hazardous Waste The term hazardous waste may evoke images of barrels marked with skulls and Recycling hazardous wastes environment and Health Nuclear waste http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/56.html

Home About ELC Site Map Contact Us ... Food Hazardous Waste The term hazardous waste may evoke images of barrels marked with skulls and crossbones. Actually, many wastes classified as hazardous are products we use every day, such as paint, used-oil from cars, batteries, smoke detectors, shoe polish, and even laundry detergent. Many of the goods that modern society relies upon generate hazardous wastes during the production process. Hazardous wastes are any solids, liquids, or gaseous byproducts that pose a significant hazard to human health or the environment when mishandled. Households, industry, agriculture, hospitals, and government agencies produce hazardous waste. The EPA was given authority to regulate the management, disposal, and treatment of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and its 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments . In 1996, the EPA reported that 279 million tons of hazardous wastes were generated annually. Ninety-six percent of this was waste water by-products of industrial processes. The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 set priorities for managing hazardous wastes. The goal is first to reduce the amount of hazardous waste created as much as possible by modifying industrial processes and selecting alternate non-hazardous materials. Second, hazardous waste materials should be recycled if it is feasible and environmentally safe to do so. Third, if waste cannot be recycled, it should be treated to neutralize adverse affects to human health or the environment. Finally, remaining hazardous waste should be safely disposed.

46. Hazardous Waste Management [Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment] controls on hazardous waste creates a major risk to the environment and has quantities of hazardous waste we produce or the risks to the environment http://www.pce.govt.nz/reports/allreports/0_908804_79_2.shtml

Search Go About the PCE News Current Projects Reports by date ... Sitemap Hazardous waste management May 1998 Report summary New Zealand's lack of effective and consistent controls on hazardous waste creates a major risk to the environment and has the potential to affect our 'clean green' image. For over a decade successive Governments have failed to address even the fundamental issues such as a legal definition of 'hazardous waste', which means that as a nation we know little about the quantities of hazardous waste we produce or the risks to the environment as we try and dispose of them. Commissioner's preface Executive summary Commissioner's preface New Zealand cannot be proud of its reputation in the area of hazardous waste management. The consistent lack of action over a number of years indicated some fundamental flaws in New Zealand authorities' perceptions of the risks and hence willingness to act. The potential risk of poor environmental management to our international reputation and our clean green image appeared to be high. Top of page Executive summary The management of hazardous waste in New Zealand has been carried out for many years without any overall strategy or consistency. A number of reports published over the last 8 to 10 years have highlighted deficiencies in the system and failure by successive governments to effectively tackle issues such as:

47. Hazardous Wastes Disposal Theme Page This CLN menu page provides links to environment curricular resources and HAZED Classroom Activities for Understanding hazardous waste Teacher http://www.cln.org/themes/hazardous.html

Hazardous Wastes Disposal Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of Disposal of Hazardous Wastes. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our Basel Action Network (BAN) BAN is "an international network of activists seeking to put an end to the export and dumping of hazardous wastes from rich industrialized countries to poorer, less-industrialized countries." Their site contains information about the Basel Convention (an international treaty to end the most abusive forms of hazardous wastes trade), background information, status of what countries have signed the agreement, a library of letters and briefing papers, and a set of related links. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal The Basel Convention is the response of the international community to the problems caused by the annual world-wide production of tonnes of wastes. This global environmental treaty regulates the transboundary movements of such wastes and obliges parties to the convention to manage and dispose of the wastes in an environmentally sound manner. This link is to the United Nations Secretariat which manages the convention. [The] Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health Tutorials and online problem sets designed for high school and university students from the University of Arizona. Content coverage includes: the effect of metals on the kidneys and on kidney cells, fundamental principles of toxicology, lung toxicology, and environmental tobacco smoke and lung development .

