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Hazardous Waste

Fact Sheet on Safe Hazardous Waste Recycling

This fact sheet provides a basic overview of hazardous waste recycling activities, including combustion for energy recovery, use constituting disposal, reclamation, and direct use and reuse, as well as the recycling of the following hazardous materials: used oil, precious metals, and scrap metal.

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