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2014/2015
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION PROGRAM
Annual Report
The following CCCSD staff contributed
to the preparation of this report:
Winston Ingram
David Wyatt
Program Contacts:
David Wyatt
Household Hazardous Waste Program Supervisor
(925) 335 -7714
dwyatt(c_centralsan.org
HHW Program Information:
(800) 646 -1431
www.centralsan.org
2014/2015 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Annual Report
Table of Contents
Page No.
Appendices:
I California Integrated Waste Management Board Form 303
II CCCSD Board Resolution Setting Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator Disposal Charges
III HHW Program History — 1997 to Present
Agency Partnership
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Section 1
Program Summary
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Section 2
Program Description
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Section 3
HHW Collection Facility Residential Participation
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Section 4
Quantities of Wastes Collected
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Section 5
Pollution Prevention
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Section 6
HHW Diverted from Sewer and Landfill Disposal
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Section 7
Mobile Collection Events
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Section 8
Small Business Program
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Section 9
Public Education /Program Promotion
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Section 10
Revenue and Expenses
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Appendices:
I California Integrated Waste Management Board Form 303
II CCCSD Board Resolution Setting Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator Disposal Charges
III HHW Program History — 1997 to Present
2014/2015 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Annual Report
Tables and Figures
Table Description /Title
Page No.
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Residential Participation by Community
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Total participation by Community
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Estimate of Amount of Waste Collected by Community
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FY 2014/2015 Mercury Collection Summary
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FY 2014/2015 Miscellaneous Chemical Collection Summary
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FY 2014/2015 Pharmaceutical Collection Summary
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Quantity of Landfill Diverted Waste
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7
Comparison of Mobile Events to Door -to -Door Collection
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Small Business Participation by Community
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Small Business Program Summary
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HHWCF 2014/2015 Summary of Revenue and Expenses
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HHW Facility Capital Expenditure Amortization Schedule
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Operating Cost per Car
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Cost per Car Broken Down by Expense
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Pounds of Waste per Car
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Operating Cost Per Pound of Waste Collected
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HHWCF Participation: Cars per Month
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HHWCF Participation: Average Cars per Day of Week
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HHWCF Participation: Cars per Day
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HHW Participation vs. % of Households in Service Area
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Waste Disposal per Month
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Breakdown of Waste Shipped by Weight ( %) of Major
Categories
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Waste Management Method Breakdown % of Waste
Processed by Weight
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CESQG New Customers vs. Repeat Customers
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Participation and Expenses
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HHW Program Estimated Cost per Household
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AGENCY PARTNERSHIP
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (CCCSD) and Mt. View Sanitary District (MVSD)
are co- sponsors of the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility located
in Martinez, California, the first permanent HHW facility in Contra Costa County. The
facility's service area encompasses all of central Contra Costa County, with a served
population of approximately 476,000 (190,900 households). In 1995, all central Contra
Costa County cities', the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority, CCCSD, and
MVSD resolved to support the establishment of a permanent HHW Collection Facility.
Cost efficiency, economies of scale, and broader service capabilities as compared to
mobile HHW collection events were recognized as benefits to the participating
communities. The facility began operation in fiscal year 1997/98 and will complete its
18th year of operation in October 2015.
This agency cooperation and partnership was the critical ingredient in making the HHW
Collection Facility a reality and provided a sound solution to keep hazardous waste out
of sanitary sewers, storm drains, and solid waste landfills. The agency partnership
agreements provide for reliable, equitable funding of the HHW Collection Program and
ensure that HHW collection services are available to all central Contra Costa County
residents and eligible businesses.
This annual report for fiscal year 2014/15 presents the facility participation levels and an
analysis of the hazardous waste dropped off at the collection facility. The high level of
participation and amount of hazardous waste properly managed at the collection facility
demonstrates the benefit of the program to both public health and the environment.
Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek
Section 1: Program Summary
PROGRAM SUMMARY
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility is completing its 18th year of
operation. The HHW Collection Program serves all of central Contra Costa County,
comprised of 190,900 households, with a population of approximately 476,000. The HHW
Program service area has seen steady increases in the number of households over the past
18 years. Program participation has also increased steadily from the 7.8 percent of
households served during the inception year in 1997/98. By fiscal year (FY) 2003/04, and
through FY 2005/06, average participation was up to 12 percent, and continued to climb to
15 percent in FY 2009/10. Average program participation for both FY 2010/11 and FY
2012/13 was approximately 15.5 percent. Average participation last year was 15.9 percent
and continued to increase in FY 2014/15 ending the year at 16.6 percent.