48. Guidance | Waste | Hazardous Waste | Interpretation Of The Definition And Classi The guidance has been produced by the environment Agency, the Scottish The HWD defines hazardous waste as wastes featuring on a list drawn up by the http://www.sepa.org.uk/guidance/waste/hazardous/

Guidance : Hazardous Waste : Interpretation of the definition and classification of hazardous waste Introduction This document provides new technical guidance for classifying hazardous waste. The guidance has been produced by the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service. The document is intended to be a reference document for all legislation where reference is made to hazardous waste and its management, and provide guidance in the assessment of waste to all involved in the production, management, and control of hazardous waste. Background European Council Directive 91/689/EEC (the Hazardous Waste Directive, or HWD) sets the framework within Member States of the European Community for provisions to control the movement of arisings of hazardous wastes. The aim of the HWD is to provide a precise and uniform European-wide definition of hazardous waste and to ensure the correct management and regulation of such waste. The HWD defines hazardous waste as wastes featuring on a list drawn up by the European Commission, because they possess one or more of the hazardous properties set out in the HWD.

49. Household Hazardous Waste Collections - Fall 2005 - Illinois EPA - Bureau Of Lan This page presents information on the Household hazardous waste Collection Location, Kane County Department of environment. 5/21/05, Bloomington http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/hazardous-waste/household-haz-waste/hhwc-schedul

Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor Agency Links Air Land Water Pollution Prevention ... Contact IEPA Info Centers Citizens Local Government Agriculture Small Business ... Home Search Illinois EPA All Illinois Gov't To report environmental emergencies only , call the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (24 hrs/day) Household Hazardous Waste Collections FALL 2005 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE DATE LOCATION ADDRESS COSPONSOR(S) Wood Dale DuPage County Fire Protection District 411 West Park DuPage County Ottawa LaSalle County Governmental Complex Parking Lot 707 Etna Road LaSalle County Environmental Services Edinburg Christian County Veterans Memorial Park North Grant and West Masonic Edinburg Lions Club Sauk Village Cook County St. James Church 22244 Torrence Avenue Sauk Village Fire Department Canton Fulton County Township Road Garage 956 Old West Locust Canton Township Wheaton DuPage County County Complex Parking Lot 421 North County Farm Road DuPage County Tinley Park Cook County Andrew High School Parking Lot 9001 171st Street Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Park Forest Will County Continental Midland 24000 S. Western Avenue

50. Hazardous Waste/Universal Waste Maine State Department of environmental hazardous waste/Universal waste Program . Mercury Management in the Health Care environment Universal waste http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/hazardouswaste/

Skip Maine state header navigation Agencies Online Services Web Policies ... Help State Search: DEP Remediation and Waste Management What's New Regulatory Programs Regulatory Programs Aboveground Storage Tanks Asbestos Biomedical Waste Hazardous Waste/Universal Waste Lead Hazard Prevention Oil Conveyance Residuals, Sludge Composting Solid Waste ... Waste Oil Hazardous Waste/Universal Waste Hazardous Waste Introduction Contacts Hazardous Waste Statutory sections Hazardous Waste Rules ... Related Programs Universal Waste Introduction Contacts Universal Waste Statutory section Universal Waste Rules Universal Waste Information and Forms Recycling Programs Other Related Links Introduction In 1979, the Maine Legislature enacted the Maine Hazardous Waste, Septage and Solid Waste Management Act. This Act directed the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection to issue State regulations for the safe management and transportation of hazardous wastes. These rules built upon the minimum Federal rules, tailoring them to Maine's environment and strong reliance on groundwater for drinking water. These rules are called the Maine Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, Chapters 850 through 857. What is Hazardous Waste?

51. Hazardous Waste Program Department of environment and Natural Resources. to generators of hazardouswaste, visit the South Dakota environmental Permitting and Regulation Guide http://www.state.sd.us/denr/DES/WasteMgn/HWaste/HWpage1.htm

Looking for fishing, hunting or state parks info? Site index Protecting South Dakota's Tomorrow ...Today Upcoming... Scheduled events Board meetings Jobs More links... FAQ Meth Labs Black Mold Related Links Hazardous Waste Environmental Regulation Guide Laws Rules Biennial Report ... Laboratories Servicing South Dakota Programs Waste Management Solid Waste Hazardous Waste Recycling ... Staff Contacts Hazardous Waste Program The Hazardous Waste Program is responsible for regulating the storage, treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste in the state of South Dakota. Water Treatment Chemicals The hazardous waste program also provides technical assistance, conducts inspections, conducts complaint investigations, and assigns generator identification numbers. If you wish to determine whether your business generates hazardous waste, the handbook entitled, "Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses" is a good starting reference document. This handbook is available on the federal Environmental Protection Agency web site. You can access the document by clicking here If upon review of the handbook, you have any questions, or if your situation does not appear to be addressed, contact the South Dakota Hazardous Waste Program at (605) 773-3153 or via

