1. Electronics Collection: New Facility & Lessons Learned
Scott MacDonald
Recycling Program Manager
Department of Public Works
Solid Waste Division

2. Prince William County, VA
About Prince William County:
Population: ,636
# Households: 144,725
Square Miles:
Suburban community located about 30 miles outside Washington, D.C.

3. Electronics Recycling Program
County added electronics recycling to HHW program in 2003
Currently electronics collected on Wed & Sat at the Landfill site and monthly at our Balls Ford Road Composting Site
Residents may bring up to 3 “units”
We do not accept electronics from businesses

4. Electronics Recycling Program
Generally, CRT monitors, CRT TVs, projection TVs, CPUs are palletized and wrapped
Everything else is placed in Gaylord boxes, including small TVs
Electronics Recycled During FY14:
Landfill ,223,520 lbs
Balls Ford ,500 lbs
1,353,020 lbs

5. Electronics Recycling Program
Electronics program growth - about 15%
Budget for Program for FY14, was ~$75,000
Cost increased after Creative Recycling Systems bankrupcy
Actual FY15 cost ~ $310,000
Electronics program is currently handled by ServiceSource, Keep it Green Program
County currently in process of selecting long-term vendor

6. Electronics Program Site Challenges
Difficult to use materials handling equipment on gravel and uneven surface
Lack of protection from the elements for patrons and workers
Loading items into trailers without a dock
Hard to clean up small broken pieces of electronics from gravel
Lack of storage (electronics & supplies)
Additional challenges at remote site

7. HHW/Electronics Facility: Before

8. HHW/Electronics Facility: Before

9. HHW/Electronics Facility: Before

10. New HHW/Electronics Facility
In 2010 County began looking at different options to manage HHW and electronics
Visited several facilities in 2010/2011
Submitted for capital project as a part of the budget process in 2011
The Household Hazardous and Electronics Waste Facility Project was adopted by the Board of County Supervisors for the FY12-17 CIP Program

11. Timeline New HHW/Electronics Facility
Approved as CIP project in April 2012
Issued an RFP for design-build contractor in December 2012
Awarded Design-Build contract to R.E. Daffan, Inc. in June 2013
Construction began June 2013
Substantial completion on March 22, 2015
~ 2 years and 11 months

12. New HHW/Electronics Facility
New $2.5m facility includes:
4,865 SF warehouse
Enhanced sprinkler systems
Enhanced ventilation systems
Secondary containment for drums
Bulking, flammable storage, and reuse rooms
3,000 SF covered drop-off area
1,625 SF office
1,500 SF covered loading dock
4 loading docks

13. HHW/Electronics Facility: After

14. HHW/Electronics Facility: After

15. HHW/Electronics Facility: After

16. HHW/Electronics Facility: After

17. HHW/Electronics Facility: After

18. Lessons Learned Choose your site carefully
If you build a building, don’t include words like “hazardous” in the name of the facility
Meet with Fire Marshall’s Office during design phase
Have your plan ready when the building opens
SOP’s
Personnel assigned to building

19. Questions Scott MacDonald Recycling Program Manager
Solid Waste Division
5 County Complex Ct., Suite 250
Prince William, Virginia 22192
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