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 ...

With Lowell’s trash and recycling in the headlines recently, the time would be right to turn the spotlight on a different but related issue, the disposal of hazardous household waste. The problem here ...

Five general principles of waste minimization apply just as well to the smaller-scale operations of research laboratories as they do to industrial settings: Chemicals can be ordered conservatively to ...

The incinerators operate at temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius, using a dual-chamber system. “The primary chamber ...

As US teachers discover more and more legacy chemicals in schools, funding for cleanup is hard to find. Educators, nonprofits ...

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk ...

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 ...

Recycling can be an important option for businesses offering nicotine products. Through innovative solutions, it is possible ...

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

A Kaiser Permanente building near its headquarters in Oakland, Calif. (Coolcaesar via Wikipedia) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $49 million settlement Friday ...

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.