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Bylaws And Regulations For Waste Disposal In Washington
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(11) "Hazardous waste" means and includes all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste, including substances composed of both radioactive and hazardous components.
Examples of hazardous waste include: asbestos. chemicals, such as brake fluid or print toner. batteries. solvents. pesticides. oils (except edible ones), such as car oil. equipment containing ozone depleting substances, like fridges. hazardous waste containers.
Section 156(1)(a) of the Constitution, read with Schedule 5, assigns responsibility for refuse removal, refuse dumps, solid waste disposal and cleansing to local government. The Waste Act outlines the roles of both national and provincial government in waste management.
Reduce means to cut back on the amount of trash we generate. Reuse means to find new ways to use things that otherwise would have been thrown out. Recycle means to turn something old and useless (like plastic milk jugs) into something new and useful (like picnic benches, playground equipment and recycling bins).
What is a Hazardous Waste? Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it potentially dangerous or harmful to human health or the environment. The universe of hazardous wastes is large and diverse. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, or contained gases.
Household hazardous waste — pesticides, paints, pharmaceuticals, and other common household chemicals. Small-quantity generator waste — small quantities of hazardous waste generated by businesses.
EPA's regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations define four hazardous waste characteristic properties: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity (see 40 CFR 261.21-261.24). This document presents the regulations developed that list wastes as hazardous in §§ 261.31 through 261.33.
If a tenant vacates a property and leaves waste that they originally generated during their occupation, this waste then becomes the responsibility of the landlord to dispose of and is therefore deemed commercial waste.
Local governments are crucial to waste management as they develop and enforce regulations, oversee waste collection and disposal, promote recycling and waste reduction initiatives, educate the public, and raise awareness about waste management issues.