Sentences with phrase «dispose of wastes containing»

«Meanwhile, toxic dumping continues to rise: in 2010 alone, power plants used unsafe and leak - prone coal ash ponds to dispose of wastes containing 113.6 million pounds of toxic metals, a nearly ten percent increase from 2009.

Not exact matches

In addition to performing the cleaning, Clean Harbors can contain, transport and dispose of all waste generated from the chemical cleaning process.

Operating under all local, state and federal guidelines, Clean Harbors can rapidly deploy experienced, 40 - hour OSHA - certified workers to contain, clean up, treat and dispose of waste from a spill.

Unfortunately, reactor waste and accidental spills can contain up to 10 billion times more calcium than strontium, making it very difficult to clean up the strontium without also having to dispose of a mountain of harmless calcium.

Bags on Board (www.bagsonboard.com) offers compact, refillable dispensers that attach to any type of leash and contain a roll of pick - up bags designed to easily dispose of pet waste.

As author David Lennet explains in the article, mercury poses a threat to the environment and to personal health as soon as an old thermostat is disposed of: «If the glass ampoule containing the mercury is broken or crushed during waste handling or disposal, the mercury will be released into the environment, since mercury is volatile at room temperature.»

Generally, this kind of business is subject to minimal regulation, but environmental laws to limit the scope of businesses that may legally dispose of certain kinds of waste such as toxic materials (e.g. drugs, batteries, things containing lead or mercury such as many electronic parts, petroleum products, rubber tires), and how certain materials must be handled (e.g. old refrigerators have to have doors removed).