HHW – Best Management Practices August 8, 2017

Gil Kauffmann gilkauffmann@gmail.com 314-910-3994

Permanent Collection Site – Vendor Managed Types of Collections One Day Collections Permanent Collection Site – Vendor Managed Permanent Collection Site – Weekends – Volunteer or community managed Permanent Collection Site – Appointment only

Pack as collected – ship for disposal (St Louis County /City) Type of Site Pack as collected – ship for disposal (St Louis County /City) Pack and store – vendor pack later – ship for disposal (City of Columbia) Collect and redistribute (City of Moberly)

Facility Set up Permanent Building (St Louis County/city, City of Springfield, City of Moberly) Conex Box (City of Fulton, Jefferson City, Tipton) Fancy Conex Box (Mexico and Branson,MO)

Building Requirements DNR does not have any requirements for HHW facilities Work with local Fire Departments to establish requirements

RCRA and DOT requirments HHW materials are exempt from RCRA requirements. Do the right thing and bring hazardous materials to HHW facilities and do not put in lanfill HHW is not exempt from DOT requirments

Labor 40 Hour trained staff – Vendor ran facilities 24 hour with 8 hour refresher – Municipality ran facilities Volunteers -

We want everyone to go home safe at the end of the day. Safety Safety Safety We want everyone to go home safe at the end of the day.

Broken glass/Open containers Safety Traffic Control Box Bottoms Heavy boxes Broken glass/Open containers Slip trip fall Unknown materials Hot and Cold dehydration

PPE Gloves Long sleeve shirts Tyvek

Spills and Spill Kits Broom Shovel Absorbent Drum Pigs Absorbent pads

Disposal Options Fuel Blending Water treatment Recycling Incineration Oil burners

Unaceptables Radioactives Explosives Cylinders Ammunition PCB,s Asbestos Sharps / medical waste

MSDS or SDS sheets Product name

Segregation Acids Bases Flammable Liquids Flammable Solids Poisons Oxizers Oils Batteries Electronics

Batteries Alkaline Lead Acid NiCd Nickel metal hydride Lithium ion

UN DOT rated drums

Packaging Labpack Bulk