grsthegreat
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Mind you, i throw away alot of them servicing generators. All completely drained.Okay!
Florescent Lighting Bans?
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Suburban Plowboy
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Here, we are supposed to put those in the trash, which, happily, is what I would do regardless of what the law said. Unless I could feed them directly to sea turtles.
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One Oakland based company didn’t follow proper disposal rules and paid 49 million fine in addition to ongoing oversight and training/audit requirements.
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Attorney General Bonta Announces $49 Million Settlement with Kaiser for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Medical Waste, and Protected Patient Information
OAKLAND – In partnership with six district attorneys, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (collectively “Kaiser”) resolving allegations that the healthcare provider unlawfully disposed of...
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Don't worry about it. I mean, health care is all free in California, right?
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Company, being the operative word. Waste disposal regulations and penalties for companies are orders of magnitude more punitive than any individual will see.
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Yes… a business that tosses a Florescent bulb, a battery etc. is on the hook…
A homeowner doing the same will be given a warning.
I have to admit the current regs often defy logic.
At work a felt tip marker in the trash is a violation…
At work the one drop of blood in the trash is a violation… EXCEPT feminine hygiene products of any quantity are exempt…
I’ve already had two random audits where the contents of a 6 yard dumpster is dump on a huge tarp in the parking lot and inventoried by folks in hazmat suits…
Both times no violation found although a few aluminum soda cans ended up in the trash it was not deemed a violation.
Specifically looking for anything with blood, drugs including inhalers and over the counter, Sharps, Florescent Lamps, Batteries, Patient Information, liquids of any kind other than water… etc…
A homeowner doing the same will be given a warning.
I have to admit the current regs often defy logic.
At work a felt tip marker in the trash is a violation…
At work the one drop of blood in the trash is a violation… EXCEPT feminine hygiene products of any quantity are exempt…
I’ve already had two random audits where the contents of a 6 yard dumpster is dump on a huge tarp in the parking lot and inventoried by folks in hazmat suits…
Both times no violation found although a few aluminum soda cans ended up in the trash it was not deemed a violation.
Specifically looking for anything with blood, drugs including inhalers and over the counter, Sharps, Florescent Lamps, Batteries, Patient Information, liquids of any kind other than water… etc…
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Yep 49 million fine and millions annually going forward is quite a hit for a not for profit…
The fines are often calculated at max collectible without putting the entity out of business…
The oil refineries see this coming and why several are ceasing operations.
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Shaking my head! Dumping trash out and going through it?
Years ago when I didn’t know better I’d put my used oil back in the quart containers and put them in the trash. One day they were sitting next to my empty trash can. I found out you weren’t suppose to do that.
Years ago when I didn’t know better I’d put my used oil back in the quart containers and put them in the trash. One day they were sitting next to my empty trash can. I found out you weren’t suppose to do that.
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They pick it up, but they leave poop and urine on the sidewalk.And who picks it all back up?
What country is that?
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I get lamps and batteries, but what are you supposed to do with that other stuff? I didn't know felt tip pens were recyclable.
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Our haulers will reject our recycling can if they find batteries in it. I ain't hauling my own garbage and recycling, that's what I pay them for! So, into the trash the batteries go, along with the felt-tipped pens.I get lamps and batteries, but what are you supposed to do with that other stuff? I didn't know felt tip pens were recyclable.
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The auditor… Alameda CountyAnd who picks it all back up?
What country is that?
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Toothpaste, shampoo, ointments and lotions, etc…I get lamps and batteries, but what are you supposed to do with that other stuff? I didn't know felt tip pens were recyclable.
Felt tip markers are specifically referenced to go Black Box
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This is a PITA in a commercial environment, but at least workable, given volume and staffing dedicated to the task.
But what are homeowners supposed to do in California, have 16 different trash bins at the curb each week?!?
Or are they expected to cart their own trash around town, to various recycling facilities?
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Specifically reference where?
Don’t see it on the quick reference sheet.
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I will have to pull it from work…
The chart I posted is similar but in another state and not California.
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Typical homeowner has curbside landfill trash, co mingled recycling certain plastic/metal containers, green yard waste, battery waste, oil and oil filter waste.This is a PITA in a commercial environment, but at least workable, given volume and staffing dedicated to the task.
But what are homeowners supposed to do in California, have 16 different trash bins at the curb each week?!?
Not curbside is e-recycling, hazardous disposal including paint, pesticide, lawn and garden chemicals, medical sharps, pharmaceuticals and firework/explosive disposal including bullets, special transfer station for things like asbestos siding and pressure treated wood.
