ERG Environmental: The Importance of Hazardous Waste Management for Businesses

According to an article on Blue and Green Tomorrow titled “Importance of Hazardous Waste Management for Businesses” , sustainable manufacturing, which focuses on minimizing waste and reducing environmental impact, has become a critical practice for manufacturing companies. With industrial waste materials accumulating faster than they can be removed, businesses face increasing pressure to recycle and…

Preventing Hazardous Waste Problems

What should be done about hazardous waste sites?Laws now protect lands from contamination. Many sites were damaged before those laws were passed. Cleaning up toxic wastes costs a lot of time and money. Sometimes the company that caused the damage no longer exists. Sometimes they cannot afford cleanup. Then it becomes the government’s job to…

Safely dispose of household hazardous waste

Some household consumer products contain chemicals that can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health once they enter landfills or solid waste incinerators. While industrial sources of hazardous waste are strictly regulated, we rely on residents to identify and properly dispose of household hazardous waste. Do not throw any hazardous waste in…