Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Pollution Prevention
Recycling industrial materials that would otherwise require treatment or landfilling is known as resource recovery and is part of an emerging area of pollution prevention. Some wastes are converted directly into useful energy in municipal waste-to-...
Social Responsibility Case Study: Patagonia and Esprit
Patagonia and Esprit have been pioneers in a growing category of companies that have successfully integrated social responsibility with profit. Both companies have prospered in the fiercely competitive garment industry, where consumers have become m...
Hazardous Materials: Hazardous Materials: Transportation
The first federal law to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials was passed in 1866. Special training for drivers, placarding, and vehicle inspections are all aimed at the same goal today as over 150 years ago: to assure the safe transpor...
Hazardous Materials: Hazardous Materials: Pesticides
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires that pesticides used in the United States be registered with the EPA before they can be distributed, sold, or used. Once registered, there are specific legal requirements to be...