Household Hazardous Waste Collections

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Household Hazardous Waste Collections

• A safe, environmentally friendly method to
  dispose of unused waste products.

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What is Household Hazardous Waste?

• Products that are
• Toxic
• Flammable
• Corrosive
• Poison

Read the Label!
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Carburetor and fuel injection cleanersOil Paint
and paint thinnersPaint strippers and removers
Examples of materials collected
AdhesivesHerbicidesInsecticidesMedications
Drain openersOven cleaners Starter fluids
Metal cleaners and polishersAutomotive oil and
fuel additivesGrease and rust solvents
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Toxic
Note The word toxic does not mean it is
necessarily harmful to humans or environment, but
rather it is a product that performs a specific
job for what it was intended to be used. For
example, pesticides are designed to kill certain
pests, certain automotive products are used in
our vehicles to make them operate more
efficiently, and paint thinners are used for oil
based clean up of oil based paints. Other
considerations on product toxicity and human or
environmental effects must be realized, such as
exposure and dose.
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Why Have a Collection?

• Households average 20-60 pounds/year.
• Waste Collection Services Movers wont take.
• Too old to use.
• Banned for sale.
• Meets Community Expectation
• The right thing to do - environmentally,
  economically.

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More Reasons for a Collection

• Pesticide runoff can be a threat to water quality
  in lakes and streams.
• gt1.3 million Americans exposed to household
  chemicals were referred to poison control in 1999
• 825,000 of these Americans were under age 6

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Community Ownership

• Instuitionalize the program!
• Create Ownership
• Feel-good program
• Elected officials, Community leaders, Health
  Depts., Educators, Safety Officials,
• Get the word out!

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Lets get started!

• Planning committees find stakeholders
• Firefighters,
• Watershed Groups,
• Local businesses, especially major businesses
  might underwrite the cost of the program.
• Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

• Piggyback onto existing programs
• Chemical Awareness Week,
• Poison Control Week,
• Pollution Prevention Week

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Educate!!!

• Promote the right thing to do!
• Offer suggestions to avoid creating the waste.
• Offer safer alternatives

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What NOT to Collect

• Explosives
• Radioactive materials
• Medical or infectious materials
• Friable asbestos
• Motor oil
• Latex paint

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Be ready for everything
Provide disposal information on anything brought
to your collection.

• Motor oil
• Pharmaceuticals
• Latex paint
• Car Batteries
• Asbestos
• Safety Plan!

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Why a Safety Plan?

• To provide documentation.
• Identify procedures.
• It is a proactive step for safety.
• Saves time and money.
• MIOSHA requires hazard communication.

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How to collect

• OneDay
• Permanent facility
• Clean Sweep

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Appointments

• VERSUS

Open Collections
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Scheduled Appointments

• Pros
• Proper preparation
• of Volunteers
• Amount of materials
• Screens for businesses and residents
• Control costs
• Orderly collection

• Cons
• None

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Open Collections

• Pros
• Little to no staff time to coordinate residents
• Typically shorter time periods for collection
  events

• Cons
• Potential for long waits at peak times
• Unknown quantities and types of materials coming
  in

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User Fees or FREE?

• User Fees
• Helps to cover costs
• Could reduce participation

• FREE
• Could lead to TOO many people
• Ask for optional donations

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Site Management

• Space to be large enough to handle traffic flow,
  impervious surface.
• Check for adjacent properties, they may have
  special events. (School events)
• Traffic pattern
• Site Layout, size, signage, screening areas,
  clearly identify workers, break area, trash
  containers, recycling boxes.
• Drive thru covered areas are ideal possibly at a
  landfill site. Use dumpster to handle landfill
  materials such as latex paint, boxes, etc.

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Why contract?

• HHW is not regulated until it is packed
• When HHW is shipped, it is regulated (CFR Titles
  40 (Protection of Environment) 49
  (Transportation)
• Contractors are required to have trained
  personnel they are regulated by OSHA.

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Safety Considerations

• Materials on site during collection.
• Procedures you or your contractor need to
  identify.

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Personal Protection

• Tyvek suits, too hot? bibs
• Nitrile Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• Over boots

No Sandals or Contacts
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Response

• Spill Kits
• BBP
• Fire suppression
• Talk to emergency response
• Provide map (facility layout) for local responders

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Summary

1. Seek source of funding from area businesses,
   state agency, grants, other.
2. Check with other HHM collections in your state to
   see who they use as a collection contractor.
   Interview more than one.
3. Look for site to host collection as outlined in
   this presentation. Take appointments, scheduling
   6-7 people every 15 minutes to start.
4. Hold 2-3 during the first year to get your feet
   wet with process ask help from other
   collections in your area of the state.
5. Seek assistance from local environmental health
   agency (e.g. county health dept.)
6. Advertise the event via local media (newspaper,
   radio, etc.) Provide contact phone number for
   appointment.

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Appointment Book Example
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Attendee List of Items form
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This Children's Environmental Health presentation
was made possible through a grant from The Dow
Chemical Company Foundation
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Other presentations include

• Body Art
• Careers in Environmental Health
• Food Safe Issues
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Meth and Teens
• Recreational Water
• Sun Wise

Contact NEHA.org for more information
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Credits

• Charles Lichon, R.S., M.P.H., Creator of
  Childrens EH Program, Midland County Health
  Department (CHD) Michigan
• Nancy Atwood, M.S., Midland CHD (MI) Sanitarian
• Christine Rogers, Meth Response Coordinator,
  Kalamazoo CHD, MI
• Robert Wolfe, R.S., Midland CHD (MI) Sanitarian
• Gayle Blues, Midland CHD, layout and design
• John Demerjian and Linda Van Orden, Wayne CHD,
  MI, Body Art
• National Environmental Health Association
  (NEHA.org) for website storage and oversight.

NOTE Permission to use this and all Childrens
EH Power Point presentations is granted thru
NEHA, however, all grant and credit notices and
informational slides must be used during each
presentation.
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