| Environmental Concerns |
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Managing Facility Wastes |
Regulatory Interpretations |
Managing the generation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste is one of the most difficult environmental management challenges for laboratory personnel. Common issues to address include classification, storage, labeling, treatment, and disposal of facility wastes as well as identifying opportunities for waste minimization. This section will review these areas and indicate appropriate management techniques.
| These documents were issued by the Environmental Protection (EPA) Headquarters to regions, states, and/or the regulated community and explain what must be done to meet environmental requirements or explain how EPA will exercise its discretion in implementing statutory or regulatory requirements. They are to be used when transferring wastes off-site to permitted waste management facilities, as well as to justify current waste management practices.
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| Reduce, Reuse, Recycle |
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Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources and generates a host of environmental, financial,
and social benefits. After collection, materials are separated and
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Benefits of Recycling
- Conserves resources for our children's future
- Prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and
water pollutants
- Saves energy
- Supplies valuable raw materials to industry
- Creates jobs
- Stimulates the development of greener technologies
- Reduces the need for new landfills and incinerators
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The
practices of recycling paper and aluminum are well known; however, less
well known SEFSC recycling efforts include:
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