St. Mary's to Host Household Hazardous Waste Day - Bay Net

St. Mary’s County is sponsoring its annual Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHW) Day Event on November 13, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the St. Andrews Landfill, 44825 St. Andrews Church Road, California, Maryland, 20619.

Many common household products contain hazardous substances.  These products become household hazardous waste (HHW) after the consumer no longer has any use for them.  The average U.S. household generates more than 20 pounds of HHW per year.  As much as 100 pounds can accumulate in the home, often remaining there until the residents move or do an extensive clean out.

County residents are encouraged to clean out their barns, basements, sheds, garages, etc. and take advantage of the opportunity to properly discard the toxics that have been lurking in and around their homes.  These toxins include pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, paint (all kinds), stains and polish, solvents and thinners, caustic cleaners (for toilets, tile masonry, ovens, etc.), pool chemicals, lawn care chemicals, pet care chemicals, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides, batteries (all kinds), thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent light bulbs (all contain mercury), aerosol cans, old gasoline, kerosene, and other fuels (even mixed with water) will be collected.

 More information is available by visiting the County’s Solid Waste/Recycling web site at www.stmarysmd.com or by calling the Department of Public Works and Transportation at (301) 863-8400.

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Chemical company agrees to pay penalty - Houston Chronicle

A Pasadena chemical manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties for violations of Texas and federal waste disposal laws, officials said Thursday.

The penalties stem from Air Product LLC's failure to properly store, transport and manage sulfuric acid at its Pasadena plant between 1990 and 2009, according to legal filings by the Texas Attorney General's Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The used acid is classified as a hazardous waste under state and federal law. Air Products maintains that the acid was "purposefully produced" and not a waste, according to legal documents filed in Houston federal court.

The company sent the spent acid to a nearby plant that was not a permitted storage or disposal facility for the waste. In 2007, the fluid breached a retaining wall and reached the Houston Ship Channel, officials said.

Under the settlement, Air Products is prohibited from sending spent acid to the plant, Agrifos Fertilizer Inc. It also must notify state and federal regulators if it ships the waste off site.

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"Hazardous Waste Disposal" - Northland's NewsCenter

November 4, 2010

Duluth, MN (Northlands NewsCenter)

Painting your house is always a great way to give it a fresh look.

But the leftover paint can damage to the environment if spilled or dumped inappropriately.
In this weeks "Your Green Life", Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson takes a look at some options you have for disposing of leftover paint.

Almost all of us have some hazardous chemicals...maybe stored under your sink, or in your garage.
When it comes time for spring cleaning there are some things you should know about getting rid of them.

"Our goal is to get all of the hazardous waste out of the waste stream and get it here", said Sarah Lerohl; Environmental Program Coordinator at WLSSD.

At the product exchange site here at WLSSD you can grab a quart of water–based primer and you can have up to five items per day.

Seasonal dropping temperatures can also pose some problems.

"One of the issues that we come into the winter is that of freezing and a lot of the hazardous chemicals that you may have in your home or garage especially outdoors could freeze", said Lerohl.

Leaves aren't hazardous but they can cause some serious problems by clogging sewers and filling up landfills. WLSSD has an answer for that as well.

"If you are not going to be using your leaves and your grass in your backyard composter at home, please remember to bring them here to our compost site. Because it is a local resource and it doesn't belong in the trash", said Lori Blais; Environmental Program Coordinator at WLSSD.

Your spent Jack–o–Lanterns can also tag along to WLSSD for composting. Clean up your yard and protect the environment all in one step. In Duluth I'm Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson. The Northlands Newscenter.

The Yard Waste site is scheduled to remain open until November 15.
The Hazardous waste site is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

To find out what you can bring to the Hazardous waste site, visit:

http://www.wlssd.com/garbage_hw_residents.php

If you need to find a location closer to your home search on Earth911.

www.earth911.com

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US Ecology Announces Closing of Stablex Hazardous Waste Facility Acquisition - MarketWatch (press release)

 BOISE, ID, Nov 01, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- US Ecology, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!ecol/quotes/nls/ecol (ECOL 16.89, -0.02, -0.12%) ("the Company") today announced that on October 31, 2010, it completed its previously announced acquisition of Stablex Canada Inc. ("Stablex"), a leading North American provider of hazardous waste services, for $80 million Canadian dollars in cash.

Stablex operates a permitted hazardous waste processing and disposal facility in Blainville, Quebec, northwest of Montreal, Quebec in Canada. The Stablex facility principally serves the eastern Canadian and northeastern U.S. industrial markets utilizing proprietary state-of-the-art technology to treat a wide range of hazardous waste. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand and borrowings under a new $75 million reducing revolving line of credit facility with Wells Fargo National Association ("Wells Fargo").

The $75 million reducing revolving line is part of an aggregate $95 million credit agreement entered into with Wells Fargo on October 29, 2010. In addition to the new $75 million reducing revolving line of credit, which has a maturity date of November 1, 2015, the credit agreement provides for a $20 million revolving line of credit with a maturity date of June 15, 2013, which replaces the prior $20 million line of credit.

Further details regarding these transactions can be found in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2010.

About US Ecology, Inc. US Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, hazardous, PCB and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services to commercial and government entities, such as refineries and chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, medical and academic institutions and waste brokers. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the Company is one of the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste services companies in the North America.

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions about the industry and markets in which US Ecology, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed herein and no assurance can be given that the Company will achieve its 2010 earnings estimates, successfully execute its growth strategy, increase market share, or declare or pay future dividends. For information on other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, please refer to US Ecology, Inc.'s December 31, 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of the factors that will determine the Company's future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's views only as of the date such statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking information include a loss of a major customer, compliance with and changes to applicable laws and regulations, North American hazardous waste market conditions, access to insurance and other financial assurances, loss of key personnel, lawsuits, cost effective access to credit markets, the timing or level of government funding or competitive conditions, incidents that could limit or suspend specific operations, our ability to perform under required contracts, our willingness or ability to pay dividends and our ability to integrate the above noted or any other business acquisition. No assurance can be given that any expected benefits of the aforementioned acquisition will be achieved.

