Although academic labs account for a tiny fraction of the hazardous wastes produced nationwide--probably less than 1 percent--they must abide by the same stringent regulations as those imposed upon ...

Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste. The devices contain nicotine, lithium and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s environmental board voted 4-1 to approve the state’s first hazardous waste management plan despite ...

New York state and SUNY ESF are partnering on a pilot program to find safe ways to collect and recycle hazardous e-cigarette and vaping device waste.

Despite the threats that improper handling of hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), poses to human health ...

ISWA manual shows that disasters and conflicts in West Asia generate vast amounts of hazardous and mixed waste that, if poorly managed, quickly become a second crisis threatening health, the ...

CHIRUNDU — Pearson Rambakare still bears the scars of a sulphuric acid spill along Zimbabwe’s Harare–Chirundu highway, five years after an accident that nearly killed him.A cross-border trader at the ...

William & Mary generates hazardous and non-hazardous waste from maintenance, laboratory and studio activities. As a registered small quantity generator, all chemical waste generated in University ...

WASHINGTON — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered ...