If you operate a place of business that deals with potentially hazardous wastes, it’s important to familiarize yourself and the workplace with the types of wastes that actually exist. If wastes are disposed of improperly then the health of you, your employees and the environment can be seriously affected. Along with the potential harm to human and environmental health, lawsuits associated with improper disposal can be significant.
To avoid getting caught in a lawsuit like CarMax and the $1.6 million they had to pay in a settlement, read this post and learn about one of the more common types of hazardous waste:
The listed wastes.
Defining a Hazardous Waste in Virginia
We already wrote a blog for your reading pleasure about the many different types of hazardous waste, so this should be a quick review.
There are three primary types of hazardous waste.
Characteristic
Mixed radiological
Listed
Characteristic wastes are identified as such, so long as they exhibit ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity, as noted by the EPA.
Mixed radiological wastes are any hazardous wastes that also contain radioactive materials and elements.
Listed Wastes
Listed wastes are the type that have been deemed hazardous and placed on categorized lists by the EPA. Found on one of the four of these lists, listed wastes are typically results from manufacturing and industrial processes.
Read more: What is a Listed Hazardous Waste?