{"id":4514,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/business-laws-and-regulations\/what-is-hazardous-waste.html"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:45:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:45:11","slug":"what-is-hazardous-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/business-laws-and-regulations\/what-is-hazardous-waste.html","title":{"rendered":"Identifying and Disposing of Hazardous Waste: Explanations for Small Business Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Identifying and Disposing of Hazardous Waste: Explanations for Small Business Owners<\/h1>\n
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Running a small business comes with its fair share of responsibilities. An important one is the proper management of small business hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is any material posing a potential threat to human health or the environment. Material can pose a threat because it is:<\/p>\r\n