The program's sustained increase in participation over the years can be attributed primarily
to on -going advertising in CCCSD's Pipeline newsletter, MVSD's newsletter The Mt. View
Monitor, and "word of mouth" by residents, businesses, and other public agencies. The rise
in participation starting in FY 2006/07 is attributed to universal waste disposal (defined as
fluorescent lamps and household batteries) and most recently to PaintCare (2013). The
number of residential customers served by the program in FY 2014/15 was 31,779, a rather
large increase of 1,546 customers over the previous year (see Section 3).
Operating Cost
The operating
cost per car for
FY 2014/15 was
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Operating Cost per Car
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See Section 10, Summary of Revenue and Expenses for detailed information regarding
expenses.
Figure 1 -2 shows the cost per car broken down by expense. Labor and waste management
costs account for roughly 80 percent of the total.
Figure 1 -2
Cost per Car Broken Down by Expense
$4
$12.63
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Universal Wastes
$9.21
The Cost/Carfor
Fiscal Year 2014115
was $78.21
$49.73
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expenditures
"Universal Wastes" for the purpose of this report are wastes, such as fluorescent lamps and
household batteries. Fluorescent lamp volumes in FY 2014/15 increased to 341,646 linear
feet from 339,000 feet last year. Household battery volumes also increased from 56,037
pounds in FY 2013/14 to 61,095 in FY 2014/15.
Mobile Collection Events
No mobile collection events were held this year.
Small Business Program
The small business component, or Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
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(CESQG) program, continued to provide services to eligible businesses. In FY 2014/15,
CESQG appointments increased by 11 percent compared to last year, while revenue
increased by 16 percent. New small business customer also increased by 9 percent (see
Section 8).
Waste Collection
A total of 2,038,084 pounds of hazardous waste was collected in FY 2014/15. Of this total,
432,326 pounds of reusable products were sorted and given away through the facility's
HHW Reuse Program. The remaining 1,605,758 pounds of waste consisted of primarily
flammable liquids, oil -based and latex paint, motor oil, and poisons. These five waste
categories accounted for 79 percent of the total wastes disposed. The remaining 21 percent
included corrosives, aerosols, lead -acid car batteries, and other types of hazardous waste.
The average weight of hazardous waste collected per car was virtually unchanged from last
year at 63 pounds (see Figure 1 -3). Nearly 90 percent of all hazardous waste collected
through the program was managed as a beneficial use (reused, recycled, or blended as a
fuel) (see Section 6).
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The operating cost per pound of waste collected shown in Figure 1 -4 includes the cost to
manage all wastes collected by the entire program. The cost per pound of waste collected
for FY 2014/15 shows a decrease of about $0.01 per pound.
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Sustained success was achieved in all elements of the HHW Collection Program for its 18th
year of operation. This program continues to meet the need for residential and small
business hazardous waste drop -off services. The HHW Collection Program also serves as
an important component of CCCSD's overall Pollution Prevention Program, where a
significant amount of hazardous waste is reused, recycled, or properly disposed of, rather
than polluting the San Francisco Bay.
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PaintCare
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In FY 2014/15, 753,000 pounds of PaintCare eligible wastes were collected by the HHW
Program. These wastes were either recycled or used as a fuel. This resulted in over
$197,000 of avoided transportation, disposal, and handling costs. An additional 229,000
pounds of PaintCare paint was given away through our Reuse Program. Because
PaintCare pays for paint that is given away for free as "reuse ", the District generated nearly
$19,000 in revenue. More about PaintCare can be found in Section 4.
Pollution Prevention
The HHW Program is an integral part of both CCCSD's and MVSD's source control and
pollution prevention efforts. Both agencies have a number of pollutants of concern that the
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HHW Facility helps to keep out of the wastewater entering the treatment plant. The HHW
Facility diverted over 40,000 pounds of hazardous waste considered as pollutants of
concern, which include mercury, lead, copper, fat /oil /grease (better known as FOG), and
legacy pesticides. See Section 5 for additional information regarding CCCSD's pollution
prevention efforts.
