1. Updating the Clean Sweep Report in 2013 TPSA Conference Nancy Fitz and Jeanne Kasai, U.S. EPA February 7, 2013

2. Plan for 2013 EPA is planning to update the 2000 Clean Sweep Report this year. EPA is planning to update the 2000 Clean Sweep Report this year. TPSA Conference: good place to discuss the current status of Clean Sweep programs and get input on information of interest/use to different stakeholders. TPSA Conference: good place to discuss the current status of Clean Sweep programs and get input on information of interest/use to different stakeholders. Want to minimize the burden on state pesticide disposal program managers. Want to minimize the burden on state pesticide disposal program managers. Joe Hoffman is updating list of state program contacts. Joe Hoffman is updating list of state program contacts. 2

3. 2000 Report Operations Operations Who runs program? Funding? Participants? Materials collected? Disposal methods? Contracts? Costs? Who runs program? Funding? Participants? Materials collected? Disposal methods? Contracts? Costs? Results Results # of state programs, pounds collected, participants # of state programs, pounds collected, participants Challenges and opportunities Challenges and opportunities How to comply with all regs? Universal Waste rule, liability, dioxin-containing wastes, tracking amounts of specific pesticides How to comply with all regs? Universal Waste rule, liability, dioxin-containing wastes, tracking amounts of specific pesticides 3

4. 2000 Report Observations Observations Permanent funding has many advantages. Permanent funding has many advantages. Unit costs (per pound basis) have decreased over the past decade. Unit costs (per pound basis) have decreased over the past decade. Reliable estimates of uncollected pesticides are elusive. Reliable estimates of uncollected pesticides are elusive. Only a fraction of the pesticides used in states is disposed of in Clean Sweep programs. Only a fraction of the pesticides used in states is disposed of in Clean Sweep programs. Clean Sweep programs will continue to be needed for the foreseeable future. Clean Sweep programs will continue to be needed for the foreseeable future. State Profiles State Profiles 4

5. Input from this Session Information that we should focus on Information that we should focus on What do you want/need to know? What do you want/need to know? What information will be useful for other programs? What information will be useful for other programs? Ideas about best way to collect the information Ideas about best way to collect the information TPSA “steering committee”? TPSA “steering committee”? Other input Other input 5

6. Ideas? Nancy Fitz, 703-305-7385 fitz.nancy@epa.gov fitz.nancy@epa.gov Jeanne Kasai, 703-308-3240 kasai.jeanne@epa.gov kasai.jeanne@epa.gov