Investors should also be aware that while we do, from time to time, communicate with securities analysts, it is against our policy to disclose any material non-public information or other confidential commercial information. Accordingly, stockholders should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report. Furthermore, we have a policy against issuing or confirming financial forecasts or projections issued by others. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts or opinions, such reports are not the responsibility of US Ecology, Inc.

Contact:Alison ZieglerCameron Associates(212) 554-5469alison@cameronassoc.comwww.usecology.com

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Green collar industry and waste management jobs

There is an economic sector, and then there are blue collar. With growing concerns about the environment, the increase in another sector: Green ind
ustry. Official definition of green is yet to be determined but the different definitions made by various organizations and individuals have a joint declaration, the green jobs are the ones who contribute by addressing issues but which are not included, limited to conservation, global warming, pollution and waste management to preserve the environment. While this definition green buildings, architects, engineers and other professionals could be provided including green industry people, the waste management jobs.

 

Waste management has become a successful industry. Currently waste management agencies and companies, whose Dienstleistungen proliferating mainly focus on the collection, transportation and disposal of household and industrial waste, and decent jobs for many people.it returns different jobs in waste management which are important for the environment clean and orderly.keep some of you are.

1. Garbage collector. Most visible and perhaps the most popular of all employees in the management of waste, garbage collectors are responsible for picking waste at a predetermined route and Zeitplan.Gibt specialised it while no necessary classes for garbage collectors, must be physically fit, because you need to consider container loaded;alone in the case when using automated, garbage collectors, trash collectors called trucks which means that the vehicle can drag and lift the junk in the truck, work and operate their own truck. Means therefore you licensed this and should be experienced driver.

2. Service driver. They serve the service truck in the specified range as garbage collectors partner, run.While the garbage collector to do all the job pick list, responsible service officer for transporting waste to your destination safely and reliably.

3. Street sweepers.Their primary role is to keep the roads and streets use traditional broom sauber.Sie and, though it more often, you use Mistkübel sweepers, their work helps you faster and more efficiently complete is.

4. Truck Mechanik.Sie work behind the spotlight, leave garbage collector and driver in the Spitze.Ihre work is very important because you ensure that each truck for the collection and transport of waste properly works repair used your inspection and maintenance.

5. Sales and marketing Mitarbeiter.Sie can not take part in the actual management of waste and work in offices, but their work is just as important, they are responsible to keep waste management companies and agencies services; individuals and businessesSales and marketing team come with advertising and marketing strategies to attract more customers.

6. Analysts and researchers;Their job is more inclined the science of waste management;You can more involved in methods for recycling, waste classification, studies on the conservation and waste treatment, inter alia because of the nature of this waste management job must have special training.

E Waste management

The numbers of electronic and electrical waste increases every year. In the United States, the National Safety Council to 63 million computers estimates sold in 2005, which is approximately 5.3 billion pounds of electronic waste. Electronic waste installation of every year, which is why electronic and electrical waste management is very important.

Improper disposal of electronic waste can be dangerous because they consist of materials, electronic materials, such as computers, TV, batteries and similar elements lead and other toxic chemical in soil and water be very dangerous to.;can cause these e-toxic components actually come from heavy metals, cables and plastics that are used to build computers.

Electronic waste that can be distributed correctly does not have adverse effects on the environment and human health.Electrical and electronic waste produced leachates especially those, on landfills to kommen.Sie can cause acidification and chemical pollution of soil, can also serious problems, that waters where e waste was disposed of. Acids and sludges can be found in rivers and other bodies of water.

If e-waste is incinerated, the serious Umweltprobleme.Sie created radiation, toxic fumes and gases. Have the electronic waste dumping landfill, is highly susceptible to uncontrolled Feuer.Metalle and other chemical substances, the very toxic if fire and listen can be exposed. Landfills and incinerators are strictly monitored by authorities to ensure that these risks to the communities that would be the surrounding society.

Implement stricter rules on e waste disposal; authoritiesa kind of a waste management strategy would be EPR or extended product responsibility;use, for in this regulation the manufacturer responsible for the collection and disposal of products that are used by customers.

Since the consumer stored idea to the manage their waste, about 75% of your electronic items must be because you have no idea what you want with it.You have saved their garages, offices or warehouses.

There is on methods how consumers could manage their e-waste without impact on the environment:

• Always follow the rules covering e-waste disposal.

• First shopping green are environmentally friendly dir.Sie help manufacturers can always questions, about the "green" part of their Produkte.Es are also third-party company would mark or electronic, elements to be environmentally safe find always your logos and reviews.

• Reuse or sell your e-waste, especially when you still work although not really state-of-the-art technology, there are some people would be still in use and benefit you.

• You can find recycling resources in your area who could buy your electrical items.

• Can getting old, but always still working waste electronic donations that old TV or your desktop.

Management of E-waste is not only a problem for the Government or the manufacturer or the responsibility of environmentalists.It is a social problem and longer term, all would be affected so that all in response to these concerns should take.

Start an environmental and waste management business

There are too many waste are sold each year, an average American would generate about 75 tons of waste per year. Disposal of waste is never easy. The Government has introduced more stringent measures reducing the waste, which is sold and finally encourage individuals and House- and homeowners, come up with better waste management systems in their homes, and reduce recycling- or waste.

Waste management companies have help companies manage the waste collection, disposal and recycling of sold items the responsibility.Why is there a need for such? for example, laws and regulations, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment are responsible for the collection and recycling of old products, with this type of rule waste materials often producers of waste specialists, would manage the waste control for you.

Start helps you that collection of waste management to verwalten.Aber is important to realize what really is a necessity in the area of the company of its kind when in fact the need for a waste management company, you should also know if there is competition and could compete with them. Waste management and collection is a competitive field.