Pharmaceutical Collection Program
In FY 2014/15, over 15,000 pounds of unwanted pharmaceuticals were collected and
properly disposed of at a cost of about $31,500. This is about 19 percent more
pharmaceuticals collected than in FY 2014/15, at a 15 percent increase in cost. The
ongoing success of the program, in no small part, can be attributed to the effort of our law
enforcement partners who manage the collection sites. More about the Pharmaceutical
Collection Program can be found in (Section 5).
HHW Program History
In Appendix III there is a timeline of the history of the District's HHW program that includes
events that changed the program including passage of regulations, projects, and staff
additions.
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Section 2: Program Description
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Objectives
The objectives of the HHW Program include:
• Eliminate or reduce improper disposal of hazardous wastes in sanitary sewers,
storm drains, and solid waste landfills.
• Encourage residents and small businesses to reduce their generation of hazardous
waste.
• Provide convenient, cost - effective, and safe hazardous waste drop -off and disposal
services for central Contra Costa County residents and eligible small businesses.
• Follow the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
hierarchy: reduce - reuse - recycle hazardous waste to the greatest extent possible
before incineration /treatment, and landfill.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and requirements,
including CCCSD's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit requirements.
Goals
To achieve the program objectives stated above, the following HHW Collection Program
goals were established:
• Maintain a minimum annual participation rate of 4 percent of the households within
each city and unincorporated communities in the service area.
• Provide educational outreach programs targeting central Contra Costa County
residents and small businesses, emphasizing the importance of hazardous waste
reduction, reuse, recycling, and proper disposal.
• Maintain a landfill diversion rate of greater than 50 percent of the total weight of
waste processed through the facility. This level of landfill diversion is based on the
California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939). See Section 6 for
results.
• Continually improve operational efficiency.
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HHW Facility Location and Operating Hours
The HHW Collection Facility is located at 4797 Imhoff Place, Martinez, northeast of the
Interstate 680 /Highway 4 interchange, adjacent to CCCSD's Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The facility is open to residents and small businesses Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. No appointment is required for residents. The facility serves small businesses by
appointment only.
The HHW Facility is closed on all CCCSD holidays. In addition, the HHW Facility is closed
for the week between Christmas and New Year's. Notice of these closures is provided
through the CCCSD website, the HHW InfoLine, and signage on the entrance gate to the
facility.
Eligible Communities
Residents and qualifying small businesses in the following communities are eligible to use
the HHW Facility services: Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Danville, Diablo,
Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek,
and other unincorporated central Contra Costa County areas.
Types of Hazardous Waste Accepted
A full range of hazardous wastes (e.g., products with corrosive, flammable, toxic, or
oxidizing properties) are accepted at the HHW Facility. Other products with labels indicating
a hazardous material (i.e., the words, "poison," "caution," "danger," "warning," "skin or eye
irritant," and /or "environmental hazards," for example) are also accepted. Typical types of
hazardous wastes accepted include: cleaners, automotive care products, paint and paint -
related products, garden care and pest - control products, household batteries, and spent
automotive batteries.
Unacceptable wastes include: electronic waste, radioactive waste, pharmaceuticals,
medical waste (e.g., hypodermic needles), explosive waste (e.g., ammunition, dynamite,
shock - sensitive chemicals), and waste contaminated with PCBs at concentrations greater
than 50 ppm.
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Mercury Collection Program
Mercury is a pollutant that causes water quality problems at very low concentrations. The
HHW Program promotes proper mercury disposal through acceptance of mercury -
containing wastes and a mercury thermometer exchange program. This program offers
customers a solar - powered digital thermometer in exchange for their mercury thermometer.
In FY 2014/15, 887 mercury thermometers were collected from residents, small businesses
and schools. In exchange, the program gave out 147 digital thermometers. To date, nearly
5,800 digital thermometers have been given out since the program began in 1999. Other
types of mercury- containing wastes accepted include fluorescent bulbs, mercury switches,
and elemental mercury. An estimated 157 pounds of elemental mercury was collected from
over 56,500 pounds of mercury- containing wastes during FY 2014/15.
HHW Reuse Program
Program participants are encouraged to "shop" for free reusable products provided through
the HHW Reuse Program. A wide variety of reusable household products, including paint
and paint - related material, garden products, automotive products and cleaners, are
available for customers on a first -come, first - served basis. Reuse Room hours are: Monday
through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Only uncontaminated products that are in their original containers with original legible
labeling are placed on Reuse Room shelves. Products that are banned by Federal, State, or
local regulations are not placed in the Reuse Room. Over 432,000 pounds of reusable
items were given away to more than 15,000 Reuse Room customers in FY 2014/15.
