by Peter Davis | May 21, 2018 | Waste Disposal
EPA has established a national system for tracking hazardous waste shipments electronically. This system known as the “e-Manifest” will modernize the nation’s cradle to grave hazardous waste tracking process. The e-Manifest system allows for three types of hazardous...
by Peter Davis | Jun 1, 2016 | Consulting, Waste Disposal
In some cases, lab waste may be excluded from hazardous waste regulations when properly discharged to a sewer system and mixed with domestic sewage that will be treated in a publically owned treatment works (POTW). In other cases, pouring lab waste down the drain is...
by Peter Davis | Dec 1, 2015 | Consulting, Waste Disposal
Midwest Environmental Services understands that making a hazardous waste determination of your waste is very important and has long term consequences, which is why a software development tool may be in our future. Midwest Environmental Services would like to report...
by Peter Davis | Nov 2, 2015 | Consulting, Waste Disposal
Midwest Environmental Services is reviewing the proposed rule changes which would revise the hazardous waste small quantity generator definition as well as other regulatory changes. In addition, Midwest Environmental Services has learned that EPA has proposed to...
by Peter Davis | Oct 1, 2015 | Consulting, HazCom, Transportation, Waste Disposal
For a while the EPA and other stakeholders have sought to transform the hazardous waste manifest system from its current paper-based approach to one that takes greater advantage of electronic information technologies. Midwest Environmental Services generally supports...
by Peter Davis | Sep 1, 2015 | Consulting, Waste Disposal
Midwest Environmental Services understands that the use of an aqueous parts washer could save you money, as well as time. It also may result in limiting employee exposure to harmful chemicals. Aqueous parts washers sometimes use cleaning agents which rely more on...