52. EH&S Environmental Services Our environment/Public Health environmental Services/hazardous waste Lab Safety Office Safety Shop Safety Training Operations http://www.ehs.wsu.edu/hwdw.asp

Washington State University Home Management Guide Environmental Services (Hazardous Waste) Environmental Services (ES) assists the University community in safely managing surplus and waste chemicals through recycling, treatment, and disposal programs. ES responds to chemical spills and provides evaluation, cleanup, and monitoring services. ES also provides consultation services in pollution prevention, waste minimization, and contaminated site investigation and remediation. Chemical Waste Management: ES assists generators of surplus and waste chemicals through established recycling, collection, treatment, and disposal programs. ES provides training in the identification, handling, and disposal of chemical waste. Regulated Waste Identification Guide Disposal of Chemical Wastes Chemical Recycling Updated Sept. 27, 2004 Battery Recycling Chemical Waste Handling Guidelines Online Chemical Collection Request Waste Identification Reference ... Downloadable Dangerous Waste Label Chemical Spill Response: Services include assisting responsible parties with evaluation of the spill area, selection of appropriate protective equipment, spill cleanup, and post cleanup environmental monitoring.

53. Household Hazardous Waste - Alberta Environment Welcome to Household hazardous waste a program of waste Reduction - Action onReducing waste. http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/waste/aow/hhw/

Contact Us Search Location: Alberta Government Environment Waste Waste Reduction Household Hazardous Waste Air Land Water Climate Change ... About Us Quick Links Authorization / Approval Viewer Environmental Education Pesticide Management Regions ... State of the Environment Advisories Water Warnings Forest Fires Online Reporting Continuous Emissions Monitoring Drinking Water Quality Data Submission Water Well Drilling Report Submissions Last Review/Updated: May 6, 2005 Waste Reduction Waste Reduction Home Waste In Alberta E-Recycling Household Hazardous Waste ... Photo Gallery Household Hazardous Waste None of us consciously generates hazardous waste. But take a look around your home. The countless items we use in our daily activities inevitably result in some form of waste. Many of these wastes are potentially damaging to our environment and to our health and safety. We all have a responsibility to ensure that these wastes are managed safely and effectively. The Household Hazardous Waste Round-up program is currently coordinated through Action on Waste. Approximately 65 communities throughout Alberta participate in annual one-day events, with the cities of Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge hosting year-round facilities. Over 4.5 million litre equivalents of household hazardous waste materials have been safely treated and disposed of in the province since 1988. What are Household Hazardous Wastes?

54. New Rules Project - Environment - Vermont Hazardous Waste Tax The Institute for Local SelfReliance (ILSR) proposes a set of new rules thatbuilds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and economics. http://www.newrules.org/environment/hazwaste.html

Home Page Why New Rules? Get our e-Bulletins Rules Index ... Contact Us A hazardous waste tax is assessed on generators when the waste is shipped, or when facilities recycle, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. The tax is based on the quantity of of the hazardous waste and its ultimate destination (e.g., whether it is destined for recycling, treatment, or land-disposal.) Vermont has by far the highest tax rates on hazardous waste. As of 1995, waste generators pay a $.44/gal liquid or $112/ton solid waste disposal fee for land disposal, a $.33/gal liquid or $84/ton solid waste disposal fee for long term storage, a $.22/gal liquid or $56/ton solid waste disposal fee on waste blended, treated, or chemically treated, and a $.11/gal liquid or $28/ton fee solid waste disposal fee on reclaimed or recycled waste. Some hazardous waste is exempt from the tax, including generators who produce less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month per site, or 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous waste per month per site during a calendar quarter. The hazardous waste tax was most recently changed in 1997, when the tax rates were raised. Revenues collected from the hazardous waste tax have ranged from from $348,000 in 1995 to $716,000 in 1997. Most revenues collected from the hazardous waste tax are deposited in an environmental contingency fund used to investigate and mitigate the effects of hazardous waste released into the environment. Additional tax revenues from the tax are forwarded to a hazardous waste management assistance account to improve hazardous waste management throughout Vermont.

