 |
|
Environmental NewsEPA Revises Cleanup Tips for Broken CFL BulbsPosted 03-07-2011 Fluorescent light bulbs contain a small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing. When a fluorescent bulb breaks in your home, some of this mercury is released as mercury vapor. The broken bulb can continue to release mercury vapor until it is cleaned up and removed from the residence. More »Veolia Environmental Services: A Key Role in Turn-Key Recycling SolutionsPosted 06-22-2010 With technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, a full-time customer service team and invaluable liability protection, there is a reason why Veolia Environmental Services has proved to be an important partner for the electrical distribution and lighting industries. More »New Mercury Product Disposal Bill in Tennessee Signed into Law (Bill, SB 2403)Posted 06-02-2010 Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, enacts the "Mercury Product Disposal Control Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. Prohibits the landfill disposal of mercury-containing products, including lamps, from most generators. More »What are The Best Fluorescent Bulb Disposal Options?Posted 05-13-2010 For all the energy fluorescent lights save, they come with a little string attached. At the end of their lives, the lamps can have a serious but often overlooked impact on the environment: the release of mercury into the environment each time one of the fragile lamps breaks. More »Facility Managers Have Reasons to Consider Recycling Spent Fluorescent LampsPosted 04-21-2010 Twenty-first century facility managers and 19th-century hat-makers may have something in common. In the 1800s, hat manufacturers used mercury to make felt hats. The workers, inhaling the fumes, often suffered from mercury poisoning. More »Veolia Recognized As Sustainability Supplier of the Year by GraingerPosted 04-21-2010 Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, was presented with Grainger’s first ever Sustainability Supplier of the Year award at Grainger’s annual Partners in Performance conference held recently in Schaumburg, Ill. More » |
Recent News Posts |
| © 2023 All materials in this site, including but not limited to images, copy, and photographs, are copyrights of Veolia North America Corp., its parent company, subsidiaries, or its affiliates. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, transmitting, or duplicating of any of the content is prohibited. You are authorized, however, to make a single copy of applicable content for your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring our services. All rights reserved. |
|