HHW Collection Facility Staffing
The HHW Collection Facility is operated with District staff. Regular District staff is
augmented with contract labor when necessary to accommodate seasonal fluctuations in
participation. The HHW Collection Facility began operating in 1997 with three regular staff:
one HHW Supervisor, one Senior HHW Technician, and one HHW Technician 1 /11. This
staffing level was based on a projected annual participation rate of 4 percent, which was
almost doubled in the first year of operation (i.e. 7.8 percent).
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In response to the high demand for HHW drop -off service, CCCSD's Board of Directors
approved an additional regular HHW Technician I /11 position during FY 1999/00 and an
additional regular Senior HHW Technician position during FY 2000/01. That level of regular
District personnel: one HHW Supervisor, two Senior HHW Technicians and two HHW
Technicians I /11, was achieved in October 2001. Participation levels were at 10.8 percent.
With participation levels in FY 2007/08 exceeding 14 percent, CCCSD's Board of Directors
approved an additional HHW Technician 1 /11 to meet increased demand. The current level of
regular District personnel at the HHWCF is one HHW Supervisor, two Senior HHW
Technicians, and three HHW Technicians 1 /11.
HHW Collection Facility Rules
The following HHW Collection Facility rules were established to: 1) maintain compliance
with Federal, State and local regulations, 2) determine program eligibility, and 3) maintain a
safe operation:
• The waste must be generated by a central Contra Costa County resident or business
and transported to the HHW Collection Facility or mobile HHW collection events by
an eligible resident or business. Exceptions are accommodated for certain
circumstances (e.g., deceased eligible resident with a family member from out of the
service area delivering the wastes, and CCCSD /MVSD employees who live outside
the service area).
• The quantity of hazardous waste transported by residents must not exceed
125 pounds (approximately 15 gallons) or 220 pounds (approximately 27 gallons) if
transported by businesses.
• Participants must not transport unacceptable HHW to the facility (explosives,
pharmaceuticals, medical waste, PCB waste, or radioactive waste).
• Participants must remain in their vehicle.
• Participants must not smoke while receiving HHW collection service.
• Businesses must make an appointment prior to dropping off hazardous wastes.
• HHW must not be illegally dumped.
The two rules that are violated most frequently are: 1) participants exceeding the allowable
transportation limit; and 2) residents and businesses arrive from outside of the service area.
The discussion below explains how each of these violations is addressed.
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Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles for their own safety and as required by
law. Participants are also asked to carefully pack and transport waste in closed containers
no larger than 5 gallons (no garbage bags) to prevent spills during transport. Separating
products by material type is recommended to avoid the potential for mixing of incompatible
chemicals that could react and create toxic vapors during transport.
Transportation Limits
Transportation limits apply to both residential and small business customers using the
facility. The transportation quantities apply to the actual amount of waste transported to the
facility and not the containers' capacity. The applicable transportation limits for residential
customers are 125 pounds or 15 gallons, and the limits for business customers are
27 gallons or 220 pounds. During FY 2014/15, 2,392 residential customers (7.5 percent of
residential customers) delivered wastes to the HHW Collection Facility in excess of the
transportation limits.
Typical reasons customers express for exceeding the limit are: 1) we are moving and had to
get rid of all of our HHW today; 2) we are from out of town /state and are cleaning our estate
property; and 3) gas prices are too high to make multiple trips. The customers are informed
that they have exceeded the transportation limit, provided with written information regarding
the transportation limits, then the wastes are received and processed through the facility.
The majority of these violators were Concord, Walnut Creek, and Martinez residents.
Proof of Residency
Proof of service area residency (California driver's license) is required to verify program
eligibility prior to facility acceptance of hazardous waste. Only residents and businesses
located in central Contra Costa County are eligible. When customers from outside the
facility's service area arrive to drop off wastes, their waste is rejected and they are provided
with contact information for the program in their area of residency. Two exceptions are
made for accepting HHW generated from outside of the facility's service area: 1) any
CCCSD or MVSD employee is eligible for service; 2) HHW is accepted and processed if the
load is determined not to be safe for further transport (e.g., wastes delivered in a leaking
container).
During FY 2014/15, 156 customers arrived from outside of the facility's service area. Based
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on the HHW acceptance criteria above, 32 loads were rejected and 124 were accepted and
processed. The rejected loads were delivered from either east or west Contra Costa
County, Solano County, or were small businesses unaware of the program requirements.
