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STORAGE/DISPOSAL > Details Most colleges and universities do not themselves transport hazardous waste, treat hazardous waste, or operate a hazardous waste disposal facility. Accordingly, these aspects of the regulations governing these activities are not addressed in the EVC. More typically, your school generates, stores and sends hazardous waste off-site for disposal. As previously discussed, a typical print room can potentially generate hazardous waste as a result of cleaning off the printing press with a liquid solvent or solvent wipes/rags, from unused inks, solvents and other chemicals and/or from waste ink with chromium, lead and/or barium. In addition, printing operations can generate Universal Waste in the form of mercury-containing bulbs, lead-acid batteries from fork lift trucks, nickel/cadmium or lithium batteries and mercury-containing thermostats. The regulation surrounding the control of VOC emissions is vast and often complicated. There are several pieces of legislation that affect solvent users:
Further details of all these regulations and how they affect business practices and the environmental management can be seen at: Environment
Agency - Netregs
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