The Natural Resource Committee of the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area studies issues and determines what positions we take and present to the local League for consideration. This is ...

With Lowell’s trash and recycling in the headlines recently, the time would be right to turn the spotlight on a different but related issue, the disposal of hazardous household waste. The problem here ...

Waste is generated in the laboratory on a regular basis; however, not all waste is hazardous. Some chemicals can safely go in the trash or can be disposed of by pouring them down the sink. Teachers ...

Most wastes generated in the laboratories and shops located on campus are prohibited from disposal in the regular trash or down the drain. Many of these wastes are regulated under the federal Resource ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - For about four decades, a local company has been disposing of hazardous waste at a site near Carlyss. Chemical Waste Management is planning some changes there. According to ...

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All hazardous chemical waste containers must be labeled with the contents. Labels are available and instructions are listed on the back. Failure to list the contents can lead to a material becoming an ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines household hazardous waste (HHW) as any unwanted household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients. Examples of ...

Trent Thompson, environmental programs manager in the county’s Department of Health and Environment, works the reblending machines for latex paint at the county’s new household hazardous waste ...