DLA News Archive

July 20, 2021

Naval Supply Systems Command T & D Solves the 'Dirtiest' Transportation Problems Anywhere

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Navy website — Operating approximately 300 ships with 350,000 personnel as it provides a strategic deterrent over, under and on the world’s oceans, the U.S. Navy is a force to be reckoned with. But, with so much fire power and so many dedicated Warfighters on watch, there is an inevitable hurdle that must be overcome -- what to do with the garbage.

April 2, 2019

Environmental team manages HAZWASTE disposal, recycling

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s environmental team know how to turn trash into treasure, leading the recycling, waste disposal, and hazardous material management effort at Al Udeid.

Jan. 25, 2019

Recycling and disposing HAZMAT for readiness

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Camp Pendleton website — Imagine that a lithium ion battery is thrown away in the trash and taken to a landfill. It just happens to be summer time, and it is record hitting heat. The lithium ion battery that was improperly disposed of overheats and activates a chemical reaction within the battery that ignites it.