Starting a business requires always sufficient market studies. Waste management is however does not do research on the demand and competition.You need a lot of time researching and studying local, federal, State and environment regulations Add.

Simply select a subsection of waste management.It is difficult to würden.Sie can have a business that take all types of waste only one field that select waste electrical and electronic equipment.

You need a business plan for the management of fixed Abfällen.Eine good waste management business plan could help all your bright business ideas collect the future you goals out and at the same time reflect realistic and achievable objectives set; a waste management business plan would ensure that you communicate your business objectives with your business partners, customers and employees.This would help create a business strategy, marketing strategies and techniques that will help you monitor your business development.

All other business plan including goals, writing a business plan for waste management mission and vision of wichtigen.Wenn, you must also develop strategies for marketing, pricing, marketing and Vertrieb.Mit a solid waste management business plan would also help the company's customers.

If you are sure of your writing, there are some sites, the software helps you, there are business plans to schreiben.zwar other online sites that offer complete business plans and documents.

Before go to customers, you should start work ahead and search to obtain permits and licenses for your business, there are different and a large number of agencies that you are required to consent and approval;so process; you know would get to help questions, your local waste disposal or Department with this.

Although waste management activity refers to the trash, it is still a profitable and beneficial endeavour.ensure that you want to get entangled contemporary to various environmental legislation and questions as a business owner, not with the law.

Worm box and waste management

Number shows how much the world at the landfill has gone. An average American 75 tonnes would waste each year according to the U.S. environmental protection agency. Most of the world's waste from industrialised countries. These countries have waste legislation, in particular for hazardous waste, but still have problems with landfills and disposal of waste.

Solve the waste management problems elsewhere you can begin to solve the trash problems at home. Small contribution this go a long way. approximately 25% of our waste, yard trimmings or food scraps;Although many people learn, recycling and reuse of plastic, metal, glass and similar objects, biodegradable stuff is almost not at all restored.

A great way to recycle scrap of food have a compost or by Vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is another way for composting.Worms are in the process of making of Vermicompost, a rich soil, this is a good way, fertilize your garden it are different types of worms used in Vermicomposting, would produce Red worms, white worms and earthworms of Vermicast worms, worm, castings, worm humus or. Worms in Vermicomposting used may be available from Vermicompost enthusiast or a supplier.

Worms can be a lot your food residues and waste such as vegetables, fruits, reasons coffee, tea and even shells of food. This, however, this feeding work with Ben, dairy products, spicy foods, fatty foods and fertilizer. Bed linen for Vermicompost bins can be also home appliances, materials, paper and cardboard.

Other kind of container could work as long as you too hot or too cold protect the worms from the weather would worms are comfortable in the temperature range of 55 to 77 degrees Celsius;most common bins are made of wood or plastic.A 12-inch deep compost has a capacity of about half a kilo or 1000 worms. Smell must be no problem. A Vermicompost am done right from any smell won't be.

There are many 10 20 is used benefits of Vermicompost.Vermicast higher in nutrient compared with other organic materials to land bereichern.Es of ground water-holding capacity can improve verbessern.Bereichern which could ground plant growth and the cultures are gegeben.Wenn a vegetable patch have this would be a good way to reduce food waste and increase the productivity of your patch with free of chemical fertilizers.

In the United States, there are States, Illinois, this prohibition landscape waste in landfills, Vermicomposting is a great way to this waste.Apart from this address there are some who would use Vermicomposting as another source of income;Would sell the Vermicast, "Black Gold" often times it is called because of its high content of nutrients;other worms, fishermen or local supplier would provide.

Vermicomposting as a waste management method for food scraps and other biodegradable materials at home is certainly a win-win solution;Get waste and benefits to reduce whether short term or long term.

Global waste management issues

Waste management and disposal issues is not only a problem with a specific country or continent. It is a global problem that should be treated immediately. Countries and Governments is concerned about the difficulties with their waste management. According to the UN is about 60% of the countries concerned have expressed all over the world on release of solid waste and other environmental issues at the 1992 Earth Summit.

Waste management is important because it is of great importance for public and community health. There may be chemical spillage of liquids which pose a threat to the water supply could. poor landfills and incinerators published cancer cells carcinogen in the air and other pollutants can be;Fly also causes of the pests, insects, and other similar bases of infectious diseases.

People associate often to implement waste management plans and guidelines for the protection of human health and the environment. Other than that can waste disposal various environmental issues such as climate change beeinflussen.Entsorgung waste can also in produces more greenhouse gases, the earth climate warmer.Make landfills in Asia and Africa Latin America is responsible for around 40% of methane emissions are attributed to each year. 40% corresponds to about 37 million tonnes of CO2.

Experts estimated that developed and industrialised countries produce more waste to developing countries; in the United States, each of us is an average of trash;compared 75 tons Jahr.Der European is estimated each year accumulating nearly half a tonne of waste. An average person 2 produced in Asia. many waste every year.

While Asia has the lowest average waste, it does not mean that you have better waste management system.There are studies and surveys in Asia on waste management procedures; After the world China's whopping 190 million tonnes of waste per year not completely correct Entsorgung.Nur is processed with less than 50% of China's solid waste properly, regardless of whether it is through landfilling or incineration.China is not alone; other countries in Asia, the Philippines, India, Indonesia has bad waste management methods.

Works independently of territories and borders on all Verschmutzung.Umweltprobleme in Asia can still affecting North America, Europe and Africa; It is therefore the work between different countries, to each other with environmental protection and waste management help to solve problems.

An example would be efforts between European and Asian countries. European market leader in environmental technology, about 60% of the environment discoveries and technologies came from you.An important role in the Asian countries would different environmental damage in their Asian Nations.happens countries especially aware issues of water and air pollution, waste management for households and industries, deforestation and loss which biological diversity would help.

Countries like the United States and Canada, encourages more people to go back to the basics in the reduction of waste: reduce, reuse and recycle.Government passes laws, regulatory requirements on trash disposal, help homeowners would start House and smart and right waste at home.

