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Industry News
EPA Proposes Expansion of Universal Waste for Pharmaceuticals
In the December 2nd, 2008 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an amendment to the Universal Waste Rule which would add hazardous pharmaceutical …
NMFC’s New Density Rules for Empty Drum Shipments
In our October 2008 blog/Newsletter, we informed our readers that the rates charged for transporting empty (new) steel drums had increased due to reclassification by …
DOT Introduces New Package Validation Testing Program
On September 25th, 2008, representatives from the DOT met for the second time with the Reusable Industrial Packaging Association, RIPA, and other packaging industry associations …
Increased LTL Rates for Empty Steel Drums Is Now In Effect
As of August 23rd, 2008, the rates charged for transporting empty (new) steel drums has increased due to reclassification by the Commodity Classification Standards Board …
Shippers of TIH (Poison Inhalation) Drums Should Re-Qualify Their Cap Seals
At the request of a customer that ships materials poisonous by inhalation (TIH drums, formerly known as PIH), we have researched and learned that the …