Hazardous waste

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Canadian Personal Finance Blog  Nov 25  Comment 
I have had this discussion with a few folks, and figured I'd bring this one to my readership: Why do governments assume we will pay fees to dispose of hazardous waste? When I first moved to Ottawa every weekend the City of Ottawa would run a...
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Hazardous waste is any kind of toxic chemical, organic, or radioactive waste product that can be harmful if exposed to humans. Hazardous wastes are either reactive, corrosive, ignitabile, and/or toxic, though regulations vary state-by-state as to exact definitions for what is, and isn't, a hazardous waste.

Hazardous wastes are biproducts from a variety of industrial sources -- medical, academic, industrial, military, etc. -- and must be safely managed at every stage of their lifecycle. If released into the environment untreated, hazardous wastes can poison, cause cancer, or induce mutation in living life.

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