Environmental issues are not only a question about a particular country;We should more that we start waste in our home, at work or school to reduce the effects of pollution and climate change.

Importance of waste management

Archaeological evidence, said that people had developed a way to manage their waste from landfills and incinerators. In many archaeological sites, mines identified dumping where was early meant to throw their waste. In the history have regulations adopted waste. This indicates that waste management is no modern politics but in fact, a natural reaction to occur.

People naturally know what their waste, such as the development of waste management systems in the pre-modern and modern belegt. zusammen with global industrialization and population explosion blew waste proportions, danger to the environment and humans and other living creatures but.with the environmental issues here and there to threaten, it seems a necessity to remind people about the importance of waste management.

 

Education an
d awareness-raising campaigns play an important Rolle.Nicht everyone is aware that a piece of waste materials that you send to landfills or incinerators is a greater threat to the environment;Calls to recycling and waste reduction is currently very active. And various projects and campaigns are launched every day, the former advocacies on correct waste management add more noise.

The good news is that a large part of the population of the importance of waste management increasingly aware and is engaging. But more needs used it is still remains passive.This segment of the population probably know that proper disposal of waste, the Earth and therefore all and everything, what in your life to benefit. But only in vague. The finer and more complicated details are probably familiar to you.

A lot of things makes waste. In landfills release greenhouse gases in the form of methane. Although methane used, can make energy, it is generally dangerous for health. waste in landfills buried from chemicals tend to leak, the ground water; litterWaste incinerated, however.The problem with incineration plants; however, they also produce greenhouse gases and other forms of toxin dioxin. Dioxin is known to cause cancer. If the waste is made a landfill or incinerator, it seems that there is a potential source of contamination and risks to health.

Although indirect waste resources depletion is verursacht.Dies, because common buying patterns: buy, then pour and again kaufen.Als almost waste pile up demanding increasing demand for products natural Ressourcen.Dies has a spiral effect with threats to biodiversity, deforestation, pollution and other environmental problems.

Waste management can be a part of the solution in two ways: one is by reducing waste and two by the consistent reduction of recovery of waste and recycling activities: it will be sent less waste sites and incineration plants landfills;as such, reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution caused by a large share.Reuse and recycling used objects which results in less production of new products;and this helps conserve natural resources.

There is a great need to understand the importance of waste management, because if everyone recognized that efforts continue heights not received it waste management.

What is solid waste management?

Solid waste less than 70% of water is defined as waste material consisting of. You might waste electrical waste everything from kitchen. A large part of the produced waste consists of solid waste. In fact, each person according to the statistics produced about four pounds of solid waste daily. This enormous production focussed very many people, especially because, if not well managed, waste is fixed exacerbate pollution, the spread of diseases and cause danger to human health and others. Why become a call to practice management of solid waste more persistent over the years.

Management of solid waste is correct monitoring, sorting, transport and disposal of solid waste. In modern society supports efforts for the management of solid waste by different legislation and Kampagnen.Collection program in the solid waste from households, waste management companies such as in different communities; pick up established by local governments and carried out,in places where there is no collection program, residents are required to place your solid waste to the locally established waste facilities.

Because a significant percentage of solid waste from sources other than household, recycle bins in areas with high traffic such as parks and streets are dispersed;formed industrial waste, on the other hand, discusses but usually the manufacturers themselves. You can usually their own facilities for the treatment and disposal of waste.

Once collected, a large majority of solid waste to landfills and incinerators. These methods of disposal has but a negative impact on the environment, i.e., a significant proportion into solid waste treatment facilities. Recyclable waste often take scrap metals, paper, glass and bottles, which certain processes, new products to machen.Um people reuse to encourage recycle bins in many parts of the communities are available;biodegradable or organic waste, on the other hand, are made into compost.In certain areas composting of legislation is responsible, and in such societies, compost bins inhabitants. Hazardous waste, or that is potentially dangerous if disposed of, as the battery and fluorescent light is also usually recycled.

Modernity paved the way for large-scale production of solid Abfällen.Und it is one of many environmental problems facing grab the world today, mostly because the problem of solid waste "now" than what is done or not done to solve the problem geworden.In affects on the heritage of next-generation management of solid waste has become a priority the developed countries and some systems are fully funktionsfähig.Das same applies certain Entwicklungsländer.Vielen elsewhere, must however catch up.

Frankly, hardly anyone to garbage.If one of its intended use was immediately graduates, Recycle Bin, dropped and then forgotten.but the management of solid waste is everyone's responsibility;It is not only for Governments to exercise;not only for companies and for a few individuals.

Everyone makes waste and it is only necessary that everyone at the proper treatment of solid waste is participating.

Waste management and recycling:

Tonnes of waste are produced and sent each year to somewhere where they will be buried or burned. But reportedly 75% of the produced waste can be recycled. Recycling is the process of creating new products made of the materials used, from the time of Plato, tracks when resources were scarce.

Exercise conducted the war periods, until it became a significant part of the modern strategy for waste management. But other than in past recovery efforts today are not driven by lack of resources.They are rather a decent response to Umweltthemen.Abfallwirtschaft and recycling especially trying to preserve the environment and protection of all living beings, and that the environment is constantly threatened by solid waste generation, recycling, it is hoped to become a global effort.

Why Recycle Bin?

Landfills and incinerators are the most common destinations in collected waste. Although in the waste management was useful both for their environmental impacts have been criticized. Waste in landfills produces emissions of methane gas in particular buried, a kind of gas that is even more dangerous than carbon dioxide. Apart from landfill to other dangerous materials to escape and may cause, pollution of Wasser.Und because waste is known, that take many years to decompose, some require hundreds of thousands of years, is more landfill space needed is expensive and tight.Incinerators, output in the meantime, in the same way, greenhouse gases and other toxic chemicals, human health and the global climate change threaten trigger. Recycling is a mechanism for these problems by reducing the amount of response to landfill and incineration of waste volume. Instead of discarded, turn into some useful waste.

