City of Virginia Beach THE VIRGINIA BEACH EXPERIENCE SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AUGUST 7, 2014

Background HHW Facility Located at Landfill II Site of a Privately Operated MRF until Late 1990’s SPSA Operated HHW Facility SPSA Restructured and Down Sized Operations

Background City Took over HHW Operations in 2010 Extended Additional Services to Citizens Reduced Operational Costs

Facility Planning Completed Equipment Inventory Developed Position Description Supported Interview Process Selected HHW Facility Manager

Safety Required Medical Physicals for Staff Enrolled Staff in 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training Completed Baseline/ Periodic Air Sampling Enrolled HHW Staff in Section 608 CAA Training

Regulatory Summary Acceptable Waste Unacceptable Waste Responsibilities Receipt of Household Hazardous Waste Operations Manual

Use and Management of Storage Containers Incompatibility and Separation Procedures Waste Management Facility Self-Inspections Safety and Emergency Procedures Operations Manual (continued)

Reviewed Existing Contracts Wrote Bid Documents for Vendor Solicitations Reviewed Bids from Offerors Assisted in the Selection of Qualified Vendors Vendor Support

Hazardous Material Handling Shipping Document Preparation Storm Water Permit Compliance Devalving Training Staff Training

Attended SWANA HHW Facility Design Training in Boston Secured Building Permit for Modifying Facility Layout Installed Fencing and Safety Lighting Upgraded Electrical System Upgraded Safety Equipment (signage, fans, eye wash stations) Facility Design

Acceptance of: Hazardous Materials Toxic Materials Refrigerant Used Oil Used Antifreeze Operations

Paint Related Materials (PRMs) Solvents (High BTU) Lubricants (Low BTU) Acids and Bases (pool and drain cleaners) Oxidizers (chlorine, stump remover, bleaches) Household Cleaners (neutral - shampoos, Pine Sol, Armor All). Hazardous Materials

PRMs, High/Low BTU Chemicals Bulked in 55 Gallon Drums Packaging Acids and Bases – Over Packed with Vermiculite Household Cleaners – Over Packed with Vermiculite Oxidizers – Lab Packed with Vermiculite

Pesticides and Herbicides (liquids & solids) Fertilizers (toxic/oxidizer additives) Over Packed in 55 Gallon Drums with Vermiculite Mercury Switches Packed in 5 Gallon Buckets with Vermiculite Toxic Materials

A/C Units and Refrigerators (R12, R134A, R22, R410A) Purge and Trap Method of Recovery One Cart per Refrigerant Type (avoid cross contamination) Refrigerant Collected by Vendor for Recycling (American Refrigeration Service) White Goods Recycled by Vendor (Sims Metal Management) Refrigerant

Stored in Aboveground Storage Tanks Collected by Vendor for Recycling (FCC Environmental) Used Oil and Antifreeze

BatteriesCylindersMetalsTires Additional Services

Truck and Automotive (lead acid/$) Rechargeable, Lithium and Nicad ($) Alkaline (cost to recycle) Separated and Placed in 55 Gallon Drums or 5 Gallon Buckets (66 pounds) Collected by Vendor for Recycling (Battery Solutions and Metal Conversion Technologies) Batteries

Cylinders Propane - Cylinders Reused and Gas Recycled (Crossroads) Acetylene, Oxygen, Compressed Air Stored Separately Rendered Safe (devalved) by Contractor Recycled, Reused or Disposed

Metals Acceptance of Metals Began with Refrigerators, A/C Units, Grills (Propane Tanks), Radiators, Pumps, Electric Motors and Lawn Equipment Refrigerant, Propane, Fuels and Lubricants Removed Ferrous Metals are Scrapped

Metals (continued) Began Separating Nonferrous Metals A/C Units – Copper Tubing Radiators - Copper, Brass and Aluminum Pumps and Electric Motors - Copper Copper Wire - #1 (thick) and #2 (thin)

Metals (continued) Other Non Ferrous Metals Delivered to HHW Facility Copper Piping Brass Plumbing Fixtures Brass Light Fixtures and Bed Frames Brass Ornaments

Metals (continued) Separate Outside Storage Bins Established for Metals Aluminum Stainless Ferrous Metal Gas Grills, Lawn Equipment, etc. Nonferrous Metals Placed in Separate Gaylords by Type and Shipped Separately (Sims Metal Management)

Tires Accept Both those with and without Rims Installed Derimmer Aluminum Wheels Recycled Separately from Metal Rims (Sims Metals) Tires Recycled (SPSA) SPSA Uses Shredded Tires as Landfill Cover

Vendors ECOFLO - American Refrigeration Service – Sims Metal Management – FCC Environmental – Battery Solutions – Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC –

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