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Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction

Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program

MANAGE DANGEROUS WASTE

Labels | Containers | Storage and Accumulation | Disposal | Recordkeeping | Transport and Ship  | Spills | Identify and Designate Waste | DW Designation Tool | Hazardous Waste Services Directory | Which Rules Apply? (Generator Status) | Manage by Business Type | More

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

RCRA Site ID# | Dangerous Waste Annual Report | TurboWaste.Net | Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) | HW Facility Search | More

POLLUTION PREVENTION

Pollution Prevention Planning | Pollution Prevention by Business Type | P2 Success Stories | Resources for Schools and Labs | Toxic Metals Prevention Project | Green Chemistry | Lean and Environment | Local Source ControlMore

DANGEROUS MATERIALS

Asbestos | Batteries | Cleaners | Construction/Demolition | Electronics | Fertilizers | Lead | Lights and Lamps | Mercury | Oil/Petroleum | Paints and Coatings | Pharmaceuticals | More

DANGEROUS WASTE FEES

Hazardous Waste Generation Fee | Pollution Prevention Planning Fee | More

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Toxic Free Tips | Sustainability | Report Environmental Incidents | Mercury  | Local Emergency Planning Committees | Toxics in Packaging | Flood Information | More

LAWS & RULES

Dangerous Waste and Pollution Prevention Laws | Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Rules | Better Brakes and Rule Making | More

BEYOND WASTE

Why Beyond Waste | About the Plan | How to & Examples | Progress Report | More

PERMITS & FACILITY CLEANUPS (CORRECTIVE ACTION)

Public Information | Dangerous Waste Permits

ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE & TOXICS REDUCTION

HWTR Program Plan | 2011 - 2013 Ecology Strategic Plan | ShopTalk Online | Contacts | More

 

Technical assistance

SPOTLIGHT

Add value and avoid costs with Shoptalk. What value does your business get from preventing pollution? How can you avoid expensive septic system repairs? Can carpet cleaners help protect our water? Find the answers to these questions and more in the latest issue of Shoptalk.

SunOpta Healthy Fruit Snacks in Omak is saving $98,000 per year through some simple but brilliant ideas. How did they do it? Through Lean and Environment principles, of course.

P2 = Value for You
$45+ million! That's the value some Washington businesses have put on Ecology's Pollution Prevention help. Here are the details, and 20 real-life examples.

Flood Tips: Prepare your business and home for possible winter floods. Prevent harm from hazardous products and waste.

 

 

 

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