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New hazardous waste plan recommended for Ontario  -  25 Mar 2008
Globe and Mail,The Ontario Environment Ministry's system for tracking hazardous waste is so deficient the government often doesn't have accurate figures for how much

Hazardous waste firm obtains E Pease & Son  -  25 Mar 2008
MRW,Waste Care specialises in hazardous waste collection and disposal and it aims to increase its collection arm by this acquisition.

Got hazardous waste?  -  25 Mar 2008
Roanoke Times,Salem City is holding its bi-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day and Latex Paint-Swap on Saturday, April 5. Shred-It of Virginia will also be there to

Hazardous waste site may house solar energy farm  -  25 Mar 2008
Providence Journal,By Timothy C. Barmann A New York-based private developer plans to announce today it will build a $45-million solar energy farm on a former hazardous-waste

Residents want all waste gone  -  25 Mar 2008
Concord Monitor,Several residents said they expected to lose property value because of the hazardous waste dump. "To KeySpan, I say get rid of it all and we will all feel

Air & Waste Management Association And The University Of  -  25 Mar 2008
Pollution Online (press release),Topics will include specific applications of thermal treatment technologies; operational issues; government and regulatory policy issues; hazardous waste

Startech Environmental Announces Plans for Its Carbonless  -  25 Mar 2008
æ–°å?Žç¾Žé€š(æ–°é—»å?‘å¸ƒ),...hazardous and non-hazardous waste, industrial by-products and also items such as "e-waste," medical waste, chemical industry waste and other specialty

State: Zero rise in cancer cases  -  25 Mar 2008
Concord Monitor,Four properties on Liberty Hill Road are designated by his department as comprising the hazardous waste site, numbered 69, 77, 83 and 87.

Hazardous trash sends garbage collector to hospital  -  25 Mar 2008
KVUE,According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generate 1.6 million tons of household hazardous waste per year. The average home alone at

Aussie grants OTML permit for toxic wastes  -  25 Mar 2008
The National,Ok Tedi Mining Ltd has become the first company in the country to be given the Australian hazardous waste import permit for the disposal of polychlorinated

Lake Learning Column: Help prevent water pollution during spring ...  -  25 Mar 2008
DL-Online,The Becker County Regional Household Hazardous Waste facility is available for disposal of many of these chemicals. Check their website for a list of

Outlook Announces a $6.7 Million Private Placement to Convert ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Outlook has secured a contract with the waste management giant BFI Canada Inc that will supply Outlook and PBE with non-hazardous waste materials for the

Pompano Beach dry cleaner polluted soil, groundwater, EPA says  -  25 Mar 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,The Superfund program, established after the discovery of thousands of tons of hazardous waste in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, NY,

Electronic Recyclers International Launches 1-800-Recycling  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),...tires, oil, paint, glass, plastic, household hazardous waste, wood, mattresses, carpet, junk â€“ basically everything that can be recycled.

City appoints first Clean City coordinator  -  25 Mar 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Voss worked with Californiaâ€™s transportation department and a hazardous waste facility in Robstown, giving her experience in environmental impacts and

Anti-Epileptics, Sex Hormones, Mood Stabilizers, Antibiotics Among ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Democracy Now,AMY GOODMAN: And itâ€™s written, â€œAt hospitals, the EPA flags about three dozen specific drugs as hazardous waste. [â€¦] They say many hospitals still dump some

Medical waste, now a â€˜burning issueâ€™  -  Mar 23, 2008
Sify,Sadly, there is no such hazardous waste management plan in India. Conversely, European laws require countries to separate collection and storage of solid

Nuclear Energy breakthrough--from Atomic Waste to Recycled Inert ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Cutting Edge,All countries in the industrialized world are waking up to the need for safer hazardous waste disposal methods. The laws of conservation of energy and mass

Hazardous waste from sugar mills affecting locals and their livelihood  -  Mar 23, 2008
The News - International,By By Jan Khaskheli, Karachi According to a recent survey, fishermen deriving their livelihood from 350-kilometre-long Sindh coast, spreading from Badin and

2 Collier crashes: Injuries, roadblocks, waste spill  -  Mar 24, 2008
Bonitanews (subscription),Collier County sheriff's deputies were on the scene of two crashes this morning, one with injuries and one with a hazardous waste spill.

Hazardous waste collection day set for April 26  -  Mar 22, 2008
Carlsbad Current Argus,The Eddy County Commission on Tuesday approved up to $12500 as its share to sponsor the event, and another $10000 for agriculture hazardous waste collection

HYDROGEN ENGINE CENTER ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH STARTECH ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
World-Wire (press release)...hazardous and non-hazardous waste, industrial by-products and also items such as "e-waste," medical waste, chemical industry waste and other specialty

Loudoun Landfill Added to Nation's Hazardous Waste Sites List  -  Mar 19, 2008
Washington Post,The Environmental Protection Agency added the 25-acre Hidden Lane Landfill in Sterling to its National Priorities List of Superfund hazardous waste sites.

