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Procurement Best Practices: Local Government Billing or Lockbox
Best practices developed from zero waste case studies - Local Government Billing or lock-box account system with payment instruction.
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Procurement Best Practices: Separate Contracts
Best practices for zero waste procurements - using separate contracts for recycling,l composting, hauling, and disposal.
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Mercury Thermometers
Learn about mercury thermometers, their uses, the laws regulating their sale, alternatives to them, and how to cleanup a broken mercury thermometer
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FY 2015 Request for Proposals for the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
EPA is announcing the availability of SRA grants and/or cooperative agreements to fund projects supporting p2/source reduction and resource conservation; it is anticipated up to $1,200,000 will be available collectively.
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E3 Success Story - Improving Existing Processes, Grand Rapids Controls, LLC
As part of Grand Rapids Controls' continuous improvement efforts in manufacturing processes, the company approached The Right Place, Inc./MMTC-West for assistance in 2007 and a full GSN assessment.
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EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl
EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl
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EPA Releases Draft Policy to Reduce Pesticide Testing on Birds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft science policy intended to reduce testing of pesticides on birds when registering conventional outdoor pesticides.
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Disinfectants for Use Against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2) [List O]
Search EPA’s list of registered disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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EPA Announces the Implementation of Mitigation Measures for Insecticides Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion to Protect Endangered Species
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.
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Public Meeting on Regulatory Reform Agenda for TSCA and TRI
The new law includes much-needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
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Public Meeting - Consultation to Obtain Input on the New TSCA Provision to Collect Fees - August 11-12, 2016 - Agenda
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
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Agenda for Public Meeting - Procedural Rule for Chemical Prioritization under TSCA as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - August 10, 2016
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
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Agenda for Public Meeting - Risk Evaluation Process Rule under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - August 9, 2016
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
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Best Practices for Aerial Application – Webinar Materials
On Sept. 27, 2018, EPA offered “Best Practices for Aerial Application,” a webinar tailored for growers, pesticide applicators, pest management professionals, and other interested stakeholders who work in crop production.
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Best Practices for Ground Application – Webinar Materials
EPA’s “Best Practices for Ground Application” webinar is tailored for growers, pesticide applicators, pest management professionals, and other interested stakeholders who work in crop production.
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EPA Updates Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Registered Pesticides and Antimicrobial Chemicals
EPA, in collaboration with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the U.S. Geological Survey, has released an updated version of the Aquatic Life Benchmarks.
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EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
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EPA Releases Final Biological Evaluations of Carbaryl and Methomyl’s Impacts on Endangered Species
EPA is releasing its final biological evaluations (BEs) for carbaryl and methomyl, which find that these insecticides are “likely to adversely affect” a number of threatened and endangered species and their designated critical habitats.
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EPA Proposes to Conditionally Register Combination Insecticide for Residential Outdoor Use
EPA is accepting public comments on its proposed decision to conditionally register the first residential outdoor use of the insecticides cyclaniliprole and flonicamid on roses, flowers, shrubs, and small (non-fruit bearing) trees.
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Science Advisory Council for Exposure (ExpoSAC) Policy 3 Revised March 2021
Science Advisory Council for Exposure (ExpoSAC) Policy 3 Revised March 2021