Connecticut College Arboretum

Universal Waste Management Plan

The State of Connecticut has adopted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule governing the management of certain hazardous wastes. Although still considered "hazardous," these items are used ...
Verite

City Council decision to drop universal recycling program followed opposition from waste haulers

The recycling expansion was fully funded at no additional cost to the city. But it could have meant cost increases for trash contractors, drawing particularly strong protest, both in public and ...

Oklahoma City Electronics Recycling: City Businesses Face Stricter Compliance as Universal Waste Rules Tighten

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Oklahoma City businesses are facing a tightening ...
JD Supra

EPA Announces Plan to Modify and Expand the RCRA Universal Waste Rule for Lithium Batteries and Solar Panels

EPA first issued the universal waste rule in 1995 to streamline the regulatory requirements for the collection and transport of certain ubiquitous hazardous wastes, and thereby facilitate ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Universal Waste Management

"Universal wastes" are a special group of hazardous wastes that are widely generated by many different segments of EPA regulated businesses. In an effort to make it easier and more cost effective to ...