Hazardous Waste Materials Management Conference Municipal Coordinator 27th Annual Hazardous Waste Materials Management Conference Tuesday September 18, 2012 Robert Medigovich Municipal Coordinator

What do residents do with HHW items? In the past, flushed down toilets Threw in with the garbage Illegally disposed of materials

What Happens To Improperly Disposed Of Materials? Contaminates Ground Water Tires may be breeding ground for Mosquitoes/West Nile Virus Costs municipalities to organize cleanup for collecting illegally dumped materials. 1 gallon of oil can contaminate 1,000,000 gallons of water

Solutions for HHW and E-Waste Collection Events-One day that allows residents to properly dispose of: HHW, Electronic Waste, Tires, Metal Items and Personal/Confidential Documents CWD’s X-treme Green Event

Training To Hold X-treme Green Event 40 Hour Training for HAZWOPER as per 29CFR190.120 (e) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)-required paperwork-45 Day Notice form Training of City Staff-Done week before event

X-treme Green Event One Day event from 8:00am –Noon Collection of HHW materials Ads in local magazines, paper Announce at City Chamber event Social Media-Facebook Bill inserts

X-treme Green Event Collection of HHW Collection of E-Waste Collection of Metal/Large items Collection of Tires Collection of Personal/Confidential documents

X-treme Green Event Place 2-40 yard trailers Workers wear gloves, glasses and proper HHW Suits Line ground with drop cloth Staff to make sure attendees have valid ID and water bill

X-treme Green Event Household Hazardous Waste Items: Aerosols Cylinders             Toxic  (pesticides, herbicides, etc.) Flammables Oil Base Paint Latex Paint Gasoline Antifreeze Non-hazardous solid (caulk, joint compound, etc.) RCRA Empty       Corrosive (acids, bases) Oxidizers Organic Peroxides Organic Compounds Lighting Ballast (assume PCB content) MNiMH & NiCAD Batteries Lithium & Li-ion Batteries Lead Acid Batteries

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X-treme Green Event E-Waste Computers Monitors (Cathode Ray Tubes) Televisions, Plasma/LCD Printers, Scanners, Copiers Radios, CD Players, VCRs Telephones (cellular, cordless, wireless)

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X-treme Green Event Large Metal Items Water Heaters Washers/Dryers Refrigerators Freezers Small Metal Scrap (screws, utensils, hinges, pipes, bolts)

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X-treme Green Event Tires Standard Passenger SUV Lawn Mower Tractor 4-Wheeler

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X-treme Green Event Document Shredding Confidential Documents Bank Statements Old Bills

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X-treme Green Event After Event-Lunch with workers/city staff

X-treme Green Event Follow Up with local media

X-treme Green Event Follow Up with City Staff TCEQ-Form Leave No Trace Letter to City TCEQ-Form Leave No Trace

X-treme Green Event Number of residents reached-76,850 4 Rural Communities, population 11,000-31,000

Results 2011 125,580 pounds (63 tons)of Hazardous Waste material, electronic waste, tires, large metal items, personal/confidential documents are recycled or properly handled Material diverted from landfill Now let’s watch a video (embed video) Video of X-treme Green Event

X-treme Green Event Robert Medigovich Municipal Coordinator Cell-972.333.6106 rmedigovich@cwd.to