New Hanover County New Hanover County HHW & e-Waste Collection Facility Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 Joe Suleyman Director of Environmental Management

New Hanover County Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 Opened May 15, 2014 Utilized space from the former WASTEC facility Seed money was a $5K NCDENR mercury grant Trained and utilized existing day shift security guards to start

New Hanover County Slide 3 A few quick facts… Department of Environmental ManagementOctober Serves a population of 210,000 2.From idea to grand opening in 7 months 3.512,469 pounds (256 tons) of material collected in first year of operation 4.Open 4 hours/day, six days a week

New Hanover County Slide 4 First things first Department of Environmental ManagementOctober Is there a need? 2.Potential funding sources 3.Permitting (new or modification) 4.Staffing – existing or new 5.Equipment, supplies

New Hanover County Slide 5 Identify the need Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 Demand from residents Outlet for materials banned from disposal Problems with illegal dumping Few, if any, low-cost alternatives Is current system (if any) effective?

New Hanover County Slide 6 What services are currently provided? Department of Environmental ManagementOctober ) Annual collection events 2.) Do retail establishments accept some materials? a. CFL bulbs at home improvement stores b. Lead-acid batteries at car parts stores 3.) Do landfill/transfer station/convenience sites already accept some material?

New Hanover County Slide 7 Opportunities Department of Environmental ManagementOctober ) NCDENR mercury grants ($5,000) 2.) Strength in numbers - a. Partnerships with other municipalities b. Partnerships with vendors c. Partnerships with local businesses 3.) Some HHW and e-Waste material is a revenue generator – offset some of the program cost

New Hanover County Slide 8 The Budget Department of Environmental ManagementOctober ) Identify the types of materials you want to accept, then contact vendors to establish a draft budget 3.) The highest volume materials (demand) are e-Waste, latex paint, and flammable liquids 4.) Hours of operation = convenience = labor cost 5.) Materials/Supplies: spill kits, drums, labels, secondary containment, signage, etc.

New Hanover County Slide 9 Items accepted at NHC HHW Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 ACIDS AEROSOL CANS ANTIFREEZEBALLASTSBATTERIES CAUSTICS CFL BULBS & TUBES COOKING OILELECTRONICSFERTILIZERS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FLAMMABLE SOLIDS FUELSFUNGICIDESHERBICIDES HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS MERCURY - CONTAINING MOTOR OILOIL FILTERSPAINT PESTICIDESSHARPS SMOKE DETECTORS SOLVENTS

New Hanover County Slide 10 Training is extremely important Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 When selecting a vendor, ask if they will provide training to your employees in basic HHW skills like identification, blending, packaging, labeling, PPE, safe handling, etc. SWANA offers a HHW/CESQG certification course. HAZWOPR training is also beneficial, but not required. You will need to develop an Operations Plan as part of your permit application, and the local fire district will require you to have spill and fire prevention and response plans on file.

New Hanover County Slide 11 Advertise, advertise, advertise Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 Media Release Invite officials Brochures for first- time users Cook-out Inexpensive trinkets with you logo/info (shopping bags, pens, jar openers, etc.) First impression is key Update your website!

New Hanover County Slide 12 Department of Environmental ManagementOctober 2014 QUESTIONS? Joe Suleyman (910) nhcgov.com