Is Waste Going to be Our Apocalypse Without a Noah’s Ark to Save Us ? ‘The waste industry: landfilling, reduce, recycle, reuse, composting, landéll mining, waste-to-cnesgy facilities, recapcuring methane gas and hazardous toxic waste landfill storage. Before moving forward, [| want co discuss the difference between price and cust: price is the price we pay, […]

Warren Buffett Trades Mesothelioma Death for Money It is not for the victims of asbestos diseases, but for the lawyer’s self-interest that asbestos litigation occurs, and the self-interest of Mr. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s group of Insurance companies that are responsible for asbestos liabilities. The asbestos litigation industry is a multibillion dollar industry that spends […]

The Ugly, The Bad and The Good of Waste Disposal I know, I know it is supposed to be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, but I don’t personally know Clint Eastwood and this blog, in my opinion, works better backwards. The Ugly: recycler uses recycle operation as landfill; construction supervisor mishandles asbestos, landfill […]

Similarities Between the Waste and Death Industry In a blog recently published on Waste & Recycling News, Maria Kirch writes about being environmentally responsible in death. The blog discusses the new eco-friendly coffins that can be decorated to your desires and biodegradable corporate clothing line known as the first 100% environmentally responsible tailored funeral wear. […]

I’m Guilty Of Illegal Dumping I live in downtown New York City, one block west of City Hall. My office is approximately 2 1/2 blocks north of City Hall. I point this out, because many demonstrations are held right outside City Hall with loud speakers for the protesters to announce their protests so everyone can […]

Honest Truths I have to be honest about my life, a life of sever Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). My father had it. I know, because I asked him why he only went to one month of high school, he said, I couldn’t study or sit still to read. ADHD is hereditary; some of my children have […]

The Impact of Environmental Litigation Let’s explore the history of toxic substances in our environment from the time we knew that the toxic substances were harmful and lethal to our health. Let us start with asbestos — the most litigated of the hazardous, toxic materials. The Greeks, the earliest users of asbestos 3,000 years ago, […]

The Trouble with Asbestos Disposal Hailed as a miracle mineral because of its superior fire resistance and tensile strength, asbestos was installed abundantly into our built environment for over 200 years. However, once it was established that this undeniably useful resource was a dangerous carcinogen, Australia and many other countries enacted strict regulations for handling […]

Understanding Price and Cost of Hazardous Wastes The first line of defense for companies is they don’t have any hazardous, toxic or regulated wastes. And if they do, it is minimal, gets cleaned up and sent to a safe landfill (if there is such a thing). So they believe they are safe. You may be […]

Asbestos and Other Hazardous Wastes Asbestos has been used in products since the first century as tablecloths, candle wicks, blankets, etc. At that time the advice to slave owners: do not buy slaves who had worked in an asbestos mine, because they died prematurely. In the early 18thcentury asbestos started to be used in building […]