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U.S. Air Force Airman Nathan Bernard, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, reads through a used oil filter container log at an Initial Accumulation Point (IAP) at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 3, 2017. An IAP is an area a shop must designate to containerize and manage their hazardous waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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Mr. Floyd Brigham, AFCEC waste contractor with the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, pumps used oil from a drum at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 3, 2017. The used oil is transferred into a used oil collection tank so it can be recycled while allowing the empty drums themselves to be re-used or recycled, saving the Air Force money. In 2016, approximately 18,000 gallons of used oil and 400 empty drums were recycled. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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Mr. Floyd Brigham, AFCEC waste contractor with the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, pumps used oil from a waste drum at a 90-day facility (one of two) at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 3, 2017. A 90-day facility is a regulated building where hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are temporarily stored before being transported off-base for proper disposal at a permitted disposal facility. Dyess AFB properly disposed of more than 82,000 pounds of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Melo-Justo, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, wrings diesel from a fuel-contaminated absorbent at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 10, 2017. After fuel-contaminated absorbents are containerized in a drum, the drum is taken to a 90-day facility where any remaining fuel is removed from the absorbents using a centrifuge. Afterwards, the absorbents can be re-used several more times prior to being properly disposed of, saving the Air Force money for both disposal and purchase of new absorbents. The fuel removed from the absorbents is recycled off-base at no cost to the government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Melo-Justo, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, containerizes used oil filters at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 10, 2017. These used oil filters will be recycled, thus diverting them from being disposed of in a permitted landfill. In 2016, 3,399 pounds of used oil filters were recycled off base at no charge to the government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Melo-Justo, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, containerizes used fluorescent light bulbs (waste lamps) at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 10, 2017. Mercury-containing waste lamps are considered Universal wastes, along with paint and paint-related wastes (state of Texas only), batteries, pesticides, and other mercury-containing equipment. A Universal waste is a category of hazardous waste that is subject to more relaxed standards of accumulation, recordkeeping, and shipping requirements due to the fact that they are commonly generated by a wide variety of establishments. In 2016, Dyess properly disposed of almost 27,000 pounds of universal waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)

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No Time to Waste

Published June 7, 2017
By Senior Airman Austin Mayfield
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- U.S. Air Force Airman Nathan Bernard, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, reads through a used oil filter container log at an Initial Accumulation Point (IAP) at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 3, 2017. An IAP is an area a shop must designate to containerize and manage their hazardous waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Mayfield)