During the summer lull, your facility may have a scheduled shutdown or your school is free of students and other staff. These shutdowns are an excellent time to service equipment and to switch out fluorescent lights.
Other than generating hazardous waste, many companies also generate electronic waste or “e-waste” but may not know it. Those computers you purchased from the big box stores have components to them that can be recycled, reused, or scraped.
As of June 30th, 2018, The Environmental Protection Agency is establishing a new system for tracking hazardous waste shipments. This new system is known as the “e-Manifest” and its purpose is to make the tracking of hazardous waste shipments much easier an…
Schools are getting out and this time of year and our time is dedicated to schools, both private and public, undergrad and university. MLI Environmental understands that as the school year winds down, so does the school budget.
Hazardous waste must be dealt with differently than normal waste or garbage in order to minimize its harmful effects on human health and the environment.
Let’s get compliant! If you read our last blog, we talked about the most common places to find hazardous chemicals in a school. Here we are going to give you tips on how to make your school compliant and solutions to potential violations.
There are many areas within schools where you will be shocked to find hazardous chemicals. It could be an outside storage shed, closet, classroom, or maintenance area; it is likely there is an abundance of chemicals in your schools.
Below are 10 of the most common hazardous waste violations we see in facilities: Open Containers One of the most common violations and source of fines is for having open containers of hazardous waste.
Working in a laboratory every day can bring excitement and daily surprises. What is even more interesting is the places you would not expect to find one of these laboratories.
Each industry has its own unique hazardous wastes and materials that it produces. Each bi-product of the business has a specific way that it should be handled for proper biomedical disposal.