By the new products of General energy recycling.Im contributes to the preservation, it takes less energy used products to an already processed materials process;Manufacture of paper, using recycled materials used are, for example, 40% less time need to make the same product from virgin materials. This energy is also small openings for water and air pollution.In the same way reduces the consumption of raw materials, recycling, which obviously contributes to the conservation of resources. Recycling many of the newspaper, for example, if you need to save 12 trees.

But apart from the benefits for the environment, the economic benefits of recycling is one of the reasons why it in many countries, at national level is practiced recovery can create many jobs, decent wages bieten.Und with recycling industry be more successful, more companies are expected to grow and more jobs to schaffen.Personen, can do on the other hand, small and medium-sized enterprises through the recovery Projekt.Sie can create new products such as bags and cards from residues and sell for one low price.Sell scrap materials on certain organizations and individuals, which in turn will make recycled products for resale is also a great way to make money.

Buy recyclable and recycled products are also encouraged to promote the recycling industry and as a whole, the protection of the environment;Symbol for three moving arrows on a product means it is recyclable.the arrows of the recycling process is: will waste reprocessing of resale;and this symbol coined the term "close the loop" an accurate representation of the waste and recycling.

US Steel will explain landfill spraying project - Gary Post Tribune

GARY -- U.S. Steel Gary Works has sprayed polluted water from the bottom of its hazardous waste landfill on top of the landfill since this spring.

On Thursday, company officials will let the public know whether, or how, the spraying at the corrective action management unit affected the air.

The program will be held at Gary Public Library, main branch, 220 W. 5th Ave. It begins at 1:30 p.m.

At the quarterly public meeting, U.S. Steel representatives will also talk about closure of a hazardous waste disposal unit and a treatment plant, and about other cleanup activities.

For information, call (312) 886-0991 or 888-1094.

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Manage organic waste by composting

Since the incinerators is dangerous for the environment and human health, and landfills scarce, expensive always and in the same way as an ecological threat there are efforts to reduce the amount of waste today. Such efforts include composting, a process by the organic waste is a soil resource. Organic waste, food and yard waste, account for 30% of household waste and composted includes would enrich the soil nutrients, microbes and substances and take advantage of plants. Since composting only, was known as the practice of gardening but became aware since people waste and problems a way it has to manage organic waste.

There are existing composting efforts in both small and large scales. Many communities, such as running local composting projects using organic waste generated by households gesammelt.In a smaller scale many people their own compost at home with help of various technologies to do;regardless of the size of the project should composting produce well managed, efficient Windrow.

Make compost is based mainly on organic waste. Not all can be considered material to compost organic waste. Should not be stacked to sick plants you can infect other plants for compost. Although a warm temperature can kill disease organisms, is best not to riskieren.Wenn weeds and grass, the types, the tends to be persistent re re sprout and grow, is dead and dry, never add stack.CAT and dog is feces not best for composting, because they can contain disease organisms that are harmful to human health. Kitchen waste, how should such as meat scraps and Ben, in the compost include pest attract.

As organic waste is a good compost ingredient then? Here is a list.

1. Fruit and vegetables health food industry and other debris is best for composting.Because they are high in nitrogen, ingredients are classified as "green" compost. Scrapped egg shells, tea bags, and other food and kitchen can be also added to the compost pile that provide, not too many pests take.

2. Sawdust is a "Brown" compost ingredient which means that it low tilts disintegration in different Geschwindigkeiten.Je ist.Sawdusts in nitrogen to the wood itself some Sawdusts you crumble faster than the anderen.Wenn sawdust as an ingredient in compost use, make sure that it from a chemically treated wood; occurs if so, it can potentially pollute the entire compost, soil, and finally plants.

3. Leaves are common compost ingredients; If dead and dry ("Brown") or liver ("green"), the blades are ideal for the Kompostierung.Forest trees loves collectively as compost on the dead and decaying leaves of the forest floor.Lawn clippings are also excellent for composting.

If you make compost, it is very important to mix all organic waste, there will be pieces ventilation.Ingredients prevent Brown is usually best to fester ingredients with green mix.accelerate other ingredients also best are thin layers.

If every household in all the community managed organic waste by composting, the amount of waste reduced by 30%;in a world literally threatened with massive waste is and there is a significant number.

Tips for the household waste management

The numbers increase. UNDP estimates that it five million people each year from diseases that inappropriate waste handling die. It is developed countries creates more waste. About 75 tons garbage produced annually by a person in the United States, in accordance with the United States environmental protection agency or the US EPA. It can be reduced by waste management.

Home waste management is not just about less junk-e-, we need to protect and preserve the environment. You can start by monitoring, what you really to take and how much waste from home deducted wird.Monitor what hand helps you manage by using other methods.Waste management can be summarized in three keywords: reduce, reuse, recycle.

• Reduction of Abfall.kaufen food packaging are added to your waste, try to buy to solve food like fruits and vegetables;also can your home appliances regularly serviced or repaired. This would give your equipment longevity and throw away to avoid equipment.

• Reuse of objects. Appliances or home unused devices can be donated to charity. Can a cotton bag for shopping, this would reduce, evolve ways different paper or plastic bags take home the can reuse or recycle old items in the House;There are various sites that you can deploy with different ideas. Also buy reusable objects instead of disposables. Can water bottles or often plastic water bottles or disposable buy a coffee mug instead of coffee mugs get.

• Recovery; You can begin at home bed a composting.It would be also good for the environment and for your garden.Vermiculture or mask is also another way to recycle your waste and even resources near home, the objects you want to be recycled earn additional Einkommen.Find recycling.

Another source of household waste, eat Abfälle.Wie reduce your food waste? Start by buying food really consume and müssen.Es are studies that show that approximately 74% of people buy decision after entering the grocery store, why you need a shopping list.

