In any community, the Board of Health (BOH) plays a critical role in maintaining public health and safety. In Massachusetts, the local BOH is responsible for overseeing a range of health-related regulations, from sanitation and food safety to disease prevention and waste management. One of the key areas where the BOH’s efforts align with environmental safety is the proper handling and disposal of hazardous waste. This is where New England Disposal Technologies (NEDT) and its partnership with local health departments come into play. [Read more…]
Environmental and Health Risks From Hazardous Products
In today’s fast-paced, industrialized world, hazardous products are everywhere, from household cleaners and automotive fluids to industrial chemicals. Often essential for everyday tasks and business operations, they also pose significant environmental and health risks from hazardous products if not handled properly. This is where companies like New England Disposal Technologies (NEDT) step in, ensuring that hazardous waste is managed and disposed of in a safe, compliant manner. [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…]
Earth Day 2022: How We Help Clean Up Hazardous Waste
At New England Disposal Technologies, we’re proud to work with individuals, businesses big and small, and local and state-wide governments to deal with hazardous waste. For us, every day really is Earth Day as we work to reduce our environmental impact and promote better understanding to companies and households alike about the hazardous waste they generate. In celebration of Earth Day 2022, we’d like to tell you more about what we do to help the Earth and what you can do too! [Read more…]
Why Fertilizer is a Hazardous Household Product
After a long snowy winter or a dry hot summer, your lawn and garden might need some serious TLC to get back to 100%. For beautiful green lawns and bountiful gardens, fertilizers are what we commonly reach for at home. And while these products are perfectly safe to use, they need to be treated like the hazardous product they are when it comes to application, storage, and disposal to avoid becoming a danger to you and the environment. [Read more…]
