Washington State Department of Ecology

Department of Ecology News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- Dec. 2, 1999

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Contact: Jani Gilbert, Public Information Manager, (509) 456-4464; pager, (509) 622-1289

Workshops planned on managing dangerous waste

SPOKANE - Do you know if your business generates dangerous waste, and would you like to increase your profits by reducing your waste? Are you interested in learning to manage your waste properly to avoid a costly violation?

The Washington Department of Ecology is conducting two workshops in Eastern Washington in January 2000 to educate businesses about the appropriate handling, storage and disposal of dangerous wastes. Each full-day workshop will cover a variety of topics and include a demonstration on how a business can use a computer program to develop and submit an annual dangerous-waste report electronically.

Eastern Washington workshops are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. as follows:

January 4	Spokane	Spokane Community College Student Union Building, Big Foot and Sasquatch Rooms N. 1810 Greene St.
January 6	Yakima	Double Tree Hotel, Selah / Wapato Rooms 1507 N. First St.

The workshops will cover how to:

find out if you have a dangerous waste,
reduce your regulatory requirements by generating less waste,
manage waste properly,
minimize the purchase of hazardous materials to avoid generating dangerous waste,
reduce waste to increase profits,
avoid common violations, and
complete annual reports quickly and correctly.

Small-quantity generators will be the focus of the morning session.

Ecology is offering the workshop for $40. A training manual, lunch and a certificate of participation will be provided. If space is still available on the day of the workshop, registration at the door will be $45.

To check space availability, call (360) 407-6718 or check Ecology's Web site at www.wa.gov/ecology/hwtr/. Payment must be received at least two weeks prior to the workshop.