But before you buy, please review your households deliveries and identify, what food consumed immediately will be a smart shopper sollte.Denken, about what will happen in the food, its container and packages, before you go ahead and can kaufen.Essen are kept in the refrigerator for a longer life and fruit and vegetable peelings could you go to your compost.

Other waste management concerns about hazardous materials in our homes.Government 500 hazardous waste and how it should be disposed these dangerous substances categorized free cleaners are very present in our houses, and chemical as domestic cleaning products, paints and pesticides and hazardous waste disposal not just like any other trash, we could start with organic.for colors, make sure that we enough and not too much to buy;about 4 million pounds of surplus ink collected in Minnesota of hazardous waste sites, 1998.

Save the environment, need to make more secure your home for your kids.

Household, electronics waste collection set - Nodaway News Leader

Household, electronics waste collection set
Published Online Oct 07, 2010 - 02:51 PM

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments announces a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Waste Collection to be held Saturday, October 9, in Nodaway County. The collections are open to residents of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth Counties only.

On October 9, the Nodaway County HHW/E-waste Collection will be held from 8 am until noon at the Nodaway County Maintenance Barn located at 1516 East Halsey, Maryville.
There is a variety of acceptable wastes that will be collected at the event. Examples of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) are: fertilizers and pesticides, household chemicals such as bleach, ammonia, cleaners, batteries, CFL bulbs, mercury, antifreeze, paint and varnish.
Do not mix HHW together. Keep HHW in original packaging.
Examples of E-waste to be collected are: computer monitors, computer hard drives, computer accessories, fax machines, televisions, microwaves and cell phones.
Changes in policies have been enacted this year disallowing motor oil, syringes, prescription medicines, compressed gas cylinders, smoke detectors, commercial waste, radioactive waste, explosive waste and unknown wastes.
For a complete listing of acceptable wastes, visit nwmocog.org. On the website there will also be proper disposal techniques described to dispose of the unacceptable wastes.
Minimal fees will apply for proper disposal of waste to help offset the high costs of recycling and proper disposal. Each participant must pay $5 to dispose of HHW.
Each participant is allowed one of the following: TV, computer monitor or microwave, free of charge. Additional quantities of these items require a $5 per unit fee. All other E-waste is free of charge.
Both collections are open to residents of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth Counties. Photo identification is required. Businesses are not eligible for the program and are subject to the rules established by the Missouri Statues regarding HHW/E-waste Disposal.
Jerry Stanfill, solid waste planner for the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments, emphasizes that ?Special collections are vital for our region because a typical home can contain many types of household hazardous products and electronic waste. In Northwest Missouri, there is no permanent facility that can handle the household chemicals that are collected during the one-day event in Maryville. The closest facility for residents to properly dispose of household hazardous waste is in the Kansas City Metro and disposal fees are charged.?
Hazardous products are used for cleaning, painting, beautifying, lubricating and disinfecting the house, yard, workshop and garage. The average American home accumulates 100 pounds of hazardous products by storing it in their basements, closets and garage. The health of the community and the environment is endangered when these types of products are discarded in storm drains, household garbage or sinks.
In 2007, the amount of electronic waste discarded, such as TVs, computers, peripherals, mice, keyboards and cell phones totaled about 2.5 million tons. The quantity of electronic waste that we are generating is steadily increasing. Lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants are among the substances of concern in electronics. These substances are included in the products for important performance characteristics, but can cause problems if the products are not properly managed at end of life.
The collection is sponsored by county commissions and Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments and is funded by a grant through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Northwest Missouri Regional Solid Waste Management District. If you have any questions or comments, contact Stanfill at 660.582.5121 or jerry@nwmorcog.org.
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Year round hazardous waste disposal - Lake Country Calendar

Published: October 12, 2010 7:00 PM

Black Press

Lake Country residents will soon be able to dispose of hazardous household materials year-round as the Regional District of Central Okanagan has contracted a permanent provider.

Regional district waste reduction facilitator Rae Stewart said this year’s hazardous waste round-up on Oct. 16 is the 20th annual event, and the final one.

“We’ve been looking for a permanent year-round facility for a while now,” she said.

Stewart said The Battery Doctors on Windsor Road in Kelowna have been awarded a contract to provide drop-off facilities six days a week for hazardous household materials.

The demand for hazardous household waste disposal is substantial in the region.

She noted the annual round-up day was a stop-gap measure.

People became accustomed to it as the chemicals could not be disposed of at the landfill or by way of the sewer system.

Stewart pointed out people want to do the right thing, but don’t have a lot of options for some of the more unusual materials.

Items accepted at the round-up are anything with a flammable, explosive or poisonous label.

The list includes solvents, chemicals, corrosive or toxic cleaners, pesticides and old gasoline. Automotive and household batteries, and propane tanks, are also accepted at the event.

“This is a much easier solution for residents,” Stewart said.

She said drop-offs can begin at The Battery Doctors starting the following week after the round-up.

She noted the annual waste drop-off is a steady event in terms of traffic.

Crews usually see close to 50,000 litres of chemicals and close to 1,000 vehicles arrive during the day.

The 20th annual Household Hazardous Waste Round-up will take place on Oct. 16 at the KLO campus of Okanagan College, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Access to the site will be off Raymer Avenue at Kelowna Secondary School.

For more information, visit www.regionaldistrict.com or contact the waste reduction office at 250-469-6250.

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The do's of household hazardous waste management

If you look under your sink, in your closet, or from your garage, there are products that will end once a hazardous waste, you can remove them. Some of you are dangerous in nature such as pesticides, cleaner, thin and paint. Others, however, on a relatively secure form of the battery and fluorescent light. Hazardous household waste (HHW) is that the corrosive, toxic, reactive and flammable as if improperly disposed of chaos in human health and the environment in General can create.

Pour it into the Lake and threatens to destroy the groundwater. If you sit can leave it on the common trash you, if you allow your material particles in the air to schweben.Sie add risk to the safety and health of sanitation workers will handle your HHW once you to the it.because of these risks have the effectiveness of domestic hazardous waste management.

