Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (also referred to as domestic hazardous waste or home generated special materials) is waste that is generated from residential households. HHW only applies to wastes that are the result of the use of materials that are labeled and sold for “home use”. Wastes generated by a company or at an industrial setting are not HHW.
Hazardous Materials
AMD Environmental has the experience and expertise to identify, assess, and help manage hazardous materials in commercial and residential properties while maintaining regulatory compliance.
What Are Hazardous Materials?
A broad range of substances and building materials can be hazardous to human health and/or the environment. Some of the more common hazardous materials encountered at facilities include asbestos, lead (painted surfaces, batteries, etc.), mercury (thermostats, fluorescent light tubes, etc.), PCBs, mold growth, ozone-depleting substances, and various chemical products. These materials can become a concern to workers and building occupants if they are disturbed or not managed appropriately.
Employers have a legal obligation to protect their workers from exposure to hazardous materials. These materials also become a concern during renovation and demolition projects, when appropriate work procedures are required by the governing regulations for removal and appropriate disposal. Costly delays can occur if the materials are not identified early and managed appropriately.
AMD has provided solutions to hazardous materials problems on projects ranging from the abatement specifications for asbestos from residential structures, to the complete abatement and remediation design of hazardous materials within hundreds of buildings Western New York prior to demolition and redevelopment.
According to the standards, contractors could continue to install non-friable asbestos until their supplies were exhausted. Depending on when your building was constructed, the only definitive way to know if you have asbestos is to have the building surveyed for asbestos-containing materials (ACM).