Eligible small businesses were given literature regarding our Small Business Hazardous
Waste Program. The number of customers rejected from outside the service area
decreased from 171 last year.
Electronic Visitor Management
In 2009, the use of electronic visitor management software and a driver's license scanner
were utilized to capture residential participation data. This method of data collection allows
for paperless tracking, reduces the customers' wait - times, and reduces staff time as the
data does not have to be manually entered into a database. Some of the data captured was
used in a trial Geographic Data Integration (GDI) map that displays usage of the HHW
Facility. Eventually, this GDI map will be used to identify where HHW Program usage is low
so that targeted outreach can be provided. Staff has developed a privacy policy handout to
provide to those customers that are concerned with allowing their driver's license to be
scanned. Only the name and address of the customer are captured and recorded.
Unacceptable Wastes
There are very few wastes that cannot be accepted and processed through the facility.
When unacceptable wastes are delivered to the facility, they are rejected, unless staff
determines the waste is unsafe for further transportation. Under this scenario, the wastes
are accepted and processed safely, and the event is recorded for the facility's operating
record.
Occasionally unknowing residents have brought potentially dangerous or explosive
chemicals to the facility. Aged laboratory chemicals from a deceased relative have typically
been the source. Many of these chemicals degrade or react with oxygen over time to create
complex shock or friction sensitive compounds that cannot be transported. In these cases,
County HazMat in conjunction with a local bomb squad is called to detonate these
dangerous materials onsite. No potentially explosive materials were delivered in FY
2014/15.
Sometimes, less dangerous but still unacceptable wastes such as ammunition or fireworks,
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gunpowder, primers, etc. are discovered in loads after the customer leaves the facility. They
are usually picked up by Sheriff Department staff or a taken to a local firearms dealer.
Abandoned Wastes
Occasionally, hazardous wastes are abandoned near the HHW Collection Facility or along
the access roads to the facility. HHW staff performs a community inspection two times per
week in order to identify abandoned wastes promptly. During FY 2014/15, seven events
were recorded where hazardous wastes were abandoned at or near the facility. Although
clear signage is posted to discourage illegal dumping, the parking area near the entrance or
exit gates of the HHW Collection Facility is the typical location where wastes have been
abandoned. The waste types found were household wastes such as oil, paint, batteries, and
propane cylinders. In all of these cases, the hazardous wastes were processed through the
HHW Collection Facility. Three to five abandonments per year are typical.
Funding
For residents within the CCCSD service area, funding is provided by a component of the
CCCSD Sewer Service Charge (approximately $13.25 per household per year of the total
annual Sewer Service Charge of $439 for 2014/15). For residents outside CCCSD's service
area, the HHW Collection Facility is funded through service agreements with MVSD,
Clayton, Concord, and San Ramon (for their residents who are outside CCCSD's service
area). They are charged the same per household as the households within the CCCSD
service area. Refer to Section 9 for additional information.
Additional Information
Further details about the HHW Collection Program can be obtained by calling the HHW
information line: 1- 800 - 646 -1431 or by accessing the website at www.centralsan.org
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Section 3: HHW Collection Facility
Residential Participation
HHW FACILITY RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPATION
During FY 2014/15, 31,779 residential loads of HHW were processed through the
permanent HHW Facility. This represents a 16.6 percent participation rate of the 190,900
households in the program service area. During this fiscal year, 10 percent of the residential
participants were "first timers" to the facility. This is a decrease from last year's 16 percent
"first timer" rate. Adding in the roughly 15,000 Reuse Room customers served over 45,000
residents visited the HHW Facility in FY 2014/15.
Figure 3 -1 shows HHW program participation on a monthly basis. Participation ranged
between 1,402 cars in December and 3,096 cars in June. The lower participation during the
winter months is attributed to fewer operating days due to the holidays, and seasonal
fluctuations in participation presumably due to more inclement weather.
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Figure 3 -2 presents the average residential participation for each day of operation, Monday
through Saturday. It shows that the busiest days of the week are Monday and Saturday.
This is a considerable change from last year as the average number of cars per day for
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday through Saturday increased by 16, 3, 1, 6, and 8 cars
respectively. The only day that did not see an increase was Wednesday, where participation
decreased by 4 cars.
