Cut the Green Tape

In Bhopal, India, in 1984, a leak from a Union Carbide pesticide storage tank killed thousands of people sleeping in nearby residences. To mitigate the risk of a Bhopal-like incident in the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began requiring Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting, which obliges certain industrial facilities to provide data to the … [Read more…]

In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the generation, transport, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. The next time you can’t sleep, check out 40 CFR 261 through 265   to see the actual rules. The table below summarizes the rules for facilities who generate hazardous waste. The rules are complicated because they are … [Read more…]