Management of hazardous waste is nothing but a number of methods in the proper handling of HHW.to promote on a regular basis and to protect of human health and cleanliness and wellness environment. Here's what you can do:

1. Use the Produkte.Wenn you use, need to throw something; and reduzieren.produziert means that dispose of the amount of the HHW to your own little way many HHW all over the world every year.In the United States alone an average household produces about 100 pounds HHW, finally 1.6 million tonnes produced country every year help.

2. With someone you think share of the remaining products may need or find charities or groups, the donations accepted;You can change the excess products or to sell, if you want.

3. Never mix HHW with another HHW., some of these products can respond, explode or ignite when mixed. Save you in their original containers with still associated labels and position in areas where children cannot reach you.

(4) learn more about your HHW collection programs, community every year has many companies run a collection where HHW budgets ausgewählt.Auflistung days are premature, and some cities offer kits where bags, labels and instructions are included.

5. leave your HHW collection for local groups about your company not host-a collection of Programmen.Beispielsweise can your used batteries battery collection agencies for recycling geben.Einige battery retailers, in fact, participate in the battery recycling program and take batteries;same with fluorescent lamps retailers.

6. Check your medicine CABINET and see if there are old and expired drugs.Although some medications are not necessarily dangerous is cautious removal necessary because health-threatening elements and properties of the pill, you can crush and mix in the trash thrown, with coffee grounds and cat bedding and you liquid medicines, on the other hand, should from rags or paper towels in raised is absorbed in the trash can.Needles and sharps should be disposed of as the regular HHW.some cities accept medications when HHW listing expired this service should be claimed.

Management of hazardous waste are largely focused on the sale of HHW, but the amount of the reduction of waste processing should not be ignored, to reduce the HHW produced every year, it would help products with organic or non-toxic substances;use search head for these products the next time in the supermarket.

Why should we begin waste management

Waste management is something that every household, business, education and medical institutions should learn and implement. It is estimated that in the United States a study that every year about an American would produce 75 tonnes of waste by the environmental protection agency. Approximately 90% or 325-375 million tons of toxic waste is dumped every year from industrialized countries. THE United Nations 1992 had problems of around 60% of the countries of the World Summit reports on waste management.

It is not only the environment, we would need can cause waste disposed of properly to take care of that major health risks to humans or the communities that surround the area where the waste was disposed of. UNDP estimates that there are five million deaths per year due to incorrect disposal of waste.

Improper disposal of waste may reduce the risk of increased bugs or increase you can pests in the company distributed, dengue fever caused common mosquito element is very dangerous disease often water and stacking of garden waste associated with people can also for leptospirosis or infection get urine and faeces of pests can be disclosed. As broken glasses or scrap metals can cause also tetanus Hill.

Another danger of incorrect handling of waste, it would be hazardous substances and toxins that can affect the environment and societymedical or health and waste can radioactive isotopes that stick give the water and lead to have make dirty water where you can your child to schwimmen.Abgesehen medical waste also very dangerous if wrong, be released if you are coming from people who suffer from certain diseases, human waste;This would contaminate sources of water.

Unkempt yard and roads make would affect those who can regarding Leben.Es economy in the community an idea, it is unlikely that enterprises want to invest in a community that promotes security and security.

Most people believe that waste management is of considerable Summen.Es are actually not so sein.Nicht handle and waste irresponsibly tend to be more expensive, think dumping to income, by not trying to equipment and devices store lost.

Disposal of hazardous waste is a further important issue."hazardous waste" is actually very present in our Haushalt.Laut see EPA approximately 1.8 million tonnes of hazardous waste are each year;sold and the most homeowners are not even aware that you store hazardous chemicals in their closets.

Waste management can be summarized in three simple words: reduce, reuse and recycle.in the UK its recycling efforts could reduce 10-15 million tons of CO2, the each year;House and apartment owners and other institutions start by dividing the Recycle Bin, the monitoring of the quantities and types of waste that are sold, and to ensure that you correctly transported from your Web site may be.

Waste management training was provided successfully plan to employees, workers and workers with a waste management plan and people, the implementation.

Twenty eWaste depots by next October - Stuff.co.nz

By CLAIRE MCENTEE - The Dominion Post

Households and small businesses will be able to drop off their old computers and televisions at 20 electronic waste recycling depots around the country by next October.

E-waste disposers will pay a fee to use the service, designed to prevent tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous materials from being dumped in landfills.

The Government has contributed $400,000 to the set up of the depots, which will be a joint venture between Auckland e-waste recycling firm RCN Group and the Community Recycling Network, which represents local recycling initiatives around the country.

The Government has also put $750,000 towards this year's eDay, a national electronic waste disposal event, after refusing an initial funding application.

Joe Capizzi, chief executive of the RCN Group, said it would set up recycling facilities in Wellington and Christchurch to join its Auckland facility in processing the waste collected at the 20 depots. "We'll be trying to cover most corners of the country."

The RCN Group and the Community Recycling Network would also help fund the development of the depot network.

The depots were intended for IT products but could also collect old televisions, he said. Materials collected, such as glass and copper, would be distributed to local recyclers where possible.

"We're finally getting to a permanent solution rather than just having the once-a-year eDay."

Laurence Zwimpfer, chairman of eDay New Zealand, said eDay would be held on November 6 and Wellingtonians would again take their e-waste to Westpac Stadium.

The Environment Ministry had been concerned eDay was not evolving into a longer-term solution.

The e-waste depots were a step in the right direction but could struggle to become financially sustainable if people balked at paying for the service, Mr Zwimpfer said.

Ultimately the Government would need to impose a product stewardship scheme in which manufacturers covered the cost of recycling their goods, for example by paying a $30 tariff on products.

"The end consumer has to pay somewhere and if you put it on the purchase price no-one notices."