How homeowners can dispose of hazardous waste  -  Mar 18, 2008
Newsday,While the caller's intentions were good - properly disposing of household hazardous waste can go a long way toward keeping our groundwater and soil

Hazardous waste disposal in Tracy  -  Mar 22, 2008
Stockton Record,By The Record TRACY - The city of Tracy and San Joaquin County will host a household hazardous waste disposal from 9 am to 3 pm April 26 at the Tracy

World Bank reassesses funding for Ramkyâ€™s Tamil Nadu plant  -  Mar 23, 2008
Livemint,Rallying point: A file photo of villagers protesting against Ramkyâ€™s plan to build a facility to treat hazardous waste in Gummidipoondi.

Hazardous Waste Program Preparing For Trash  -  Mar 21, 2008
CD98.9,Norfolk's hazardous waste program is preparing for your trash. Supervisor of the waste Management Section in Norfolk county Jennifer wilson tells CD 98-9

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS  -  Mar 24, 2008
Macon Telegraph,The municipal landfill "is not constructed with the same level of containment of a hazardous waste facility," he said. Thus, "it increases the potential

Old Landfill Added To EPA Hazardous Waste Site List  -  Mar 21, 2008
Leesburg Today,...community might finally get some answers soon, as the site was listed this week on the federal list of the most hazardous waste sites in the country.

City should join hazardous waste collection program  -  Mar 20, 2008
KC Community News,The time has come for Raytown to join the Mid-America Regional Councilâ€™s Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program.

Green Line: answers to readers' environmental questions  -  Mar 23, 2008
Asbury Park Press,A: Monmouth County residents should bring cold and heat packs to the county Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Tinton Falls and can put dry packs in the

How to get rid of old medicines  -  Mar 22, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,If there is no "take-back" program, you can check with your local Household Hazardous Waste Program for proper disposal methods. You can find information

Lapeer residents to get opportunity to dispose of their hazardous ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Romeo Observer,Lapeer County farmers and residents will have the opportunity to dispose of unwanted pesticides and hazardous waste on Saturday, April 19.

One-day depot for household hazardous waste March 29  -  Mar 18, 2008
Ottawa Start (press release),The City of Ottawa is hosting a one-day household hazardous waste collection depot from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, March 29 at the Trail Waste Facility,

Hazardous Waste Day set  -  Mar 18, 2008
Mansfield News,By Meredith Holford Mansfield residents can welcome spring with an annual town rite â€” Household Hazardous Waste Day - on April 5 from 8 am to 1 pm at the

Hazardous waste drained at Dounreay  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Herald,The last 1500 tonnes of hazardous liquid sodium has been drained from the prototype fast reactor (PFR) at Dounreay, marking an important milestone in the

Laptops to the rescue!  -  Mar 22, 2008
Trinidad & Tobago Express,..."awareness raising," and mentions that the convention in question is about the control of transboundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal.

Only one hazardous waste collection in '08  -  Mar 17, 2008
Murfreesboro Post,Rutherford County residents will have only one chance to drop off hazardous waste this year as Tennessee expands the program to other, more rural counties,

More waste depots needed  -  Mar 15, 2008
Toronto Star,...is true that it will motivate more people to dispose of them properly, but I think the real problem is in the lack of accessible hazardous waste depots.

ELECTRONIC WASTE  -  Mar 20, 2008
Press Information Bureau (press release),The Ministry of Environment and Forests have notified the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 as amended in 2003 which regulate the

Recycling program considers options  -  Mar 22, 2008
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com,BY MATT MILLER Cumberland County Recycling & Waste Authority's much-used recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs will be held at various

Digital World - Proper e-waste management makes sense and cents  -  Mar 14, 2008
Daily Nation,Whereas it is proper to have structures and laws that guide all those handling hazardous waste, there are a few issues that need to be addressed as a matter

Elgin spring cleanup to start  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Courier News,Residents should contact the city's Household Hazardous Waste hot line at (800) HHW-PKUP to learn how to dispose of those types of items.

More problems at SHS  -  Mar 24, 2008
Marianas Variety,Gesco, an on-site contractor that handled the removal of hazardous waste from Southern High, has already contacted a certified chlorine sub-contractor.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Dates Set  -  Feb 27, 2008
Washington Post,Owners of small businesses can dispose of hazardous waste from 9 am to 2 pm on April 9, July 23 and Oct. 1 at the Interstate 66 Transfer Station Complex at

New program designed to divert more waste  -  Mar 19, 2008
Tillsonburg News,In fact, this yearâ€™s household hazardous waste day for Tillsonburg will run from 9 am to 2 pm on May 10, at the public works yard on Spruce Street.

Time to dump hazardous waste  -  Mar 16, 2008
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,Bi-County Solid Waste Management Systems will hold its annual household hazardous waste collection, open to Tennessee residents, from 8 am to 2 pm March 29

County could get household hazardous waste collection site  -  Mar 16, 2008
Daily News Journal (subscription),By SCOTT BRODEN Rutherford County, along with assistance from the state, hopes to establish a permanent household hazardous waste collection site in the

Connecticut companies agreed to pay hazardous waste fines  -  Feb 27, 2008
Newsday,The EPA has reached a settlement with the companies in Meriden and Bridgeport, for alleged violations of hazardous waste laws in 2003.

Hazardous-waste meeting tonight in Oceanside  -  Mar 3, 2008
Newsday,BY JENNIFER SMITH | jennifer.smith@newsday.com 6:19 PM EST, March 3, 2008 A proposal to clean up hazardous waste at two state Superfund sites in Oceanside

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