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Sustainability, Waste Management

Lab Waste: Why Recycle?

Discarded lab waste poses a major environmental and public health challenge. Fortunately, there are strategies to mitigate these dangers. By recycling even a portion of this, researchers can drastically reduce the footprint of their lab. Around 2.12 billion tons of...
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Waste Management, Regulatory Compliance

RCRA: Major Challenge for LQG, SQG, and VSQG Compliance

The United States Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) dictates waste disposal and handling compliance requirements nationally for generators of all sizes. Unfortunately, given the confusing...
BY Joshua McRae August 11, 2023

Waste Management, EHS Strategy

Hazardous Waste Incineration—Logjams and Workarounds

Hoping to highlight current hazardous waste incineration issues occurring nationwide, I sat down with Triumvirate Environmental’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Tim Mooney. As one of our premier...
BY Emma Wightman June 14, 2023

Waste Management, Recycling & Reuse

Plastics Recycling: By The Numbers

If you are looking to pursue a successful recycling program or enhance an existing one, it will help to understand the types of plastics involved in order to maximize sustainability and ROI in this...
BY TEI Experts April 7, 2023
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Hazardous Materials, Waste Management

Best Practices for Changing VOCLok Filters

The VOCLok is a great tool, but it needs filter replacements to operate properly. Executing the replacement process is more an art than a science—but luckily, there are best practices to help guide...
BY Ian Lanza February 9, 2023
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Waste Management, Recycling & Reuse

Recycling, Simplified—Even for the Most Challenging Wastes

Recycling doesn't have to be so complex—new options are emerging that allow managers to rethink the end of life of plastic waste, even for plastics that have historically been the most challenging to...
BY Nicholas Barbera January 24, 2023
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Waste Management

6 Conditions that Should Trigger a Waste Disposal Process Review

As an operations, facilities, environmental, health, or safety manager, are you responsible for handling the waste that your company generates? If so, perhaps it’s just discarded papers, cardboard,...
BY Greg Klyachman July 14, 2022
Waste Disposal Process Review

Waste Management, Regulatory Compliance

How to Review & Maintain Your Hazardous Waste Profiles to Avoid Sudden Costs

Keeping your waste profiles current and accurate is an important part of running a successful environmental management system for both cost and compliance reasons. Hazardous waste profiles are...
BY TEI Experts March 24, 2022
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Hazardous Materials, Waste Management

EHS History: The Origin of PCBs and Their Impact Today

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (or PCBs) are a classification of organic man-made chemicals that includes carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine atoms. Many of a PCB's physical and chemical characteristics are...
BY TEI Experts October 5, 2021
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Waste Management, Regulatory Compliance

DEA Controlled Substance Disposal: How to Achieve Compliance

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) imposes stringent rules and restrictions on DEA controlled substances to ensure that safety and environmental responsibility is held to the highest standard. If your...
BY TEI Experts May 12, 2021
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