According to the EPA, a hazardous waste is either listed in one of the several lists prepared by the EPA, or, it exhibits one or more of the following characteristics: ignitable, reactive, corrosive, ...

On April 2, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed numerous changes to the ignitability characteristic under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which is one of ...

It took nearly thirty years, but EPA has updated the test methods used to determine whether a waste is an ignitable hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The ...

Have you ever wondered how to properly dispose of unwanted chemicals or electronic devices from your home? While Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) cannot accept household wastes, there are ...

Are Belmont residents recycling and throwing their trash out correctly? Certain items that are no longer useful shouldn’t go in the trash barrel, recycling bin or down the drain. These items need to ...

Hazardous waste includes substances that are solids, liquids and gases. The EPA definition of hazardous waste includes substances that possess a hazardous characteristic (e.g. toxic, ignitable, ...