Retail hazardous waste

Retail hazardous waste

Many consumer products sold for home care, personal care, automotive care, pest control and other purposes qualify as hazardous waste when discarded. Although state and federal regulations continue to permit homeowner disposal of these products into the solid waste stream, state agencies are becoming more stringent in enforcing existing hazardous waste regulations at the retail level.

In Florida, [ [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/hazardous/pages/laws.htm Summary of Hazardous Waste Regulations » Waste Management » Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) ] ] and in other states, responsibility for proper disposal of retail hazardous waste falls upon the generator. It cannot be disposed of through the typical solid waste stream, but must be transported in accordance with DOT and EPA (RCRA) regulations to a properly-permitted TSDRF (Treatment Storage Disposal and/or Recycling Facility).

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* Hazardous waste


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