Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste that is a threat to public health or the environment is deemed hazardous and is subject to a number of federal and state regulations regarding its use and disposal. These stories cover industrial efforts to reduce hazardous waste and its negative impacts. We also look at violations of hazardous waste laws and enforcement of those laws by the EPA and other regulatory agencies.
Unintended Environmental Consequences of the Demise of Redevelopment in California
California has a rich history of seizing opportunities that, at first glance, seem perilous. Following a significant industrial and manufacturing era in ...
Volvo Sustainability Report: Hazardous Waste Up 14%, Energy Use 7% - But Sales Up 17%
From 2010 to 2011, Volvo Group's energy use rose 7 percent and its hazardous waste production rose by 14 percent - both smaller percentages than ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Superfund Sites, OECD Report on GHG, Tier 3 Standards
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the release of emergency oil reserves during a bilateral meeting this week, but no agreement ...
Henkel Sustainability Report: Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions Drop 9% Year-On-Year
Henkel, the company behind Dial, Purex, Right Guard and other personal care brands, reduced its energy consumption by over nine percent from 2010 to 2011, ...
Contraband Hospital Waste Returns to US
Brazil has sent 46.6 tons of contraband waste from American hospitals back to the U.S., Fox News reports.
Customs agents intercepted the container of waste ...
Crown Holdings Cuts Direct GHGs 8%
Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of cans and other metal packaging products to consumer marketing companies, cuts its direct greenhouse gas emissions by ...
GM’s John Bradburn Talks Waste Reduction
John Bradburn, GM's manager of waste reduction efforts, talks about how GM's landfill-free projects relate to real world situations.
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for Responsible Sports, e-Stewards
Apple, Inc. released information on 229 supply-chain audits of compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, along with the names of its suppliers and manufacturing ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Chemical Safety Board, New Mexico Waste Pit Rule, ISO 50001
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) reiterated its call for the creation of a national fire code for hazardous waste facilities following a deadly chemical ...
Teck American, Dow Were Top Toxics Emitters in 2010
Teck American, Dow Chemical and Incobrasa Industires were the companies that reported generating the largest quantities of toxic chemicals in production-related waste, according ...
E-waste Recovery Totals $6.8b in 2010, Grows 3x Faster than Other Streams
E-waste is a small portion of global waste, contributing only a 0.01 percent to 3 percent of total global waste, but it is growing at a ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill
The House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to ...
Revend Launches Light Bulb Recycling Vending Machine
U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a "reverse vending" recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Turbine Standards, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Sustainable Wallcoverings
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), agreed to cooperate on the advancement of more efficient permitting for wind ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Construction Code, WM Certifications, LEED Airports
The provisions in the new 2012 International Green Construction Code were completed during a final hearing at the International Code Council's meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. The ...
Chrysler Invests $35m In Emissions Cuts, Conservation
Chrysler Group invested more than $35 million toward reducing facility emissions and enhancing resource conservation in 2010, according to its first sustainability report.
The group, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Green Climate Fund, Basel Amendment, Roadless Rule
A United Nations committee has completed the draft design of a Green Climate Fund that would send $100 billion per year by 2020 to assist developing ...
Glencore Hazardous Waste Triples, But Suspended Solids Fall
Commodities company Glencore incurred four significant environmental fines in 2010 and its hazardous waste output more than tripled last year, according to the company’s ...
Google Invests in Hog-Waste Energy; Diaper Recycling Plant Opens
Google has invested in a pilot project by Duke University and Duke Energy that converts waste from a pig farm into usable energy.
The system, on ...
Adidas Becomes Third Sports Brand to Ban Hazardous Chemicals
Adidas has become the third major sports brand to commit to having zero discharge of hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain by 2020 in the wake ...
