1. Pollution Prevention for Homeowners New Hampshire’s Paint and Pesticides Projects New Hampshire’s Paint and Pesticides Projects 2005 Environmental Summit September 29, 2005 Paul Lockwood, NH DES

2. Why Paint & Pesticides? What are their issues? How were the projects developed? What’s their status? New Hampshire’s Paint and Pesticides Projects New Hampshire’s Paint and Pesticides Projects

3. What are the issues? Paint Paint is hazardous. There’s lots of waste paint. It’s expensive to manage. Consumer habits create waste. Homeowners aren’t regulated!

4. Paint What to do about it? Reduce (change buying/use habits) Reuse (swap it) Recycle (process it into new paint) Paint has several options:

5. Paint How to reach homeowners? Target the proper audience. Develop effective outreach materials. Distribute outreach effectively (Oh yeah, and on a limited budget!)

6. Paint How’s it going? Measurement? Source reduction: Pilot program initiated in local paint stores Paint stirrers, brochures, stickers distributed at stores

7. Paint How’s it going? Measurement? Recycling: 2004 pilot project run in 23 NH towns Over 16,000 lbs paint recycled 3 collection projects for 2005

8. Paint Project Contact information: Melanie Wheeler NH Household Hazardous Waste Program (603) 271-2956 mwheeler@des.state.nh.us

9. Pesticides What are the issues? Pesticides are very hazardous. There’s lots of waste pesticides. It’s expensive to manage. Consumer habits create waste. Homeowners aren’t regulated!

10. Pesticides What to do about it? I ntegrated P est M anagement You can’t recycle or reuse, like paint. How about:

11. Pesticides IPM asks: Exactly what is the pest? Does the situation call for action? Can the conditions allowing the problem to start be changed? What’s the least disruptive control technology? Are the results satisfactory?

12. Pesticides Integrated Pest Management equals Pollution Prevention Ah ha…!!!

13. Pesticides How to reach homeowners? Target the proper audience. Develop effective outreach materials. Distribute outreach effectively (Oh yeah, and on a limited budget!)

14. Pesticides How’s it going? Measurement? Distributed handouts at environmental workshop - excellent response User surveys started Good municipal response Follow up survey?

15. Pesticides Project Pesticides Project Contact information: Melanie Wheeler NH Household Hazardous Waste Program (603) 271-2956 mwheeler@des.state.nh.us