Best Practices in Hazardous - Waste Management

摘要

Environmental regulations in the U.S. place the burden of properly managing and disposing of hazardous waste on the companies that generate the waste. These companies bear significant liability—which can be mitigated, but never entirely eliminated. The consequences of mismanaging hazardous waste include substantial financial penalties and severe damage to an organization's public image. Fortunately, the most common waste-management violations can be avoided by implementing basic programs that reduce a generator's risk profile. These include rigorous hazardous-waste determination, vendor management, and document control.