Protecting the Environment

Protecting The Environment

  • How To Properly Dispose Of Solvent-Contaminated Rags

    Many industrial solvents used in business operations are considered to be hazardous materials. As such, those solvents are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Up until recent years, cleaning rags used in conjunction with a regulated solvent were also categorized as a hazardous waste. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 granted the EPA the authority to regulate certain industrial solvents, along with solvent-contaminated wipes. The EPA modified its rules in 2013 to allow a regulatory exemption for solvent-contaminated wipes.

  • Still Thinking About Solar Power? Here's Some Information To Help You Make A Decision

    If you have been on and off with the idea of paying for solar panel installation, you will want to keep reading. By learning as much as you can about this, you will find that it is going to be a lot easier for you to make the decision that you have to make. Here are some of the benefits that will come from running your home off of solar power instead of counting on the local power company:

  • Four Things To Consider When Well Pump Fails

    If your home relies on a water well pump, you are going to have different plumbing needs than other homeowners. When the water well pump fails, you need to know what the issue could be. Here are four things to consider: ​The Circuit Breaker: In some cases, the water well pump fails simply because the circuit breaker has blown. You want to check on this first by simply switching it back on.

  • 3 Reasons To Consider Renting A Dumpster For Your Roofing Project

    Do you have a home with an aging roof? Have you been considering tackling the removal of the old roof and the installation of the new roof on your own? So long as there isn't any underlying structural damage to worry about, reshingling a roof is usually a fairly straightforward process. However, there is one aspect of this project that you may not have given much consideration yet: disposing of the old roofing materials.

About Me

Protecting The Environment

I have always been someone who is happy to help other people, but a few months ago, I realized that there were a few problems with the way that my entire neighborhood was treating the environment. People were more than willing to flush things down the drain and to throw trash in the street, and it really hurt my feelings. I knew that I wanted to do something to make things right, so I began focusing carefully on spreading the word about pollution. I wanted to start a few different programs to make things better, and within a few months they had completely identified and resolved a long list of challenges. Check out this blog for more information.

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