This process maximizes the use of each item and minimizes the environmental risks and the costs associated with disposal. DRMOs provide safe, temporary storage of hazardous property during the disposal cycle.
Hazardous property is classified as material or waste.
A hazardous material is any substance capable of posing a risk to health, safety and property when transported. Hazardous waste includes any used hazardous materials that are flammable, corrosive, reactive or toxic to living organisms. Hazardous property that cannot be reused or sold is disposed of through commercial service contracts that must comply with applicable federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Storage facilities DRMOs provide temporary storage of both hazardous and non-hazardous property, while property is being processed thorough the standard DRMS disposal cycles. One site may receive and account for property from several military installations.