How is hazardous waste disposed of?
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Your best site would be the Office of Solid Waste at the US Environmental Protection Agency.\n\nhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/
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empty the recycle bin
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Recycle oil, drive less, use less soaps, dispose of chemicals (fertilizers, insecticides, etc) through hazardous waste sites.
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Probably disposing because you can get charged with something like "getting rid of evidence"...
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That's nuclear fission - used in nuclear power stations. The waste can be recycled to a certain extent and is done at Sellafield in the UK. Decommissioning nuclear power stations is a bigger problem.
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Landfill sites for waste disposal
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One that will ideally:\n1) dissolve the component that you wish to collect but not the others. Then you can do a filtration, collect the filtrate and evaporate off the solvent to get back the component that you want.\nOR\n2) dissolve all those that you don't wish to collect but not the component that you want. Then you can do a filtration and collect the component that you want as the residue.\n\nHope this helps :)
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Purify it. And then have it in a closed system where nothing can get to it
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See the RoHS Compliance\nhttp://www.volex.com/quality/rohs/rohspg.html\n\nThe European Union has issued two directives to reduce the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment, and improve the environmental performance of all those involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic products.\n\nThe banned substances are:\n- Cadmium Cd\n- Lead Pb\n- Mercury Hg\n- Hexavalent Chromium Cr6+\n- Poly Brominate Byphenyls PBB\n- Poly Brominate Diphenyl Ethers PBDE\n\nSome of these substances are used in older hard disks.
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There are a few types of nuclear (or radioactive) waste:\n\nHigh-level waste (HLW) contains the fisson products and transuranic elements, this includes spent fuel rods (which can't be used due to buildup of poisons such as xenon and samarium) and processing waste.  \n\nLow-level waste (LLW) contains radioactive isotopes with very short half-lives, this waste includes things like clothing and office supplies from hospitals.  This material can be disposed of by combustion or burial.  \n\nTransuranic waste contains elements with higher atomic numbers than uranium, this material generally has a long half life.  \n\nFor more information on nuclear wastes, see:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste
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Start with the references given.\n\nNearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste. Households create ordinary garbage. Industrial and manufacturing processes create solid and hazardous waste. The Office of Solid Waste (OSW) regulates all this waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).\n\nRCRA's goals are to: \n\nProtect us from the hazards of waste disposal \nConserve energy and natural resources by recycling and recovery \nReduce or eliminate waste, and \nClean up waste, which may have spilled, leaked, or been improperly disposed. \n\nHazardous waste comes in many shapes and forms. Chemical, metal, and furniture manufacturing are some examples of processes that create hazardous waste. RCRA tightly regulates all hazardous waste from "cradle to grave." RCRA also controls garbage and industrial waste. Common garbage is municipal waste, which consists mainly of paper, yard trimmings, glass, and other materials. Industrial waste is process waste that comes from a broad range of operations. Some wastes are managed by other federal agencies or state laws. Examples of such wastes are animal waste, radioactive waste, and medical waste.\n\nLeftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients are considered to be "household hazardous waste" or "HHW." Products, such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides, that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special care when you dispose of them. \n\nImproper disposal of household hazardous wastes can include pouring them down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or in some cases putting them out with the trash. The dangers of such disposal methods might not be immediately obvious, but improper disposal of these wastes can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health. Many communities in the United States offer a variety of options for conveniently and safely managing HHW. For more information on which wastes at home are hazardous refer to the list of common household products with potentially hazardous ingredients.
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If the bulbs are intact, I wouldn't worry.  The powder is probably dust from something in the room.\n\nFluorescent bulbs should be taken to a household hazardous waste day.  They contain mercury (but only on the inside).\n\nMost communities accept hazardous waste either at the waste station or at specific sites a few times a year.  You can call whomever picks up your trash and recycling and ask them about hazardous waste.
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you should contact your clinical waste service, but thats if they do disposole of developer & fixer.\nif in doubt contact the BDA they should also give you information of this in your local area.\n\nhope this is useful
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Yes, all you have to do is put it into a sperate container then your regular garbage and just put it out for the garbage people to take.
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c - haste makes waste
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call your local waste authority to see where you can take idems like that.  There are usually several businesses around that will take older hardware and make it new for other people in need to use.  It was very nice to think about something like that. :D
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Call the city to have them pick it up. You could take it to a dump. Good luck.