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	Hazardous waste - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some hazardous waste generators are larger companies like chemical manufacturers, electroplating companies, and oil refineries.
		Hazardous wastes are generated by nearly every industry; those industries that themselves generate few hazardous wastes nonetheless use products from hazardous waste generating industries.
		Other hazardous wastes are generated in the manufacture of fiber optics and copper wire used in electronic transmission, as well as magnetic disks, paper for technical manuals, photographs for packaging and publicity, and trucks for transportation of the finished product.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hazardous_waste (691 words)

	Hazardous Waste \| Wastes \| US EPA
		Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment.
		In regulatory terms, a RCRA hazardous waste is a waste that appears on one of the four hazardous wastes lists (F-list, K-list, P-list, or U-list), or exhibits at least one of four characteristics—ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.
		Hazardous waste is regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C. For more information on the RCRA statute and links to the regulations, visit RCRA Laws and Regulations.
	www.epa.gov /epaoswer/osw/hazwaste.htm (1304 words)

	Hazardous Waste
		The material becomes a waste (1) when it is removed from the process and is intended for discard, or (2) when it is determined to no longer be of use.
		The person responsible for the process (the generator) must determine if the material is a waste, and proceed to the subsequent classifications of solid waste, hazardous waste, or non-regulated hazardous waste.
		: any solid waste that is technically not a "hazardous waste", but may pose a significant hazard to human health or the environment, or is unacceptable at local solid waste management facilities.
	www.ncsu.edu /ehs/waste.htm (609 words)

	MoDNR Hazardous Waste Program Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hazardous waste, simply, is any waste that because of its quantity or characteristics may pose a threat to human health or the environment.
		Waste that exhibits specific characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity or is listed as hazardous waste in state or federal regulations must be managed as hazardous waste.
		The waste generated by these types of businesses may exhibit one of the characteristics of, or is listed as, a hazardous waste and must be safely managed.
	www.dnr.mo.gov /env/hwp (324 words)

	WDNR - Waste & Materials Management Program: Hazardous Waste
		The number of hazardous waste generators and the quantity of hazardous waste that they generate is declining each year as everyone learns how much it costs to generate wastes and manage hazardous wastes according to the strict requirements that apply.
		The commercial hazardous waste facilities in Wisconsin primarily focus on recycling of hazardous waste solvents and mercury, fuel blending of hazardous wastes for energy recovery, storage of hazardous wastes prior to the treatment at licensed hazardous waste facilities in other states, and treatment of hazardous wastes to facilitate disposal.
		There are no operating hazardous waste disposal facilities (i.e., landfills) in Wisconsin, three incinerators (two private and one commercial) and two non-commercial open burning/open detonation facilities for reactive (explosive) hazardous wastes.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/aw/wm/hazard (323 words)

	Municipal Solid Waste - Household Hazardous Waste
		Improper disposal of household hazardous wastes can include pouring them down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or in some cases putting them out with the trash.
		For more information on which wastes at home are hazardous refer to the list of common household products with potentially hazardous ingredients.
		To avoid the potential risks associated with household hazardous wastes, it is important that people always monitor the use, storage, and disposal of products with potentially hazardous substances in their homes.
	www.epa.gov /epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/hhw.htm (814 words)

	Hazardous Waste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hazardous waste must be disposed of through a permitted hazardous waste disposal contractor or an agricultural waste pesticide collector, when available.
		Hazardous wastes generated in the course of maintaining equipment, such as solvents and parts washer solution, must be collected and placed in closed containers and labeled with the words Hazardous Waste.
		Solvents that are hazardous only because of their ignitability (such as mineral spirits) generally may be mixed with used oil, as long as the solvent content is less than 10 percent of the total volume of the solvent-oil mixture.
	waterhome.brc.tamus.edu /texasyst/hazardous.html (3345 words)

	Hazardous Waste Disposal Advice
		Hazardous materials are used at most federal facilities in the Atlantic Region for activities as ordinary as cleaning to highly specialized work with radioactive materials.
		Some hazardous materials, however, may no longer be required, such as laboratory chemicals, some may have reached the end of their lifespan, such as batteries and used oil, and some may have been found to be a health or environmental concern, such as leaded paint and asbestos.
		Waste may be properly disposed of at provincially licensed landfills or by licensed haulers at licensed waste facilities.
	www.ns.ec.gc.ca /epb/wastemgmt/hazwaste.html (436 words)