55. Waste For the second year in a row, Baxter generated less nonhazardous waste than Baxter’s environment, health and safety professionals continue to team with http://www.baxter.com/about_baxter/sustainability/our_environment/environmental_

Conditions Therapies Products Services ... Baxter Worldwide > United States Training and Education Sustainability Contact Us Air ... Biodiversity Waste 2004 Environmental Performance Data and Analysis Home About Baxter Sustainability Our Environment Non-Hazardous Waste Performance Baxter is on track to achieve its long-term 1996 to 2005 goal of a 35 percent reduction in non-hazardous waste per unit of production value. During 2004, Baxter's operations generated 60 million kilograms of non-hazardous waste, down from 66 million kilograms generated in 2003. This represents a 9 percent decrease in absolute terms and a 16 percent decrease on a per-unit-of-production-value basis, bringing Baxter's cumulative non-hazardous waste reduction results to 31 percent from baseline levels. Approximately 73 facilities achieved absolute reductions in non-hazardous waste generation, while about 45 facilities actually realized an increase in the generation of their total non-hazardous waste. The company's Los Angeles facility achieved one of the largest decreases within Baxter in non-hazardous waste generation rates. This location installed a new, large-capacity, high-efficiency distillation still that dramatically reduced production-related waste alcohol solution. During the report year, the new unit redistilled about 3.8 million kilograms of a spent aqueous alcohol solution, returning the recycled alcohol to Baxter's process. Lean initiatives implemented in Baxter's Marion, N.C., and Cleveland, Miss., plants helped to reduce plastic waste, one of Baxter's largest non-hazardous waste streams. In Cleveland, new, more efficient molding equipment replaced an older unit that makes plastic bottles for medical use in wound irrigation. Lean manufacturing tightened inventory levels across Baxter, which resulted in less potential for expired inventory that otherwise would have been handled as waste.

56. Waste Many products and byproducts can pose a threat to our environment and human health hazardous waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Directory http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3312---,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home Permits Programs document.form2.SearchCriteria.size=10; Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste Low Level Radioactive Waste Medical Waste Radiological Protection ... [Text Version] The Waste and Hazardous Materials Division (WHMD) administers a diverse number of prevention programs to protect the environment and the public's health through proper management of hazardous products; solid, liquid, medical, and hazardous waste; and radioactive materials. Contact the Waste and Hazardous Materials Division at Solid Waste Management Reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Michigan Site Identification Form and Directions EQP5150 (Revised 5/05) Michigan Site Identification Form and Directions EQP5150 (Revised 5/05) This form must be submitted for certain facilities regulated under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management or Part 121, Liquid Industrial Waste of Michigan?s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451 (Act 451), ... Applications Sought for Scrap Tire Grants Grant applications for funding under the Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program and the Scrap Tire End-User Grant Program, are now available from the Department of Environmental Quality. Waste Data System (WDS) This system tracks activities at facilities regulated by the Hazardous Waste, Liquid Industrial Waste, Scrap Tire, and Solid Waste programs (This replaces the Michigan Manifest Tracking System (MMTS))

57. Environment, Health And Safety - Disposal Of Hazardous Waste amount of waste produced and reduce the impact of the waste on the environment . The EHS Branch is responsible for coordination of hazardous waste http://www.ehs.uts.edu.au/sections/waste/

Hazardous waste has the potential to cause injury, infection or offence to living organisms and the environment. Hazardous waste at UTS can be classified as either chemical waste clinical and related waste radioactive waste Responsibilities The University is responsible for the management of hazardous waste from point of generation to point of disposal. We need to protect people who work with our waste before and after it leaves UTS, minimise the amount of waste produced and reduce the impact of the waste on the environment. There are a number of laws All staff/students are responsible for following the procedures to dispose of waste safely and to minimise waste wherever possible. The Faculty/Unit waste contacts are responsible to coordinate waste disposal at the faculty level and provide information to relevant staff and students. Deans/Directors are responsible for nominating the waste contacts and supporting action to minimise the amount of waste produced. The EHS Branch is responsible for coordination of hazardous waste management at UTS, including: liaising with the waste disposal contractor to arrange for the removal of waste from UTS liaising with the waste contacts paying for disposal of hazardous waste providing plastic waste containers to generators of waste Dates for pickup of hazardous waste at UTS Chemical Waste Steps for disposal of chemical waste at UTS Identify the waste and determine whether it can be recycled by UTS (e.g. mercury or solder) or requires disposal. Contact EHS Branch on ext 1063.

