Waste generated by glowsticks
Glow sticks have very few environmental hazards, yet they will be mentioned here.
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the chemicalsAccording to Cyalume Technologies, "Activated light sticks do not meet the definition of a Characteristic Hazardous Waste [term used by the EPA] and therefore, under the regulations, can be disposed of as a solid waste in solid waste landfills and incinerators unless prohibited by site-specific solid waste facility restriction."2
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Those are the major environmental hazards generated by glowsticks.