All of our lives we've seen words like "danger," "warning," "caution" and even a picture of a skull and crossbones on labels. Do these labels mean different things? Yes. "Danger" is at the top of the ...

The United States ranks third when it comes to producing hazardous wastes. It creates 8.4 billion tons of waste each year. Worldwide, over 400 million tons of waste is made. Such astronomical amounts ...

Hazardous waste as defined by the EPA is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. All hazardous ...

Hazardous, or toxic, waste is the potentially dangerous byproduct of a wide range of activities, including manufacturing, farming, water treatment systems, construction, automotive garages, ...

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - Household Hazardous Waste events are set for Oct. 18 and 19 on Kauai. The Public Works Solid Waste Division will hold the events from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. A product is hazardous if ...