He urged people to get together with neighbours and pool their e-waste before dropping it off on November 6. The ministry would now handle the recycling of all the products collected.

The company charged with exporting waste from last year's eDay was prosecuted by the ministry for trying to export hazardous waste without permits, and its director was fined $13,590 in the Auckland District Court in August.

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Waste management jobs

Waste management is about the collection, transportation and disposal of waste from households, industrial and other institutions. Waste management has become an industry own. There are companies that offer services and pull your junk-e removed. There are different jobs, different waste management companies.

Various waste disposal company job would offer as a seller, customer service representatives, drivers, pickup staff and field characterization specialist waste;They are very important when the type of waste management services to home and property owners and industry owners need.

Each waste management staff do what exactly do? As in any type of activity, konnte. Vertriebsmitarbeiter can sales staff that target customers reach the company services promote waste management services on the Web, on foot or via the email.Companies should also make sure that it customer service representative, who would readily available to assist customers. A number of customer service reps who could handle complaints, service changes and upgrades would have suppliers of large waste management and the company.

Mechanics, drivers and pickup service personnel are also necessary in a company, Abfallwirtschaft.besteht the need for the conservation of trucks and deal with repairs and inspections;again, the number of mechanics, drivers and other staff are depending on scope and size of the company and its coverage area.

It is waste management specialists who ensure that einzuhalten.Es activities are regional, State and national laws various provisions which ensure would waste management companies would dispose waste and would pose no risk to the environment and society.

Waste management jobs are not only available in Entsorgungsunternehmen.Einrichtungen such as hospitals, medical clinics and pharmaceutical laboratories would organize beschäftigen.Abfallwirtschaft officers an officer and manage waste would would also responsible for monitoring the volume of waste and sometimes lead to reduce a project and to recycle.

Authorities should waste management Offiziere.In USA approximately 75 tonnes of waste by an average American each year; in a city imagine how many tonnes of waste are generated every year? it is definitely a need for an official to perform training and waste management in communities programs.

An officer would knowledge in generating statistics and evaluate reports executives or Government authorities would be submittedhis task would with investigated by illegal dumping of waste even coverage could budget formulation and control for the disposal of waste, to deal all charges, share their responsibility is at the forefront of research and development of environmental technologies that would help to reduce waste.

This can sometimes difficult to find Western management jobs can start to find jobs in different waste management sites;Online employment sites are good places to look for jobs;You can also start contacting local waste management Department and wondering whether it all positions, waste management;You can answer questions on the attitudes of processes and the conditions for the position.

Tyres burned in China, not recycled in Brisbane - Sydney Morning Herald

More than 11 million used tyres were exported from Australia to China and Vietnam last year.

More than a million used tyres from Brisbane are being burnt in China's coal mines while local tyre recyclers struggle to source enough rubber to keep their businesses afloat.

Last year, more than 11 million used tyres were exported from Australia to China and Vietnam, with 1.5 million sent from Brisbane wharves.

Ipswich-based recycler Chip Tyre chief executive Dave Mohr said a loophole in government regulations, which listed tyres as "regulated" rather than a "hazardous" waste, had allowed their mass export.

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Mr Mohr said the practice was "unethical, if not illegal" under the Basel Convention, which prevents the exchange of hazardous waste between countries.

“One of the problems at the moment is that tyres are being baled and sent to China for dubious reasons,” he said. “They are not being recycled, they are being used to fuel kilns or power stations or whatever.”

Tyres are often collected from companies by the cheapest bidding firms, rather than rubber recycling businesses.

Queensland Waste Recyclers Association executive director Rick Ralph said stopping the export of old tyres was critical for local recycling businesses.

"We use the rubber in adhesives and we use it for all sorts of applications, for bitumen in roads," he said.

"If we don't do it, guess where will be importing the rubber back from? China.

"We have businesses now ready and wanting to invest, but because we can't close this loophole and support the local recyclers, there is a danger our local recyclers will go out of business."

The company appears to have won a sympathetic ear from the Queensland Government which is preparing to introduce a $35 a tonne waste levy on businesses storing wastes, including tyres.

Sustainability minister Kate Jones said exporting second-hand tyres would be discussed at a meeting next month of all Australian environment ministers.

"This is federal legislation. As a state minister I am not a signatory to it," she said.

However, Ms Jones said she had met several times with the QWRA and conceded there were obstacles for rubber recyclers.

"At the moment it is cheaper to put them to these carriers than to do something else with the tyres," she said.

Mr Mohr said his business could not compete with those that collected tyres and shipped them to China.

"It is two to three times more expensive for me to do what I am doing compared to what they are doing," he said.

"Everybody believes their tyres are being dealt with in a responsible manner, but they aren't."

Mr Mohr said the major problem was a non-governmental fee collected by tyre retailers for each passenger vehicle tyre they sold.

"At the moment what is happening is that they will collect the $2.50 [for each tyre] and then whoever is the cheapest to the back door to pick the tyres up gets the job," he said.

"So if they can get rid of the tyres for $1.50, or $1.10 each, as some people are talking about to get rid of the tyres, then they are letting the tyres go to whomever might be the cheapest, rather than whomever might be recycling."

Recycled tyre rubber can be turned into grout, playground softfall and mixed in with road bitumen.

Ms Jones said the new Queensland waste levy, to be introduced next July, would put a "price signal" into the waste market and force "cowboy" operators out of the industry.

However, she said the Environmental Protection Agency was already taking action against two tyre recyclers in southeast Queensland, including one business with a licence to store 3000 tyres that had collected 180,000 tyres.

A second tyre recycling business which operated without a licence and without a council development application had been fined $85,000.

Ms Jones promised tougher penalties and more inspectors to monitor Queensland's emerging waste industry.

"We will have to have increased regulation. I believe we will have to have additional officers," Ms Jones said.

Finding enough tyre rubber was one of a number of issues addressed in the new Queensland Waste Strategy 2010-2020, which was launched in July.

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