PFAS waste rules are tightening, and mistakes can get expensive fast. This post shows how to spot PFAS risks in your waste stream and run pickups, labels, and paperwork with fewer surprises.
PFAS Disposal: What Changed and How to Keep Up
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Centralized Waste Rules: Bridging Gaps Across Departments
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Simple waste rules often fall apart when maintenance, production, labs, and shipping all handle waste in different ways. This article shows where the process usually breaks and how to make labels, timing, handoffs, and paperwork more consistent across sites.
Streamlined Compliance for Better Waste Diversion
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You can cut landfill and boost recycling even when the waste is regulated. The trick is doing the basics right: sort it, label it, document it, and pick the right outlet.
What the New PFAS Limits Reveal About Compliance in 2025
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The EPA just rewrote federal PFAS limits—but the biggest revelations aren’t in the fine print. Find out what the changes really mean for compliance in 2025.
Behind the Scenes: How Smarter Waste Strategies Delivered Big Results for a Major Manufacturer
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How did one manufacturer divert 500,000 pounds of waste, avoid $350K in fines, and save $700K—without missing a beat? See how smarter waste management made it possible.
The Hidden Cost of Free Fertilizer: What the Galey & Lord Case Means for Waste Management
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What’s the real cost of free waste disposal? Learn how the Galey & Lord case highlights the need for better compliance in waste management.
Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Water Management in Manufacturing
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Water is a vital resource for the manufacturing industry, integral to processes such as cooling, cleaning, and as a raw material in product formulation. However, the vast amounts of water required in manufacturing can lead to significant environmental and economic challenges if not managed properly. In an era where sustainability is no longer optional but a necessity, efficient water management...
The Path to Zero Waste: Waste Minimization Techniques for Manufacturers
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In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, the imperative for sustainable practices has become more pronounced than ever. Among the most pressing challenges faced by manufacturers worldwide is the efficient management and reduction of waste generated during production processes. As environmental concerns escalate and consumer expectations shift towards eco-conscious products, the need for...
Cost-Effective Solutions for Pollution Control in Construction and Manufacturing
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Pollution resulting from construction and manufacturing activities poses a significant environmental and public health challenge worldwide. The detrimental impacts of air and water pollution, soil contamination, and noise disturbances are felt acutely by communities near industrial sites. Moreover, regulatory bodies are increasingly imposing stringent environmental standards, compelling...
Covid-19 Wastewater Surveillance: Hidden Outbreak Signals
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The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated the development of novel approaches to track, monitor, and mitigate the spread of the virus. One such method that has garnered significant attention is the analysis of Covid-19 virus levels in wastewater. This technique involves monitoring SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, in wastewater systems to help track and predict potential outbreaks...
PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
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The following is a definitive guide to PFAS chemicals, starting with their history, what has made them so beneficial to manufacturing, their impact on the environment, and why we must find alternatives. We also go in-depth on the methods available to remove them from soil and water, as well as regulations that are being made this very moment to control their use and limit their negative impacts...
Innovative Technologies to Scrub PFAS from Tap Water: A Look at the Future of Water Filtration
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that have been utilized in various industries worldwide since the 1940s. These chemicals are used in products such as non-stick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, and firefighting foams. However, PFAS are highly persistent in the environment and the human body, which has led to them being dubbed “forever chemicals...
The Biden Administration Moves to Regulate Forever Chemicals” that We’re Exposed to Every Day”
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The Biden Administration has been making strides in regulating chemicals that threaten the health of millions of Americans. In a historic move on October 18th, 2021—the Biden administration announced that it will begin to regulate a group of long-lasting, human-made chemicals called PFASs (perfluorinated alkyl substances) that are known to cause cancer and other diseases. These chemicals can be...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 101
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the main federal law that governs solid and hazardous waste disposal in the USA. It was passed in 1976, as pollution from improper disposal of hazardous waste and the lack of a federal framework to ensure safe disposal became increasingly problematic.
What is Cradle to Grave Waste Management?
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Cradle-to-grave waste management is a long-term waste management process designed to reduce the amount of waste generated and ensure that hazardous waste is stored, transported and disposed of appropriately.
What are PFAS Chemicals and How Should You Dispose of Them?
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PFAS are a group of chemicals with industrial, commercial and home uses. They’ve been around since the 1930s and started being produced in quantity in the 1950s. Since then they’ve gotten into every corner of our lives, and many processes produce large quantities of PFAS-contaminated waste.
The Complete Guide to Waste Types and their Disposal Regulations
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Waste can be broken down into types, based on how the law sees it and how it needs to be processed. Longstanding U.S. laws like 40 CFR part 261.31 define certain types of waste as hazardous. Other regulations define where certain types of waste have to be sent for disposal. Making your way through this maze can be complex, but it doesn’t have to be.