With 15 regulations or directives under discussion, there was intense European Union (EU) activity to regulate and prevent production of waste, but no answer to an important question, said senior ...

During the recently concluded Fall meeting of the Bureau of International Recycling, Francis Veys, BIR director, pointed out that inconsistent definitions for waste has led to various court cases from ...

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 ...

On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit” or the “Court”) issued a decision invalidating two key elements of the regulatory definition of solid ...

On June 10, 2016, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) adopted amendments to its statewide hazardous waste rules to incorporate changes made by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...