1. HHW SURPRISES ~ Are You Ready?

2. Dallas County Household Hazardous Waste Program 1995 - 2015 Presented by Sandy Cook

3. The Dallas County HHW Program is a voluntary cooperative venture created to provide household hazardous waste management activities for area cities through a series of interlocal agreements.

4. The Dallas Area Household Hazardous Waste Network AddisonIrving DallasMesquite De SotoRichardson DuncanvilleRowlett Farmers BranchSachse GarlandSeagoville Highland ParkSunnyvale University Park

5. DALLAS COUNTY HOME CHEMICAL COLLECTION CENTER (HC3) 11234 Plano Rd. Dallas, Texas 75230 Open: Tue. 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wed. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thu. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 2 nd Saturday of each month 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 4 th Saturday of each month 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (214) 553-1765

6. MOBILE UNIT

7. TURN-KEY EVENTS

8. Households Served Fiscal Year 2014 HC3 = 22,065 Collection events = 985 Program total = 23,050 Total = 4% of catchment area

9. Volume Collected Fiscal Year 2014 Catchment area = 539,000 single family households 23,050 households served FY2014 waste total = 2,000,000 lbs. or 1,000 tons Average lbs. per customer = 86

10. Just because it’s “household” doesn’t mean it’s non-hazardous Household hazardous waste (HHW) has the same hazardous qualities as industrial hazardous waste. TOXIC CORROSIVE FLAMMABLE REACTIVE

11. HHW is sooooo boring...... Paint comprises 40% of the more than 2 Million pounds of waste collected each year through the Dallas County HHW Program.

12. .......until suddenly it isn’t!!

13. Beware of crusty stuff

14. Daddy brought his work home

15. What was he thinking ? ! ?

16. This cute little box holds 15 lbs. of sodium metal

19. Hmmm … Wonder whatever happened to the driver?

20. A man just never knows when he might have to ditch at sea

21. Don’t spray this on your car

23. Beware of little old ladies bearing gifts

24. Hooray for the Bomb Squad !

25. The Road to HHW Safety Training Have a plan Practice Expect the unexpected Training Be organized Practice Be observant Training

27. Have a Plan

28. Practice

29. Expect the Unexpected

30. Training Dallas County maintains a trained chemist on site at all times to identify unknowns and assure that collected items are properly segregated.

31. Be Organized

32. Practice

33. Be Observant

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