by Brianna Crandall — January 6, 2014—The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM), the authority on multisite retail facilities management with more than 900 member companies, has just released a new white paper to help the retail industry comply with federal, state and local regulations governing the disposal of hazardous elements in their waste stream.
The PRSM Association Best Practices white paper Hazards in Store: A Waste Handling Primer for Retailers defines the types of hazardous waste commonly found in the retail environment and explains how various regulations, particularly the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, govern handling and disposal.
Specific topics include:
- What is hazardous waste?
- Generating and transporting hazardous waste
- Complying with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
“The time is past when federal and state agencies only focused their attention on the waste stream generated by major industrial operators; every retail store now must adhere with the law, and as we have seen across the industry, the penalties for not doing so make compliance more than worthwhile,” said Patricia Dameron, Executive Director, PRSM Association.
To further assist the retail industry in managing its waste stream, the association recently released The Waste and Recycling Request for Proposal (RFP) Template , which consists of customizable documents that will guide retailers through the process of issuing a request for proposal, separating the different costs associated with a waste recycling program as well as organizing and comparing bidder responses.
These documents are the latest components of PRSM Association’s online Sustainability Resource Center (SRC), which provides strategic and tactical information, tools and templates across a number of recognized environmental focus areas.
