Workplace safety is important everywhere, but when there’s hazardous waste in the mix, it becomes critical. We’re proud to announce that as of today—April 22nd, 2023—we’ve reached a milestone of 1,000 days without a lost time incident! That’s almost three years without an injury to one of our workers on the job, and a testament to how seriously everyone takes safety here at NEDT—something vital for a hazardous waste management company. [Read more…]
Earth Day 2023: How NEDT Works with Your Community for the Environment
Happy Earth Day! At NEDT, this is one of the big holidays for us (even though we’re still open today) as we strive to clean up the environment not only for big businesses but for communities and individuals. In celebration of Earth Day 2023, we’d like to highlight the outreach we’ve been doing across Massachusetts to help Boards of Health and Departments of Public Works find better hazardous waste solutions for themselves and those they serve, as well as how you can help this Earth Day and beyond. [Read more…]
What is the Hazardous Waste in Car Batteries?
Just like their smaller household cousins, larger automotive batteries also lose charge, wear out, and break. And just like those small batteries, car batteries have the same problems—just on a larger scale. There is hazardous waste in car batteries that make them unsafe to throw away in the trash but can also corrode over time if left in place. Learn why batteries need to be handled and disposed of safely and how to do both. [Read more…]
Why Corrosive Cleaners are Hazardous Household Products
Sometimes, all-purpose surface cleaners and Windex don’t cut it; you have to call in the big guns of cleaning. Many of these “heavy duty” cleaners come with a host of warnings, including required equipment for use, as well as warnings about skin exposure, eye exposure, properly ventilated areas—the list goes on. A large group of these hazardous household products are categorized as “corrosive cleaners,” or products with the primary job of dissolving things—and that comes with even more warnings, especially pertaining to storage and disposal. [Read more…]
Unsafe Hazardous Waste: When You Need to Call in Specialists
At NEDT, we’re proud to accept most kinds of residential hazardous waste at our collection centers. But that doesn’t mean we accept them all. Certain types of unsafe hazardous waste shouldn’t be transported to us and we can’t accept them. For some of these, we can point you to other facilities and programs that can help; for others, you’re going to need to call in specialists that can deal with these hazardous products in place—for your own safety. [Read more…]
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