	United Nations Division for Sustainable Development- Sustainable Development Issues - Waste (Hazardous)
		Managing hazardous wastes was discussed by the Commission on Sustainable Development at its second and seventh sessions and by the General Assembly at its nineteenth Special Session.
		The Statement recognizes the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes as part of the wider issues of water protection, improved sanitation, solid waste management and economic and social development.
		It calls for the reduction of the impacts of hazardous wastes on human health and the environment and promotes a fundamental shift in emphasis from remedial measures to preventive measures such as reduction at source, reuse, recycling and recovery.
	www.un.org /esa/sustdev/sdissues/waste_hazardous/wasteh.htm (220 words)

	CT DEP: Hazardous Waste Determinations
		The hazardous waste determination requirements are found in section 22a-449(c)-102(a)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA), incorporating 40 CFR 262.11.
		A hazardous waste determination is a procedure used to determine whether a waste is a hazardous waste.
		Using knowledge of the waste to conduct a hazardous waste determination involves a well thought out process in which the waste materials or the process generating the waste are considered.
	dep.state.ct.us /wst/hazardous/hwd.htm (1574 words)

	DSHM - Hazardous Waste Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials distributes hazardous waste annual reporting forms and instructions every January to more than 3,000 hazardous waste generators and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities that may be required to file an annual report with the Department.
		The department requires notification through a hazardous waste manifest document at the time a generator ships hazardous waste, and at the time the waste is received by the treatment, storage or disposal facility.
		Financial assurance ensures that the owner/operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility subject to Part 373 permitting is able to provide closure, post-closure and corrective action activities to protect human health and the environment.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dshm/hzwstman/hzwst.htm (1223 words)

	MT DEQ Hazardous Waste Home Page
		The Waste Management Unit is responsible for regulating storage, treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste and used oil for all hazardous waste generators in the State of Montana.
		Permits are issued to ensure hazardous waste facilities are operated in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
		Persons who generate hazardous waste (with certain exceptions) are required to maintain an annual generator registration and to pay a registration fee each year, in addition to obtaining an identification number.
	www.deq.state.mt.us /HazWaste (222 words)

	Garbage -- Hazardous Waste
		Hazardous waste presents immediate or long-term risks to humans, animals, plants, or the environment.
		These by-products include sulfuric acid, heavy metals found in batteries, and silver-bearing waste, which comes from photo finishers, printers, hospitals, schools, dentists, doctors, and veterinarians.
		If you think industry is the only source of hazardous waste, you may be surprised.
	www.learner.org /exhibits/garbage/hazardous.html (321 words)

	Household Hazardous Waste - Illinois EPA - Bureau of Land
		View a complete list of household hazardous wastes that are and are not accepted at one-day collections.
		Modern latex paint does not contain hazardous constituents and can be dealt with in cheaper, more efficient ways than at a HHW collection.
		An Agency contractor assures that all wastes are properly containerized, manifested and safely transported to their ultimate destination.
	www.epa.state.il.us /land/hazardous-waste/household-haz-waste (536 words)

	Household Hazardous Waste - Alberta Environment
		Many of these wastes are potentially damaging to our environment and to our health and safety.
		We all have a responsibility to ensure that these wastes are managed safely and effectively.
		Over 4.5 million litre equivalents of household hazardous waste materials have been safely treated and disposed of in the province since 1988.
	www3.gov.ab.ca /env/waste/aow/hhw (133 words)

	Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality - SHWD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The solid waste facilities that are regulated by this program include local community landfills (both operating and closed), municipal waste baling stations and transfer facilities, industrial waste landfills, industrial waste treatment facilities and units, and used oil storage facilities.
		The second function of the Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Program is to require monitoring of groundwater around waste treatment and disposal facilities, and to impose corrective action requirements on owners of facilities whenever groundwater contamination is discovered.
		These include all of the facilities that are subject to both solid and hazardous waste management facility permits, and all facilities that generate either hazardous waste or used oils.
	deq.state.wy.us /shwd/index.asp?pageid=4 (886 words)

	CCCSWA - Hazardous Waste
		Household hazardous wastes (HHW) should never be thrown into the trash or washed down the household or storm drains.
		Hazardous chemicals can "pass through" treatment processes or storm drains and get discharged into the environment.
		This occurs because wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove hazardous chemicals from wastewater, and storm drains flow directly to the Bay without any treatment at all.
	www.wastediversion.org /hazard.htm (232 words)

	Minnesota State Hazardous Waste and Tanks Rules - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
		Classification of wastes as hazardous by the agency.
		Special requirements for waste collected as result of household hazardous waste management program.
		Waste specific prohibitions; third one-third of regulated wastes.
	www.pca.state.mn.us /waste/hw_mnrules.html (687 words)

