Articles
October 3, 2011
Best Practices to Optimize Hazardous Waste Management
by RODD W. BENDER
Businesses large and small generate a variety of
wastes every day. In this country, many waste streams are defined as "hazardous wastes" subject to strict cradle-to-grave regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental agencies pursuant to the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"). For some companies, complying with hazardous waste regulations is a substantial part of their everyday business practices; other companies may not even realize that they generate hazardous wastes, let alone how to navigate the often complex rules governing their storage, transportation, recycling, disposal, recordkeeping and other requirements.
Read the full article (PDF)
