1. Illegal Dumping Prevention MWMA - April 2002

2. Drivers Special handling requirements Landfill bans Cost Lack of convenient & affordable disposal options Easy money for ‘hack’ criminals Stupidity

3. U.S. EPA Involvement “Adding Value to Local Efforts” Assessments / identify best practices Stakeholder meetings Collaborative projects / partnerships –Law enforcement training / pilots –Outreach & Education –Community-based clean up / maintenance –Measurement / Reporting

4. Preventive Measures Events –Amnesty days, Round ups, Clean sweeps Collection –Drop-off centers, tire shops, transfer stations Planning –Fire prevention, preparedness Public Education –Consumers, neighborhoods, businesses –Proper management and reporting incidents

5. Enforcement Inspections (multi-media) Tire shops Jockeys Junkyards Facilities (transfer stations, processors) –EPA letters of inquiry –Local ordinance Stiffer penalties Administrative Hearing Process Publicize results

6. Resources EPA –Market Development Info –Enforcement (RCRA and Superfund) –Emergency response (Superfund) State –Overview of State Scrap Tire Programs –Grants, loans, enforcement, permits Other –Processors, manufacturers, Scrap Tire News

7. Region 5 Projects Enforcement Pilots (Detroit) –170 arrests, 89 impounds, $181k fines in 6 mo. 25 pilot projects –2000 officers, judges trained –Abandoned lots & derelict structures mitigated –Multilingual, multimedia outreach Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook IDEA Model

8. Ford Voluntary Replacement 13.5 million SUV tires –Dealerships, authorized shops collect Contract w/ RTG 100 projects in 22 states & 4 provinces –1 million pounds of crumb donated –paving, playgrounds, soil amendment Arizona research project

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13. Financing Fees (tip, sales) State & county solid waste offices Enforcement revenues Community service (voluntary/mandatory) Volunteer groups (KAB) General fund Corporate (chamber, tire dealers, corporate) Need to understand and communicate costs!

14. Getting Serious About the Problem How bad is the problem ? How much is it costing ? Should we invest in prevention ? How do we recover costs ? Are prevention/enforcement investments reducing clean up costs ? Are we ready to get serious about this ?

15. Illegal Dumping Economic Assessment (IDEA) Define cost impacts of dumping Establish a baseline, report progress Plan and budget for clean ups Enforcement and/or cost recovery –Economic benefit Support policy decisions

16. Parameters Included Dump site features (A) Waste type and volume (B) Site clean up - process/labor/equipment (C) Waste transport (D) Waste disposal (E) Site restoration and security (F) Site surveillance (G) Program administration (H) Property Liabilities (I) Offsetting Costs (J) Adjustments (K)

17. Under I-75 in Detroit

18. Tires

19. Example Site Active Dumpsite –Visual Assessment (~30 minutes) Estimate 330 yd 3 over ~ 2 acres –90% Mixed C&D –10% MSW –600 tires –Several truckloads of landscape waste

20. Applications Detroit, Gary, Cleveland –Citywide survey w/ clean up estimates –Inventory w/ GIS mapping –Targeted enforcement, prevention and clean up proposals developed for Mayor, City Council Hiawatha National Forest (upper MI) Individual enforcement cases

21. Considerations Objectives / Intended Use of Output –Enforcement, grants, clean up plan Target Sites –Existing data, accounting system for equipment, manpower, transportation, disposal Community Involvement Training staff for ongoing use

22. IDEA Model All resources available at http://www.epa.gov/region5/illegaldumping Technical support Referrals & networking opportunities appreciated

23. All resources available at http://www.epa.gov/region5/illegaldumping Technical support Referrals & networking opportunities appreciated