Household Hazardous Waste Program

Implementation of Household Hazardous Waste Programs

Topics for today • What is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) • Is it there a real need for collection?

• Methods for funding collection • Progression of the SLCoHD program • Methods of managing this material in the future

What really is Household Hazardous Waste?

Chemicals from homes that are unwanted

So what?! I use all my chemicals, don’t you?

• Cleaners alone in the united states is a $61 billion a year industry • EPA Estimated that 65-69 million gallons of paint is sold annually • University of Florida study stated that $2.5 billion dollars spent on home pesticides • This is estimated to be 71-78 million pounds of pesticides

Concerns of all these chemicals….

• Could contaminate groundwater • Illegal dumping, landfill concerns, cannot be treated in wastewater treatment

• Unintended Poisonings • “…in 2012 193,460 people died from unintentional poisonings” -WHO

• Fire concerns • Fire in garbage trucks, landfills recycling facilities- THIS SUMMER in SLC

• All these chemicals are exempt from RCRA if it becomes HHW

Who is going to pay for all of this HHW in my community?

• SLCoHD first used permit fees on landfills and processors as it benefits them • Not enough money

• Tipping fees, based on tonnage going through these facilities • Charge residents for this service • Partnerships with manufacturers to assist in recycling • Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) laws

Scrape up some money now what?

• 1 Day collection events • Makes collection convenient to residents • Residents will wait until the event to come to dispose of this material • Can cost a lot of money using a disposal company • One day events can cost northwards of $30,000!!!

• What happens when there is not a collection event?

• Potential for dumping

More money….

• Permanent facility located at landfills • • • • • • • • •

Can collect more HHW year-round!

More cost effective than collection events Convenient at landfill for a one stop shop Collection of VSQ waste Landfill may be far from population center Usually small Outdoor type buildings make cost lower If you build it, they will come!!

Need permanent staff

EVEN MORE moola!!

• Indoor facility that is conveniently located to urban centers • Increases collection of material • Better potential for reuse of material • Safer for employees • Can but multifunctional buildings

Future potential for funding • Legislative initiatives in states include: • PaintCare • Industry backed, user fee on all paint in a state, fully fund paint diposal • Pays for business and residential disposal on all latex and stain

• Extended Producer Responsibility • Tried in Utah for electronics, possible electronics

Questions?

Eric Michaels emichaels@slco.org 385-468-3906 NAHMMA.ORG