Most people are familiar with household hazardous waste and realize it should be brought to an appropriate collection event or facility. However, universal waste is a separate category.

Universal wastes are waste streams that meet the definition of a hazardous waste but are very common and can be easily recycled. Universal waste includes: Batteries Pesticides Mercury-containing ...

California shouldn't weaken hazardous waste rules to allow local landfills to accept toxic dirt that currently goes to two specialized disposal sites in the Central Valley and hazardous facilities in ...

Experts acknowledge residents' concerns, but say hazardous waste is not necessarily harmful as long as safety measures are in place and the waste is not stored on site for years. At a town hall ...

The Santa Clara County-run hospital system is under investigation and facing steep penalties for illegal dumping of hazardous waste, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Santa Clara ...

Where is the hazardous waste site located? At 15701 E. Foothill Blvd. in Irwindale. The property is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, surrounded by fences and secured 24 hours a day. What ...

In Los Angeles, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency have started showing up in hazmat suits and digging through all the potential hazardous waste that the wildfires have left behind.

The other 33% of buildings burned in January, or about 4,400 structures, were deferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional cleanup before the hazardous waste can be removed ...

The electronic waste — which is classified as hazardous waste under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal — was found on Tuesday ...