![NYS and NYC Strengthen Food Waste Reduction Efforts](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/compost-1080x675.jpg)
NYS and NYC Strengthen Food Waste Reduction Efforts
New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) are escalating their efforts to reduce food waste by utilizing inclusive legislation and regulations aimed at businesses and residents. Understanding these laws is important to ensuring compliance and contributing to...
![Deadline for Annual Hazardous Waste Report Filing: March 1, 2025](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hazardous-waste-reporting-1080x675.jpg)
Deadline for Annual Hazardous Waste Report Filing: March 1, 2025
Annual hazardous waste reports must be filed with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) by March 1 each year for hazardous waste generating facilities operating in New York State. What Facilities Need to File an Annual Hazardous Waste...
![NY Legislature Passes Amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/retail-1080x675.jpg)
NY Legislature Passes Amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act
On September 5, 2024, New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act (“the act”) was signed into law. On February 7, 2025, the NY Legislature passed an amendment to the act. It is anticipated that the amendment will be signed into law. Changes as a result of the...
![NYSDEC Waste Transporter Annual Report Deadline: March 1, 2025](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/garbage-truck-1080x675.jpg)
NYSDEC Waste Transporter Annual Report Deadline: March 1, 2025
Annual reports for all waste transporters who operate within the State of New York under 6 NYCRR Part 364 are due to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) by March 1, 2025. What Is the Purpose of 6 NYCRR Part 364? Part 364 is designed...
![EPA Adds Nine PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/chemical-inventory-1080x675.jpg)
EPA Adds Nine PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that facilities will need to report Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for nine additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) if these chemicals are manufactured, processed, or...
![Everything You Need to Know about Tier 2/Right-to-Know](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/chemical-storage-1080x675.jpg)
Everything You Need to Know about Tier 2/Right-to-Know
What is Tier 2? Tier 2 reporting was mandated in 1986 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). It requires any business that stores or handles hazardous chemicals (in certain quantities) to...
![Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Forms 300, 300-A, and 301](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/reporting-1080x675.jpg)
Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Forms 300, 300-A, and 301
The Regulation Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) recordkeeping regulation (29 CFR 1904), most businesses with more than ten employees are required to submit an annual report of work-related incidents. An “incident” is described as an...
![Five Things to Expect from the New Administration on Safety Regulations](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AAE-DG-1080x675.png)
Five Things to Expect from the New Administration on Safety Regulations
Every new administration brings their own priorities to OSHA. While we can’t see the future, we can make some educated guesses on what will change under the second Trump administration based on what happened under the first Trump administration. 1. Proposed...
![EPA’s New Rules for the Use of Carbon Tetrachloride](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lab-ppe-1080x675.jpg)
EPA’s New Rules for the Use of Carbon Tetrachloride
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized new rules (40 CFR Part 751 Subpart H: Carbon Tetrachloride) to protect workers from exposure to carbon tetrachloride (CTC), a chemical that is known to deplete the ozone layer and for its toxicity to human...
![New Mandatory E-Manifest Registration](https://waldenenvironmentalengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/hazardous-waste-1080x675.jpg)
New Mandatory E-Manifest Registration
If you ship, receive, or treat hazardous waste, you probably know what a uniform hazardous waste manifest is. If you don’t, a uniform hazardous waste manifest (aka “manifest”) is a shipping document required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to track...