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What do residents do with HHW items? In the past, flushed down toilets Threw in with the garbage Illegally disposed of materials 2

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 3

Solutions for HHW and Used Electronics Collection Events-One day that allows residents to properly dispose of: HHW, Used Electronics, Tires, Metal Items and Personal/Confidential Documents CWD’s X-treme Green Event 4

Training To Hold X-treme Green Event 40 Hour Training for HAZWOPER as per 29CFR (e) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)- required paperwork-45 Day Notice form Training of City Staff-Done week before event 5

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 6

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Collection of HHW Collection of Used Electronics-Waste Collection of Metal/Large items Collection of Tires Collection of Personal/Confidential documents 8

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 9

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 10

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X-treme Green Event Used Electronics-Waste Computers Monitors (Cathode Ray Tubes) Televisions, Plasma/LCD Printers, Scanners, Copiers Radios, CD Players, VCRs Telephones (cellular, cordless, wireless) 13

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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) 15

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X-treme Green Event Tires Standard Passenger SUV Lawn Mower Tractor 4-Wheeler 17

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X-treme Green Event Document Shredding Confidential Documents Bank Statements Old Bills 19

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X-treme Green Event After Event-Lunch with workers/city staff 21

X-treme Green Event Follow Up with local media 22

X-treme Green Event Follow Up with City Staff Letter to the City TCEQ-Form Leave No Trace 23

X-treme Green Event Number of residents reached- 85,000 to 95,000 4 Rural Communities, population- 11,000 to 35,000 24

Results ,580 pounds (70.24 tons)of Hazardous Waste material, electronic waste, tires, large metal items, personal/confidential documents are recycled or properly handled Material diverted from landfill Video of X-treme Green Event 25

X-treme Green Event Most unusual item brought to event 26

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