The Mercury Export Ban of 2008 is made up of multiple provisions, but it principally works by prohibiting the transfer of elemental mercury by federal agencies (with some exceptions), it banned U.S. export of mercury as of 2013, and by requires the Department of Energy...
Hazardous waste is a necessary byproduct of many essential industrial processes, but it must be managed carefully in order to protect ourselves, our workers, and our environment. During the course of proper management, there are a number of safe and responsible treatment, destruction, and disposal...
In order for a waste type to be categorized as a hazardous waste (and regulated as such), it must exhibit at least one of four characteristics: toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity....
OSHA conducts thousands of inspections each year, and the reasons behind them are myriad: a referral, a scheduled visit for a business in a high hazard industry, or a workplace accident investigation are among the most common. You’re not likely to find a business owner or...
LO’s Environmental Services is lauded as a steward of compliance and safety in handling, treating, transporting, storing, and disposing hazardous waste. ECOFLO collects hazardous waste created by manufacturing, healthcare, higher education, etc… and properly disposes of it according to strict federal and state regulations. You...
ECOFLO is proud to announce that we have received our new RCRA Part-B Hazardous Waste permit from NCDENR! The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste permitting program helps ensure the safe treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes by establishing specific requirements that...
What Happens to My Household Hazardous Waste Once I Leave it at the Collection Site? Some of the common items brought to ECOFLO’s Permanent HHW Collection sites and the disposal technology associated with them: Oils, Gasoline, Oil-Based Paint Stains, Glue, Lighter Fluid, Turpentine These items are bulked together and sent to cement kilns...
Wastewater and the release of wastewaters are a very timely topic with spills in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States raising concerns about drinking water safety as well as that of our water resources. Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP), whether pricately owned or publicly...
ECOFLO has set a goal of reducing our Carbon Footprint- a central component of ECOFLO’s commitment to sustainability. An example of these policies enacted recently was the complete replacement of all low-efficiency lighting in our Greensboro TSD processing facility in January 2014. This program will enable...
There are many emerging trends in sustainability but one of the simplest to tackle is digitalization. Digitalization simply requires that records are kept digitally rather than physically. And while this has been going on within private institutions for some time, the EPA is finally trying...