What are lab pack services, and why would you need them? Perhaps you are relocating a laboratory, purging an overflowing maintenance closet, or doing your annual lab or facility cleanout. Unneeded chemicals take up valuable lab and storage space. In addition, they...
With the federal Generator Improvements Rule – the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a conditional allowance for the episodic generation of hazardous waste. As a result, very small quantity generators (VSQG) and small quantity generators (SQG) can...
A school nurse's office or health services office plays an invaluable role in the health and safety of their students and staff. With this in mind, as schools, colleges, and universities prepare for returning students this fall, we recognize that they may be looking...
Register now for MERI's upcoming DOT Hazardous Certification classes. Madison Environmental Resourcing Inc. will conduct three RCRA and DOT classes. They will all be from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.at MERI's headquarters at 800 Uniek Drive in Waunakee. This class is for...
When defining Wisconsin's solid waste rule (NR 661.002), what does the WI Department of Natural Resources consider a solid waste? Broadly speaking, an item is a solid waste if it is no longer being used for its originally intended purpose. It is being discarded...
The WI DNR recently updated its Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements regulations. Changes to this, along with other regulations that affect healthcare facilities, were adopted in Wisconsin in September, 2020. In our previous blog, we addressed Wisconsin’s new...
WI Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals have new disposal regulations and Wisconsin healthcare facilities must follow them. They are part of sweeping changes to WI DNR hazardous waste management rules that took effect on September 1, 2020. The majority of the WI hazardous...
Download this free poster: DON’T FLUSH HAZARDOUS PHARMACEUTICALS. It's a helpful reminder to healthcare staff to follow the EPA Sewer Ban, which went into effect August 21, 2019. By now, no one should pour any hazardous pharmaceuticals down the drain. It doesn't...
MERI collects and properly destroys bulk and trace chemotherapy waste. We can assist you with setting up a program that follows local, state, and federal regulations for the disposal of these waste types. For example, in Wisconsin, this guide from the WI DNR...
A RCRA and DOT Hazardous Certification Class will take place on May 15, 2020. It will be from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Madison Environmental Resourcing Inc. at 800 Uniek Drive in Waunakee, WI. Hospital, Medical Clinic, Facilities, Environmental Service, Plant...