Recycling technology hazardous-waste disposal

DHS. July 1988. The Fourth Biennial Report Economic Implications of Waste Reduction. Recycling. Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes. Department of Health Services, Toxic Substances Control Division, Alternative Technology Section. P. 24. 

Based on the old adage, "a stitch in time saves nine," waste avoidance is an area where separations can be of great benefit to the environment. The use of separation technologies to reclaim/recycle materials has become a very Important area in environment restoration, and zero discharge is quickly becoming the goal of all waste producers. As the cost of the disposal of hazardous waste increases, industry has come to recognize that recycle, once more of a public relations effort, is now an economic necessity. 

For example, only 4 percent of the total amount of hazardous waste generated in 1981 was recycled, according to a recent Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) study. Most industry efforts at waste minimization have resulted from efforts to decrease manufacturing costs, improve production yields, or comply with government standards. According to the study, federal and state regulations for disposal have increased land disposal costs from 15 per ton to a current cost of 250 per ton. Incineration costs have risen from 500 to 1500 per ton. ... 

The next deadline comes in December 2006 with the need to achieve specified collection and recycling targets. To this end Christian Salvesen and Midex Reverse Technologies are offering UK businesses the opportunity to dispose of all types of redundant, surplus and unwanted electronics. The items will be packaged to be collected by vehicles from the Christian Salvesen distribution network which will deliver them to the nearest Midex site where facilities exist for assemblies to be stripped down, repaired, reused or ground and separated into constituent materials which can be recycled. Christian Salvesen possesses the requisite waste handling Ucences and its fleet of 550 drivers is accredited for hazardous transport. 

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