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Retailers Pay Millions for Hazardous Waste Violations

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Codes and Regulations, LEED
Retailers across the nation are buttressing their trash disposal practices after Dollar General Stores and Big Lots Stores paid Millions of dollars to settle civil suits for environmental violations for the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, including customer returned merchandise and batteries. Most businesses should have a solid waste management plan to provide staff with … Continue Reading

TSCA on the Cusp of being Overhauled by Congress

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Codes and Regulations, Environmental, LEED, Sustainability
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The federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted in 1976 to protect the environment and the public’s health against risks posed by chemicals in materials in commerce. Forty years later, there is general agreement that TSCA has not kept pace with the marketplace and Congress is on the cusp of overhauling the law and … Continue Reading
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