危险废物与无害废物

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American businesses and industries produce 7.60亿吨固体废物 每年. A portion of that refuse is harmful to human health and the environment and requires extra measures for disposal. 了解危险和非危险之间的区别危险废物 is essential because protecting the health of our communities and their residents relies on the proper disposal of both.

用最简单的术语来说，废物就是不再有用或不受欢迎的任何东西. 并不是每一种形式的工业废料都有潜在的不安全, 而且，要识别出其中的差异是很有挑战性的. 至于确定哪些废物是有害的，哪些是无害的, 考虑这些例子并复习一下 我们的废物识别指南:

• 制作时使用的水: 工业生产过程需要大量的水，从而产生 需要对制造废料进行处理. 而水本身是安全的, it may be toxic if it came into contact with solvents or other chemicals during a manufacturing process.
• 包装及纸张: Generally speaking, these items are non-hazardous and may become part of a recycling program.
• 实验室化学物质: Pharmaceutical and other bioscience wastes are frequently deemed unsafe and require special procedures for proper disposal, 如实验室包装.
• 杀虫剂及除害剂: 这些物质通常属于危险废物的定义.

什么使废物危险?

用最简单的话来说, waste is hazardous if it can cause significant harm to the environment or human health.

对危险和非危险废物进行分类时, it's also helpful to know the industries where toxicity poses the most challenges. 更有可能产生危险废物的领域包括:

• 的 汽车工业油漆、溶剂和润滑脂需要特殊的材料处理. Chem Klean团队拥有丰富的经验 安全处理汽车工业废弃物.
• 的 航空工业在Chem clean, we're familiar with the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation regulations applying to your facility and its industrial waste. 我们的专家将与您一起设计 航空工业废物处理策略.
• 的 干洗行业: 的 processing used in effective dry cleaning produces hazardous chemical waste, 我们的专家提供 具有成本效益的处理方案.

何谓无害废物?

Non-危险废物 is industrial waste that can't go into a waterway or garbage container. 的 primary difference between hazardous and non-危险废物 is that the latter isn't considered dangerous. 例如, construction debris and routine commercial trash aren't typically toxic. 美国环境保护署将两者指定为无害废物, and the Chem Klean team can consult with you for an affordable disposal solution.

如何处置无害废物

Although regulations for non-危险废物 are less strict and not as carefully monitored as with 危险废物, non-危险废物 is still subject to certain guidelines across each state and 当地的 government. One common disposal approach for non-hazardous materials is the following hierarchy:

• 重用: Companies or facilities should strive to reuse as many non-toxic items as possible through repurposing them or investing in sustainable packaging and production methods.
• 回收: 许多无害材料, 比如纸和塑料制品, 是否可由认可设施安全回收.
• 恢复: Recovering non-危险废物 materials looks different across numerous industries but could mean recovering metal components from electronics to reuse or recycle before sending the rest of the machine off for disposal.
• 治疗: 废物无毒性处理的重点是使废物无毒性, 无论是固体还是液体, 安全重返环境, 社区或设施. 处理方法因废物类型而异.
• 处理: 不能重复使用的项, 回收, recovered or treated must be safely disposed of at material-approved facilities.

有不同种类的废物吗?

According to the EPA, 危险废物 comes in two varieties — listed and characteristic.

根据指导方针，有 所列废物的几种分类 — certain substances the EPA identifies as hazardous without additional testing required. Characteristic wastes are those meeting certain criteria pertaining to their composition.

其他三种描述适用于识别标准，包括:

• 来自: This rule says substances that are listed or characterized wastes in another form are still subject to disposal regulations, 很少有例外. 例如, 所列固体废物燃烧后, 灰烬仍然是危险的，需要特别小心.
• 混合物: 的 guideline applies to combined wastes and generally designates those blends as unsafe for traditional disposal.
• 退市: Businesses and industries can appeal to the EPA to remove a substance from qualification. 根据退市程序, 公司必须证明这些规定不适用于他们的废料. 退市过程可能很长，而且代价高昂.

在Chem Klean, 我们知道, tools and resources to help you safely dispose of all types of industrial waste. Our family-owned business proudly employs skilled technicians with experience in regulatory compliance.