August 10, 2026

Manufacturing facilities commonly generate used batteries, spent lamps, aerosol cans, and mercury-containing equipment through routine production, maintenance, warehousing, and facility operations. When these materials meet hazardous-waste criteria, they may be eligible for management under the federal universal waste regulations rather than the full hazardous-waste requirements. The universal waste program is intended to simplify the collection […]

Non-medical laboratories generate some of the most varied and difficult waste inventories found in industrial and research environments. An industrial R&D facility, university laboratory, quality-control department, or materials testing lab may use solvents, acids, bases, oxidizers, analytical standards, and specialty reagents within the same workspace. The challenge is often not the total quantity of waste.