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News Published on 12/13/2021
EPA to List PFAS as RCRA Hazardous Constituents and Trigger Broader Corrective Action Authority

EPA announces that it intends to list four PFAS as hazardous constituents under RCRA and expand corrective action authority to cleanup releases of PFAS and other emerging contaminants.

News Published on 7/16/2021
EPA Announces New Electronic Manifest User Fees

EPA announces revised fees for electronic hazardous waste manifests.

Article Published on 4/10/2023
Reduced, Reused and Recycled Powder Coatings Are the Future

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and with millions of pounds of powder coating going into landfills a year, these two companies have found novel approaches to dealing with this waste stream.

News Published on 4/29/2024
Axalta Wins 3 Edison Awards

Edison Awards winners were recently announced at the 37th annual Edison Awards event in Fort Myers, Florida. This is the sixth consecutive year that Axalta has won an Edison Award.

Article Published on 4/3/2024
Hexavalent to trivalent chromium — the environmental benefits

Regulatory pressures to switch from hexavalent chromium to trivalent alternatives are a growing concern for many finishing operations. In this Products Finishing Ask the Expert clinic, Brittany McKinney of Pavco discusses the environmental considerations driving these regulations. 

News Published on 4/27/2022
NASF New England Chapter to Hold In-Person Seminar

The seminar will cover training for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as hazard communication.

Article Published on 5/6/2019
Vapor Degreasing Process Uses TCE Replacement to Eliminate Hazardous Waste

A solid relationship with a solvent manufacturer has aided Electro-Spec Inc. with the implementation of a trichloroethylene replacement material in its vacuum degreasing unit to clean a customer’s micromachined parts more efficiently.  

Article Published on 7/1/2014
Is Your Electroplating Waste Hazardous?

Some that bears precious metals is, and there are a host of regulations to consider when recycling.

Experts Published on 5/1/2007
Defining RCRA-Hazardous Waste

One company said since our waste stream had a lead concentration of 40 mg/liter and this is over the TCLP threshold of five mg/liter, it is a RCRA-hazardous waste and gave us a quote from transportation and disposal as such. The other company claimed they can handle it as a non-hazardous waste since the waste stream’s concentration is less than 19 times the TCLP threshold of five mg/liter. Obviously, disposal as a hazardous waste is much more expensive than non-hazardous waste. Can you help us decide which way to go?

Article Published on 4/8/2024
Vacuum Degreaser Cleans Up a Messy Situation

By replacing its immersion parts washer with a vacuum degreasing system, this machine shop is much more efficient, saving the company money, man hours and the health of the operators.

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