Transcript Household Hazardous Waste Training for 1 day Collections

Household
Hazardous Waste
Collections
A safe, environmentally friendly
method to dispose of unused
waste products.
What is Household Hazardous
Waste?
Products that are:
 Toxic
 Flammable
 Corrosive
 Poison
Read the Label!
Examples of materials collected
Carburetor and fuel injection cleaners
Oil Paint and paint thinners
Paint strippers and removers
Adhesives
Herbicides
Insecticides
Medications
Drain openers
Oven cleaners
Starter fluids
Metal cleaners and polishers
Automotive oil and fuel additives
Grease and rust solvents
“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.
Why Have a Collection?
 Households average 20-60 pounds/year.
 Waste Collection Services & Movers
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won’t take.
Too old to use.
Banned for sale.
Meets Community Expectation
The right thing to do - environmentally, &
economically.
More Reasons for a Collection
 Pesticide runoff can be a threat to water
quality in lakes and streams.
 >1.3 million Americans exposed to
household chemicals were referred to
poison control in 1999
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825,000 of these Americans were under age 6
Community Ownership
 Instuitionalize the program!
 Create Ownership
 Feel-good program
Elected officials, Community leaders, Health
Depts., Educators, Safety Officials,
“Get the word out!”
Let’s 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
Educate!!!
 Promote the right thing
to do!
 Offer suggestions to
avoid creating the
waste.
 Offer safer alternatives
What NOT to Collect
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Explosives
Radioactive materials
Medical or infectious materials
Friable asbestos
Motor oil
Latex paint
Be ready for everything
Provide disposal information
on anything brought to your collection.
 Motor oil
 Pharmaceuticals
 Latex paint
 Car Batteries
 Asbestos
 Safety Plan!
Why a Safety Plan?
 To provide documentation.
 Identify procedures.
 It is a proactive step for safety.
 Saves time and money.
 MIOSHA requires hazard
communication.
How to collect
 One–Day
 Permanent facility
 Clean Sweep
Appointments
VERSUS
Open Collections
Scheduled Appointments
Pros
Cons
 Proper preparation
 # of Volunteers
 Amount of materials
 None
 Screens for businesses
and residents
 Control costs
 Orderly collection
Open Collections
Pros
Cons
 Little to no staff time
 Potential for long
to coordinate
residents
 Typically shorter
time periods for
collection events
waits at peak times
 Unknown quantities
and types of
materials coming in
User Fees or FREE?
User Fees
 Helps to cover costs
 Could reduce
participation
FREE
 Could lead to TOO many people
 Ask for optional donations
Site Management
 Space to be large enough to handle traffic
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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.
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.
Safety Considerations
 Materials on site during collection.
 Procedures you or your contractor need
to identify.
Personal Protection
 Tyvek suits, too hot? bibs
 Nitrile Gloves
 Safety Glasses
 Over boots
No Sandals or Contacts
Response
 Spill Kits
 BBP
 Fire suppression
 Talk to emergency response
 Provide map (facility layout) for local
responders
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.
Appointment Book Example
HHM June 2008 Attendee List
(check off names as people arrive)
9:00 a.m.
Fisher, Ron
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Steel, Dave
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Smith, Laura
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Jones, Chuck
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Atwood, Nancy
Duck, Donald
Major, Sue
9:15 a.m.
Faulk, Roger
Grimes, David
etc.
etc.
9:30 a.m.
Attendee List of Items form
Household Hazardous Materials Collection
Interview Form
Name
City
Phone #
Appointment Date
Township
TYPES OF WASTE
QUANTITY
Latex Paint
Oil Base Paint
Spray Cans paint
Stains
Thinners
Strippers
Turpentine
Varnishes
Herbicides
Pesticides
Other Garden Products
Automotive Products
Gasoline
Cleaning Products
Personal & Health Care Products
Polyurethane
Adhesives
Roofing Compounds
Miscellaneous
Unknowns
Appointment Time
NO MORE THAN 1 GALLON SIZE
Must be separated from oil base
Empty in regular garbage
May want to bag powders
May want to bag powders
Weed Killers, etc
May be recyclable
Transport in approved container
This Children's Environmental Health
presentation was made possible through a
grant from
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
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
Credits
• Charles Lichon, R.S., M.P.H., Creator of Children’s 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 Children’s EH Power Point
presentations is granted thru NEHA, however, all grant and credit notices
and informational slides must be used during each presentation.
For more Information
about this presentation,
contact:
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here)