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

wont 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

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!

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

Educate!!!
Promote the right thing

to do! Offer suggestions to avoid creating the waste. Offer safer alternatives

What NOT to Collect

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

OneDay Permanent facility Clean Sweep

Appointments
VERSUS

Open Collections

Scheduled Appointments

Pros
Proper preparation # of Volunteers Amount of materials Screens for businesses

Cons
None

and residents Control costs Orderly collection

Open Collections

Pros
Little to no staff time

Cons
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

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 Steel, Dave Smith, Laura Jones, Chuck 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 Appointment Time NO MORE THAN 1 GALLON SIZE Must be separated from oil base Empty in regular garbage

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

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 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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