Learn About Hazardous Waste Disposal
How to Dispose of Hazardous School Waste
When most people think of waste, they think of all the old chemicals that accumulate in their homes. But what about the waste produced by our schools? Studies have shown that the average primary school produces 45kg of waste per pupil each academic year. The amount of...
Everything You Need to Know About Food Waste
When someone dines, they typically aren’t thinking about how their food creates a pollution stream. From collecting raw materials to the final food product, and even after the consumption of the meal, there is a lot of waste produced from the food and beverage...
What You Need to Know About Paint Waste Disposal
Many of us don’t consider paint waste as hazardous and dispose of it like our common household waste. In fact, people consider medical waste, chemicals leftover from laboratory work, and batteries as very hazardous and think that such waste should be handled with...
PPE Explained: Safety Colors, Types & Levels of Personal Protective Equipment
Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to workplace safety, especially when it comes to handling hazardous materials. It does not matter how experienced and careful your workers are, protective gear must be worn to provide head-to-toe protection....
How Environmentally Friendly Are Solar Panels?
Solar power is touted as an extremely earth-friendly form of energy, and manufacturers and users claim it is the cleanest energy source available today. If we look at the workings of a solar panel, we will find it exceptionally environmentally friendly with almost no...
Best Disposal Practices for Amalgam Waste
Amalgam waste can be incredibly bad for the environment and, despite its popular uses for many years, is something that organizations are striving to get away from. That is not always a possibility though. Even if amalgam is not used at a dental facility, there are...
The Importance of Waste Solidification & Stabilization
Every industry has its own ways of disposing waste. For hazardous waste experts, several techniques are available when dealing with industrial and medical waste. When it comes to dealing with these harmful materials it is important to understand proper disposal...
What’s Considered Hazardous Waste In Seattle, WA?
Seattle is often affectionately called The Emerald City. Although it does rain often, the truth is those cloudy, wet days make for vibrant green flora. The nickname is also appropriate on an environmental level. Seattleites are dedicated to earth-friendly practices...
3 Benefits to Outsourcing Your Hazardous Waste Management
The waste management field can take years to truly understand. To give you a leg up on the vetting process, we’ve gathered up a few things to consider that any hazardous waste management firm should be able to answer. By comparing answers to these questions, you can...
What is E-Waste & Why is E-Cycling Important?
What Is E-Waste? E-waste is short for electronic waste, or electronic products that are nearing the end of their life cycle. This could be due to multiple factors, including the aggressive commercial output of new and advanced electronics, some type of damage caused...