How Hazardous Waste Disposal Affects the Environment

By |2020-12-10T21:35:35+00:00December 11th, 2020|Hazardous Waste|

Hazardous waste greatly impacts the environment. Water, air, and soil are all affected by the amounts of hazardous waste that we generate every day. Leachate, pollution, and contamination from hazardous waste all negatively impact the environment if not disposed of properly. In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recorded more than 1900 facilities in the US for