Remember that contaminated water, soil, or absorbent materials created when a spill is cleaned up are solid wastes and may also be hazardous wastes subject to the management requirements of the Dangerous Waste Regulations. If a spill happens inside a building or containment structure, several factors determine whether it must be reported to Ecology. It depends on the chemical, physical and hazardous properties of the material spilled, the amount spilled, the capability of the structure to contain the material, and whether anyone is injured or exposed. You can ask for assistance in evaluating threats and get advice on control equipment and practices, clean-up procedures and contractor information. If you use a computer, you know how nice it is to get a new model.
Many places upgrade computers every few years as requirements change and new technologies take over.
This leaves a lot of leftover machines. Ecology employee Doug Jayne in Spokane wanted to find a way to reuse the old surplus computers he saw accumulating at government offices. Jayne saw the computers as the perfect solution to school budget cuts that were leaving many Washington students out of the computer age. The result of this thinking is the Computers For Kids project that has helped cut masses of red tape to allow students access to important learning tools the school districts cannot afford. School districts are required to pay fair market value for all surplus government property.