Hurricane Cleanup Recovers Millions of Hazwaste Containers
Environment News Service, November, 2006
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (ENS) — --> More than 4.5 million hazardous material containers have been recovered from areas damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in southern Louisiana. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have all participated in collecting the hazwaste containers.
Since collection began in September 2005, more than 17 million pounds of hazardous waste has been recycled or properly disposed of to prevent future environmental and public health problems, according to the EPA. Household hazardous materials include products like bleach, propane, batteries, paints, solvents, pesticides and fertilizer. Materials are collected by crews going house to house or are brought to...
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