Environmental Management: New Hanover County Collection Facility Overview

New Hanover County HHW & e-Waste Collection Facility Joe Suleyman Director of Environmental Management Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County

Opened May 15, 2014 Utilized space from the former WASTEC facility Seed money was a $5K NCDENR mercury grant Trained and utilized existing day shift security guards to start Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County

A few quick facts 1. Serves a population of 210,000 2. From idea to grand opening in 7 months 3. 512,469 pounds (256 tons) of material collected in first year of operation 4. Open 4 hours/day, six days a week Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 3

First things first 1. Is there a need? 2. Potential funding sources 3. Permitting (new or modification) 4. Staffing existing or new 5. Equipment, supplies Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 4

Identify the need Demand from residents Outlet for materials banned from disposal Problems with illegal dumping Few, if any, low-cost alternatives Is current system (if any) effective? Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 5

What services are currently provided? 1.) Annual collection events 2.) Do retail establishments accept some materials? a. CFL bulbs at home improvement stores b. Lead-acid batteries at car parts stores 3.) Do landfill/transfer station/convenience sites already accept some material? Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 6

Opportunities 1.) NCDENR mercury grants ($5,000) 2.) Strength in numbers - a. Partnerships with other municipalities b. Partnerships with vendors c. Partnerships with local businesses 3.) Some HHW and e-Waste material is a revenue generator offset some of the program cost Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 7

The Budget 1.) Identify the types of materials you want to accept, then contact vendors to establish a draft budget 3.) The highest volume materials (demand) are e-Waste, latex paint, and flammable liquids 4.) Hours of operation = convenience = labor cost 5.) Materials/Supplies: spill kits, drums, labels, secondary containment, signage, etc. Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 8

Items accepted at NHC HHW AEROSOL CANS ACIDS ANTIFREEZE BALLASTS BATTERIES CFL BULBS & TUBES CAUSTICS COOKING OIL ELECTRONICS FERTILIZERS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FLAMMABLE SOLIDS FUELS FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS MERCURY - CONTAINING MOTOR OIL OIL FILTERS PAINT SMOKE DETECTORS PESTICIDES SHARPS SOLVENTS Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 9

Training is extremely important When selecting a vendor, ask if they will provide training to your employees in basic HHW skills like identification, blending, packaging, labeling, PPE, safe handling, etc. SWANA offers a HHW/CESQG certification course. HAZWOPR training is also beneficial, but not required. You will need to develop an Operations Plan as part of your permit application, and the local fire district will require you to have spill and fire prevention and response plans on file. Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 10

Advertise, advertise, advertise Media Release Invite officials Brochures for first- time users Cook-out Inexpensive trinkets with you logo/info (shopping bags, pens, jar openers, etc.) First impression is key Update your website! Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 11

QUESTIONS? Joe Suleyman (910) 798-4403 jsuleyman@ nhcgov.com Department of Environmental Management October 2014 New Hanover County Slide 12