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Hazardous Waste Defined

A solid waste or combination of solid wastes that, because of quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed, or otherwise managed. About 290 million tons of hazardous wastes are generated in the U.S. each year. About 4 percent is recycled. The rest is treated, stored or disposed. Of the hzardous wastes disposed, most are injected as a liquid into the ground in specially designed injection wells, a large quantity is placed in surface impoundments (pits, ponds and lagoons), and a small portion is placed directly on the land or buried.

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EPA complaint targets hospital redevelopment

Published November 21, 2008, 3:43 pm, Springfield News-Sun

An Ohio union has filed a complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the hospital redevelopment project.

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Action News Extras: TV Wasteland: What Will Happen To Your Analog TV?

Published November 21, 2008, 3:42 pm, WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

As the digital broadcasting switch gets closer, many people are planning to purchase new TVs over the holidays, but where will all those old TVs go?

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DTV Transition: E-Cycle or Keep Your Old TV?

Published November 21, 2008, 11:33 am, KTVN Reno

At the Waste Managment recycling center in Reno, old televisions are piling up. Officials say many people re-upgrading their old analog sets for digital ones, by way of electronic waste recycling.

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News briefs

Published November 21, 2008, 11:05 am, Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin

Find out what's happening in Plymouth and surrounding towns.

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Buck Institute "Goes Green" with Information Technology Infrastructure

Published November 21, 2008, 10:27 am, Newswise

Green technology now includes information technology infrastructure. The Buck Institute for Age Research has received LEED for Commercial Interiors Silver certification for a build out of new laboratory space, including an Innovation in Design Credit for Information Technology Infrastructure.

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Health Robotics Announces $60M Investment by Devon International Group and ITOCHU Inc. in the CytoCare(TM) and ...

Published November 21, 2008, 6:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Health Robotics today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Devon International Group and its strategic partner ITOCHU International, Inc., whereby DIG and ITOCHU have acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture, market, sub-license, implement, interface, and support Health Robotics' robots in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.

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'Sustain' a green holiday

Published November 21, 2008, 5:19 am, The Salinas Californian

During the holidays, the average Californian creates 25 percent more trash than usual. This year, plan a greener holiday that is gentler on our local environment and easier on your wallet.

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Bolingbrook a leader in green movement

Published November 21, 2008, 2:33 am, The Bolingbrook Sun

While Bolingbrook is still a "hot" destination for businesses and new residents, it is also quickly carving out a niche as one of the most environmentally sensitive towns in the Chicago area. New developments in the village have decidedly green aspects to them.

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Businesses earn Rockland Recycles Award for their waste reduction and recycling efforts

Published November 20, 2008, 11:36 pm, The Journal News

RAMAPO - When it comes to local recycling, Wenger North America appears to be on the cutting edge.

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DEC HEARING: Second hearing, same review

Published November 20, 2008, 10:37 pm, Niagara Gazette

A second round of comments from Niagara County residents produced similar reviews for a proposed statewide hazardous waste siting plan. And this time, the residents who believe the state has wrongfully concluded that New York’s hazardous waste disposal facilities are equally distributed were joined in their fight by a contingent of local elected officials.

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Wastes | US EPA

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The Love Canal Tragedy | EPA History | US EPA

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Household Hazardous Waste Newton, MA: City of Newton, MA
Mass DEP :: MA DEP Collection Centers Hazardous Household Products 2001
Minuteman Household Hazardous Waste Facility: Lexington, Massachusetts, serves other Mass. communities, including Watertown

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EUR-Lex - 31991L0689 - EN: Council directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste Eper.de

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Conditioning Plans that have been accepted by the Environment Agency ...

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WakeGOV.com - Household Hazardous Waste

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Public Works Department - Garbage/Recycl e

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Foundry Sand

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