Emma Pokon
29:16 - 29:55
“This topic first hit my radar when I was at DEC, actually, and I think that that was because there were some enforcement matters surprising some of the oil and gas operators and some of the mines with the this idea that these, you know, pretty standard work gloves that you see everywhere should be managed as hazardous waste. I think something that somebody said at the roundtable the other day that resonated was, you know, we have employees that are wearing these for 8+ hours a day and then you tell us that they're hazardous. There's some tension in there.”
- Speaker
- Emma Pokon
- Timestamp
- 29:16 – 29:55
- Transcript
- 11-5-2026 RDC/AMA Breakfast Forum
- Community
- Alaska News
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From the transcript
It sounds like you might have a timely update on a lot of hazardous waste discussions, and if you can include leather gloves in your answer, I'd appreciate it. Yeah, so, so leather gloves. This topic first hit my radar when I was at DEC, actually, and I think that that was because there were some enforcement matters surprising some of the oil and gas operators and some of the mines with the this idea that these, you know, pretty standard work gloves that you see everywhere should be managed as hazardous waste. I think something that somebody said at the roundtable the other day that resonated was, you know, we have employees that are wearing these for 8+ hours a day and then you tell us that they're hazardous. There's some tension in there.
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