Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste According to the science daily, “the amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago.” Masses of trash...
Category: Hazardous Waste
A hazardous wasteland called home
East Liverpool residents’ concerns still high after 2013 incinerator explosion Written by Cameron Hoover, Adam Kirasic and Valerie Royzman Richard Copeland is a lifelong East Liverpool, Ohio, resident whose house is located on St. George...
What’s a Superfund site, anyway? Here’s a basic breakdown
Well, to answer your question — and pretty obvious from the photo — Superfund sites are not very pretty. According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website, Superfunds are “contaminated sites … due to hazardous...
Two of the most common hazardous wastes — including one that could be in your own home
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, hazardous waste can be “simply defined” as “waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health or the environment.” Effective...