Alabama ranks as one of the top five producers of cars and light trucks in the country. Vehicles are Alabama’s number one export, and the automotive industry provides jobs to more than 40,000 people in our state.As an important stakeholder in our state’s automotive manufacturing industry, you...
Alabama has about 23 million acres of timberland — the third-largest timberland acreage in the United States, after Oregon and Georgia. As a result, forestry is a key industry in our state. Pulp, paper, and lumber production contribute thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the Alabama...
1. What is a Lab Pack? Laboratory packs aka “lab packs” are small containers of hazardous waste material packed in drums. They’re used by hospitals, laboratories, college campuses, factories, veterinarians, embalmers — anywhere small quantities of hazardous chemicals need to be carefully stored...
Any business that generates hazardous waste must understand and follow the code of federal and state regulations regarding the handling of it, including packaging, labeling, and disposal. Sections 22-22A-1 to 22-22A-16 of the Code of Alabama and various other Acts cover hazardous waste disposal...
Industrial and commercial activity in the U.S. produces a lot of waste every year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), industrial solid waste production alone is estimated to amount to approximately 7.6 billion tons each year, while hazardous waste generation has ranged from...