Environmental Compliance Tip of the Month: Review your Waste Disposal and Recycling Policies.

August 01, 2011

Your business can take a series of small routine steps to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Environmental enforcement actions are often costly, time consuming, and take your focus away from running a productive business. By taking just 15-30 minutes per month to complete each step, your business can identify and correct environmental issues before they become enforcement cases.

Tip of the Month: Review your Waste Disposal and Recycling Policies.

Review your policies with respect to recycling and universal and hazardous waste. Do you have a program on site to recycle materials, including plastic, cardboard, paper and aluminum? Are incentives provided to employees to encourage recycling? Are universal waste (including light bulbs and batteries) disposal practices properly outlined and followed? Walk through your facility to observe first-hand whether these policies are being followed.

After the walk-through, take action to correct any issues that are observed. Commend employees who exhibited exemplary habits regarding environmental compliance during your walk-through.

For more information, contact Heather Parent in our Bangor office.

This alert is provided as general information, and is not a substitute for legal or other professional advice.