Hazmat & Dangerous Goods Shipping

Shipping hazardous materials requires strict compliance with DOT and IATA regulations. MLI Environmental provides hazmat shipping solutions, including proper classification, labeling, and documentation to ensure safe and compliant transportation of dangerous goods. Reach out to us to simplify your hazmat shipping process.

Hazardous Ground Shipping vs. Air Shipping: Which is Right for Your Business?

When it comes to shipping hazardous materials, not all transportation methods are created equal. Depending on the type of material, its classification, and your business priorities—whether it’s speed, cost, or risk mitigation—choosing between ground or air transport can make a significant difference.

Selecting the Right Hazardous Waste Transporter: A Guide for Businesses

Choosing a reliable and compliant hazardous waste transporter ensures that a business’s hazardous waste is handled, transported, and disposed of safely, legally, and efficiently. For every business, managing hazardous waste has a wide range of legal and ethical responsibilities, of which safe transportation is a vital one.

How to Avoid Hazardous Waste Transportation Violations

Hazardous waste transportation requirements provide a regulatory framework for responsibly managing and handling hazardous materials during transit. These regulations are intended to minimize the risks of spills, leaks, and accidents that could otherwise contaminate soil, water, or air, consequently posing serious health hazards to communities and damaging ecosystems.

How Do You Ship Dangerous Goods Samples?

“What is considered a sample shipment of dangerous goods?” or “How do you ship samples of hazardous materials?” These are common inquiries we receive at MLI Environmental. A sample shipment of dangerous goods comprises small quantities of hazardous materials sent for testing, research, or quality control.

What You Need to Know About Safely Shipping Electric Bike Batteries

Shipping an electric bike battery presents its own set of unique challenges. The bikes are challenging enough to ship. They’re larger than a standard bike and bulky, with a weighty frame that makes for odd-sized packaging. Because of the motor and battery, the average electric bike weighs approximately 44 to 55 pounds, or 20 to 25 kilograms, about twice as much as a traditional bike.

Transportation and Disposal Requirements of Asbestos-Containing Materials

In Maine, asbestos removal regulations, including the transportation and disposal of asbestos-containing material (ACM) waste, are regulated by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. By law, ACM waste can only be transported to an approved landfill by a DEP-licensed “non-hazardous waste transporter.

10 Common Hazmat Shipping FAQs

Hazmat shipping companies specialize in all services related to the safe and compliant transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods.

“Cradle-to-Grave” Hazardous Waste: 6 Responsibilities to Understand When Shipping Dangerous Goods

Cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management is a comprehensive regulatory program established by the EPA under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The RCRA is a public law passed in 1976 that continues to provide a framework to manage hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste in the U.S properly.

5 Important Requirements for Hazardous Waste Drum Shipping Labels

A hazardous waste label is an important step when preparing a drum of harmful or dangerous goods for transportation. The specific intent of all hazardous waste labels is intended to communicate the specific hazards that the packaging may pose.

Hazardous Waste Q&A: Can You Ship Lithium Batteries?

Wondering if you can ship lithium batteries? Just take a look around any office, house, shop, or store. The answer, of course, is yes! Lithium batteries are shipped daily around the world. They are found everywhere and used to power everything from small electronic devices like pacemakers and smartphones, to electric bikes to large vehicles like forklifts and citywide electric buses.