The Natural Resource Committee of the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area studies issues and determines what positions we take and present to the local League for consideration. This is ...

All hazardous chemical waste containers must be labeled with the contents. Labels are available and instructions are listed on the back. Failure to list the contents can lead to a material becoming an ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines household hazardous waste (HHW) as any unwanted household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients. Examples of ...

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the public law in the United States that gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to control hazardous and non-hazardous solid ...

Recent wildfires in Los Angeles have not only devastated communities but have also left behind a dangerous legacy—hazardous waste. Burned materials, damaged structures, and chemical residues pose ...

Trent Thompson, environmental programs manager in the county’s Department of Health and Environment, works the reblending machines for latex paint at the county’s new household hazardous waste ...

Each year, people around the world dump a staggering 2.12 billion tons of waste. One of the biggest reasons for this astounding amount of waste is that human beings trash approximately 99% of ...