	Just Say No - E-Waste Backgrounder
		The stream of Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) contributes significantly to the heavy metals and halogenated substances contained in the municipal waste stream.(28) Because of the variety of different substances found together in electroscrap, incineration is particularly dangerous.
		Hazardous emissions to the air also result from the recycling of WEEE containing heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium.(39) These emissions could be significantly reduced by means of pre-treatment operations.
		As a result, the Basel Ban was adopted, promising an end to the export of hazardous waste from rich OECD countries to poor non-OECD countries for recovery operations by December 31st 1997.
	www.svtc.org /cleancc/pubs/sayno.htm (7157 words)

	Oregon DEQ Household Hazardous Waste Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hazardous wastes that reach our landfills can leach into the soil, polluting water and threatening all living things.
		Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Application - The application process for 2005's events is closed.
		For questions, comments, or further information please email solwaste@deq.state.or.us or contact the Department of Environmental Quality's Solid Waste Policy and Program Development Section, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 503-229-5913 or toll-free in Oregon, 1-800-452-4011.
	www.deq.state.or.us /wmc/solwaste/hhw/hhw.html (403 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Environment: Hazardous Waste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Coastal Hazardous Waste Site Reviews - US NOAA review documents describing their evaluations of more than 300 hazardous waste sites that EPA has proposed for addition to the National Priorities List.
		EPA SW-846: Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods - EPA publication SW-846 is the Office of Solid Waste's official compendium of analytical and sampling methods for use in complying with the RCRA regulations.
		Oregon DEQ Hazardous Waste Program - Proper hazardous waste management is an integral part of protecting Oregon's land, air, and water systems.
	dmoz.org /Science/Environment/Hazardous_Waste (637 words)

	Hazardous Waste
		Now is the time to rid your home of household hazardous materials or wastes which cannot be reused, recycled, or properly disposed of with trash.
		Household hazardous waste must be transported with extreme care in labeled, sturdy, leak-proof containers.
		The Santa Cruz County Hazardous Waste Program is sponsored by the County of Santa Cruz and the Cities of Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Capitola and Santa Cruz.
	www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us /hazwaste.htm (290 words)

	EPA - Envirofacts Warehouse - Waste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Superfund is a program administered by the EPA that locates, investigates, and cleans up the worst hazardous waste sites throughout the United States.
		In general, all generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste are required to provide information about their activities to state environmental agencies.
		With Envirofacts, you can obtain detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators from facilities in your area, as well as data on waste management practices from treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
	oaspub.epa.gov /enviro/ef_home2.waste (188 words)

	Hazardous Wastes Disposal Theme Page
		This global environmental treaty regulates the transboundary movements of such wastes and obliges parties to the convention to manage and dispose of the wastes in an environmentally sound manner.
		They provide answers to questions about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.
		HAZ-ED: Classroom Activities for Understanding Hazardous Waste Teacher resources include downloadable PDF files that offer warm up exercises, activities, fact flashes, and a glossary.
	www.cln.org /themes/hazardous.html (666 words)

	Hazardous Waste Program
		The Hazardous Waste Program is responsible for regulating the storage, treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste in the state of South Dakota.
		The hazardous waste program also provides technical assistance, conducts inspections, conducts complaint investigations, and assigns generator identification numbers.
		Disposal options for the collected debris will be based upon whether the waste stream is considered a hazardous waste and the amount of debris generated.
	www.state.sd.us /denr/des/wastemgn/HWaste/HWpage1.htm (483 words)

	Hazardous Waste
		The average home generates more than 25 lbs of hazardous material every year, with much of the waste ending up in landfills or contaminating surface waters.
		Products and waste materials ranging from cleaners and automotive fluids to pesticides and photography chemicals, however, can be disposed of at the Minuteman facility on 8 different weekends every year.
		Mercury that enters the waste stream eventually passes through the incineration process only to be deposited through the air to local ponds and streams.
	ci.lexington.ma.us /OCD/Health/HazWaste.htm (1743 words)

	TDEC: Solid Waste Management
		The mission of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management is to protect and enhance the public health and environment from existing and future contamination of the land through proper management and remediation of solid and hazardous wastes.
		Division activities are land-based, regulating both solid waste and hazardous waste through specialized programs and functions.
		In addition to oversight of hazardous waste facilities, the program includes the State Remediation Program for sites that are not permitted but need clean up, and the Used Oil Management Program, which operates under regulations established to encourage recycling of used oils.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/swm (298 words)

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