Environmental Regulatory Compliance

EPA has proposed an extension of an “information collection request,” or ICR, regarding recordkeeping related to the recycling of hazardous ...

On February 24, 2017, EPA issued a response to an inquiry about what does and does not meet EPA’s definitions of “scrap metal” and “processe...

In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources requires certain businesses that handle solid wastes, hazardous wastes, recyclab...

EPA intends to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act...

EPA has published its final decision on the reconsideration of certain aspects of the March 21, 2011, final rule " Standards of Perform...

California Department of Toxic Substance Control has proposed regulations to add photovoltaic - solar modules as a category under the Univ...

OSHA has issued two new educational resources to help protect workers from mercury exposure while crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs. ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new safeguards for recycling hazardous materials to protect public health and th...

In December 2010, US EPA initiated its Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for Secondary Lead Smelters . The review will address both EPA's...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed revisions to the guidance for marketers to help them avoid making misleading environmental c...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power pla...

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has notified computer, television and printer manufacturing companies doing business in Illinois of...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new requirements for air shipments of lithium batteries and cells , including when ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published its final rule to align EPA hazardous waste import/export/transit shipment regulation...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is currently drafting a proposed rules for the management of used elect...

EPA has proposing to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the Universal Waste Rule. The Universal Waste Rule , originally promulgated in ...

New EU-wide rules to boost the collection and recycling of used domestic batteries came into force recently. The rules are intended to reduc...

The Waste Electronics and Electric Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force in 2003. Soon after a number of technical, legal and administr...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) has adopted new hazardous materials transportation regulations covering the batteries. These ...

In December 2008, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) released a working draft of its Product Stewardship Framework. Under the...