Hazardous Waste Generation & Management I. The Issue: The proper
management of hazardous materials and waste is necessary to
promote occupational safety and to prevent environmental
degradation. Unfortunately, the issue is frequently left to
chance in many local schools. As a result, students and faculty
are routinely placed at risk by dangerous storage and handling
practices, and often times hazardous chemicals are released to
the environment via improper disposal to sanitary drains or as
solid waste. Many of these problems can be readily resolved by
educating your students and staff so that they can identify
hazardous materials which require special handling and disposal.
In addition, each school system should establish a standardized
set of procedures for coordinating the collection and disposal
of hazardous waste generated by all departments within the
school district. As part of this effort, the school system
should also review and investigate methods available for
reducing or eliminating the generation