1. Advanced Environmental Management (AEM) Training Phase I
Solid Waste Management (SWM)

2. No recycle Program!

3. Solid Waste & Recycling Disposition Guide
Keep in Continuity Book
Helps to Determine the Disposition of Commodity
Educational Tool for Workforce
Ensures Compliance With Local and DOD Guidelines
Improves Sustainability
Be familiar with disposition guide. This document will aid in everyday use.
EMP Tab 1

4. Special Solid Wastes Non-Hazardous Waste (NHW) Used Oil Asbestos
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Containers of liquids
Rubber tires
Containers-Steel & Plastic Drums
Special SW can not go in waste stream, refer to disposition guide for procedure.

5. Single Stream Recycling
Fort Eustis uses a single stream recycling system throughout its offices. All items placed into one toter:
Paper of all types (except shredded)
Fiber board (cereal boxes)
Paper bags
Magazines/catalogs
Phone books
Newspapers
Aluminum cans
Glass bottles
Steel/tin cans (small food cans less than
Plastic bottles (#s 1 & 2 only)
Totters are used for recycling ONLY, never should you use a 96 gal totter to place refuse/garbage!
Please remember!!!
Empty containers
Remove tops and drop them in the toters
Call or
**Toters will be picked up on Tuesdays**

6. Do NOT Place the Following in the Toters!
Trash, Garbage, Refuse
Wood Products
E-Wastes (CDs/DVDs, Magnetic Media, etc.)
Fluorescent or Projector bulbs
Plastic bags
Yard Waste
Shredded Paper*
Batteries
Cardboard Boxes
* Shredded paper (DO NOT shred CDs or DVDs with paper) place in clear plastic bag – Pickups will be on Tuesday. Activities must schedule with the SWRC NLT 1200 hrs on Monday ( or )
Special Waste (antifreeze)
UW- fluorescent light bulbs; car batteries (take to HW); all batteries taped on the ends.
Yard Waste should go in plastic bags and placed inside dumpster.
T or F

7. Household Trash is NOT Allowed in Post Dumpsters!!!
No waste from Housing is authorized in the waste stream.

8. Municipal Solid (MSW) = Garbage – Rubbish - Trash
Clearly marked containers, why is there a storage issue?
Most of our MSW is sent to steam plants for energy recovery which reduces landfill

9. Not an Award Winning Recycling Program
Inspect your dumpsters periodically for contamination

10. This was found in Cardboard Containers
Be an award winning recycle program, not this.

11. Disposal of E-products are usually considered hazardous wastes
E - Wastes
E-Wastes: General term which includes discarded electronic products and related equipment/products
Electronic Products
Electronic Media
Associated Equipment
E-Materials
Disposal of E-products are usually considered hazardous wastes

12. Electronic Products Components and devices (semiconductors)
Electronic data processing
Office equipment
Consumer electronics
Telecommunication
Communication and radar
Control and instrumentation
Medical /industrial instrumentation
Automotive electronics

13. Contact Your Activity Environmental Coordinator (AEC) for Proper Disposition of E-Wastes
Where would you be without them?
Do you know “who”, “what”, and “where” they are??????????????
Bottom line – Everywhere!!!!!
More importantly, do you know the “how” to disposed of them properly? More often than not, you are playing with HWs?
What makes life better, also makes it more complicated!!!