Together with Northstar Recycling Over the past six months, I have been asked a number times questions along the lines of the following: How are you doing? How is the WTS team doing?  What has

At WTS, our commitment to Responsible Care® continues to drive operational excellence, environmental stewardship, and safety leadership across every aspect of our business. The 2025 reporting year stands as another strong testament to that commitment—highlighting

WTS is proud to announce that our own Erika Betti has been selected for the American Chemistry Council’s 2026 Responsible Care & Sustainability Future Leaders (RCSFL) Program! Erika earned this recognition for her thoughtful perspective

As noted in previous e-Manifest updates, EPA on March 5, 2026, published the following proposed rule: Paper Manifest Sunset Rule; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations (91 FR 10862). This will force the use

Please note that USEPA has recently established a new e-Manifest fee structure for FY 2026 and 2027. These fees will apply to any manifests initiated on or after October 1, 2025. The fees are as

Client: Industrial Specialty Chemicals FacilityLocation: Southeastern United StatesServices: Hazard Identification, Vendor Coordination, Field Oversight, Vapor Control, Bulk-to-Package Transfer Background An industrial specialty chemicals facility identified an off-spec tanker containing arsenic-bearing wastewater following an attempted outbound

Here are a few regulatory updates for you to consider: e-Manifest Please keep in mind that effective December 1, 2025 all Hazardous Waste Export shipments will be subject to the e-Manifest Rules. For “paper copies”

A More Sustainable Us! Every January, we set an overarching priority for our team. This year, our 2025 WTS team priority is A More Sustainable Us! This priority becomes our aim and orientation and includes

WTS is proud to announce that we were presented with the Responsible Care Partner Sustainability Award at ACC’s 2025 Responsible Care® Awards Program. Our project, Finding Creative Sustainable Solutions for Difficult-to-Recycle Materials, highlighted our strategic

Here are some recent updates to the USEPA’s e-Manifest program: New Fee Structure for FY 2026 and 2027. For manifests initiated on or after October 1, 2025: TSDF’s continue to be responsible for collection and

DOT Hazmat Registration and Fees are due by June 30th:Anyone who ships, offers or transports certain types of DOT Hazardous Materials (including Hazardous Waste) needs to register with USDOT PSHMA and pay the corresponding fee

Safety Always: A New Resolve Every Day As is common for many of us, we set resolutions at the start of each year.  Most of those resolutions seem to fade as we go.  I recently