58. Department Of Environment And Planning The Household hazardous waste Collection Program protects the environment andprovides a no cost household hazardous waste disposal opportunity for http://www.erie.gov/environment/compliance/hazardous_waste.asp

Legislature Sheriff's Prevention Tip Internet Mapping System Employment ... Environmental Compliance Hazardous Waste Household Hazardous Waste Collection The first collection was held on Saturday May 7, 2005 at Erie Community College, North Campus, Amherst, NY. 740 residents participated. The second collection was held on Saturday June 18, 2005 at Erie Community College, South Campus, Orchard Park, NY. 721 residents participated. The third and FINAL collection was held on Saturday September 10, 2005 at Honeywell Specialty Materials. Over 600 residents participated. Call the HHW Hotline at 858-6800 for more details or on how to manage your waste until the next collection. Click here to download a registration form for the upcoming collection. Make sure that you complete the registration form and bring it with you to the collection. What is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)? Hazardous household materials are common products you may use around the home almost everyday. A substance is considered hazardous if it ignites easily, reacts or explodes when mixed with other substances, is corrosive or toxic. Check for labels that bear the words "poison", "toxic", "warning", "danger", "combustible", "flammable", "corrosive", or "caution." Hazardous household materials could pose an unnecessary health and safety risk. Unwanted materials should be disposed in an environmentally sound manner. In order to provide residents with the opportunity to dispose unused hazardous household materials, Erie County provides four Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days each Spring and Fall.

59. MIT EHS - Waste Other hazardous waste Resources waste The environment, Health and SafetyOffice at MIT provides guidance and support to the MIT community on the proper http://web.mit.edu/environment/ehs/waste.html

The Environment, Health and Safety Office at MIT provides guidance and support to the MIT community on the proper management of our regulated waste. For more information on proper waste management or to request a Biohazard Sharps Waste Collection, Chemical Waste Collection, Radioactive Waste Collection or Radioactive Mixed Waste Collection (radioactive / chemical) follow the links below: Asbestos Biohazard Waste Bio/Chemical Mixed waste Bio/Radioactive Mixed Waste ... Radioactive/Chemical Mixed Waste Asbestos For general information on the proper management and disposal of waste asbestos, please call the EHS Office at 617-452-3477, or e-mail us at environment@mit.edu Biohazard Waste To request a Sharps Waste Collection please contact the Biosharps team at biosharps@mit.edu . To properly dispose of biohazard waste, please review Treatment and Disposal Methods for Biologically Contaminated Solid and Liquid Wastes Or for general information on the proper management and disposal of biohazard waste, please call us at 617-452-3477, or e-mail us at environment@mit.edu

60. Hazardous Waste And Toxics Reduction Program hazardous waste, they are, by definition, harmful to the environment Many of these wastes are persistent in the environment, remaining toxic for a http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0101005/0101005_HWTR.htm

Washington State Department of Ecology About Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program Contact: Greg Sorlie , Program Manager, (360) 407-6702 PDF version of this document Program Mission To foster sustainability, prevent pollution, and promote safe waste management. Environmental Threats There are inherent risks in the use of hazardous chemicals.  When chemicals become hazardous waste, they are, by definition, harmful to the environment and/or human health.  Many of these wastes are persistent in the environment, remaining toxic for a very long time, and some can build up (bio-accumulate) in the food chain.  Currently, about 7,000 hazardous waste generators produce more than 255 million pounds of hazardous waste annually in Washington (1999 data). The agency’s Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program (HWTR) addresses two primary environmental threats: the long term inherent risks of using hazardous chemicals, and improper hazardous waste handling and disposal.  Reducing the use of toxic chemicals is, therefore, our top priority, with a second major focus being to ensure that hazardous waste generated is managed safely. Authorizing Laws Chapter RCW (1976), Washington’s Hazardous Waste Management Act

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