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*From Fiscal Year 1997/98 to September of 2001, the HHW Facility operated only 3 -1/2 days per week.
In September 2001, the facility open 5 days per week. In June of 2009 the facility began a six -day
operating week. By opening the additional day, the average number of cars per day was reduced.
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Figure 3 -4 shows the consistent increase of participation since the HHW Program began.
Regulatory changes and increased public awareness of HHW disposal requirements are
some of the reasons for the HHW program's continuous success.
Table 3 on the following page presents the distribution by jurisdiction of the 31,779
participants in the residential portion of the HHW Program. The 149 residents outside of the
facility's service area shown on Table 3 were excluded from the participation rate
calculation. Table 3 also shows that each community exceeded the program's original goal
of 4 percent participation except for San Ramon. Annual HHW facility participation ranged
from 3.5 percent in the City of San Ramon to 40.2 percent in the City of Martinez.
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18.6%
19.3%
110.5%112.1%112.3%112.1%112.3%113.6%114.5%114.4%115.0%115.4%11
1
15.9%
16.6%
Table 3 on the following page presents the distribution by jurisdiction of the 31,779
participants in the residential portion of the HHW Program. The 149 residents outside of the
facility's service area shown on Table 3 were excluded from the participation rate
calculation. Table 3 also shows that each community exceeded the program's original goal
of 4 percent participation except for San Ramon. Annual HHW facility participation ranged
from 3.5 percent in the City of San Ramon to 40.2 percent in the City of Martinez.
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Table 3 -1
Residential Participation by Community
Fiscal Year 2014/15
Community
1 Number of
Households
HHW Facility
Participation
% of Community
Served
Clayton
4,031
745
18.5%
Concord
44,330
7,197
16.2%
Danville
15,569
2,362
15.2%
Lafayette
9,432
2,377
25.2%
Martinez / MVSD
14,465
5,819
40.2%
Moraga
5,580
929
16.6%
Orinda
6,715
1,285
19.1%
Pleasant Hill
13,726
3,046
22.2%
San Ramon
26,742
931
3.5%
'San Ramon - DTD
:)6.74
3.2%
Walnut Creek
30,831
5,385
17.5%
3 Unincorporated
19,479
1,703
8.7%
Subtotal
190,900
31,779
16.6%
4 Out of Service Area
N/A
149
N/A
Total
190,900
31,928
N/A
CCCSD estimate based on January 2015 Department of Finance data and data provided by MVSD and the City of San
Ramon.
2 CCCSD does not sponsor the City of San Ramon's Door -to -Door (DTD) Collection program, but it should be noted that the
number of participants that were served by the program should be included with the number of participants that used the
HHW Facility in order to obtain an overall HHW participation rate.
3 Hazardous waste from outside of the service area was accepted and processed for one of two reasons: 1) employees
from CCCSD and MVSD who live outside of the service are also eligible for HHW program participation, 2) household
hazardous waste generated outside the service area that is deemed unsafe for further transport is accepted and processed
as a safe and responsible business practice.
4 The number of cars outside of the service area was not included in the participation percentage.
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Table 3 -2
Percentage of Households in Service Area
Including Participation by Community
Fiscal Year 2014/15
Community
1 Number of
Households
% of
Households in
Service Area
HHW Facility
Participation
% of Total
Served
Clayton
4,031
2.1%
745
2.3%
Concord
44,330
23.2%
7,197
22.7%
Danville
15,569
8.2%
2,362
7.4%
Lafayette
9,432
4.9%
2,377
7.5%
Martinez / MVSD
14,465
7.6%
5,819
18.3%
Moraga
5,580
2.9%
929
2.9%
Orinda
6,715
3.5%
1,285
4.0%
Pleasant Hill
13,726
7.2%
3,046
9.6%
San Ramon
26,742
14%
931
2.9%
Walnut Creek
30,831
16.2%
5,385
17.0%
3 Unincorporated
19,479
10.2%
1,703
5.4%
Subtotal
190,900
100%
31,779
100%
4 Out of Service Area
N/A
N/A
149
0.5%
Total
190,900
N/A
31,928
N/A
CCCSD estimate based on January 2015 Department of Finance data and data provided by MVSD and the City of San
Ramon.
2 Hazardous waste from outside of the service area was accepted and processed for one of two reasons: 1) employees
from CCCSD and MVSD who live outside of the service are also eligible for HHW program participation, 2) household
hazardous waste generated outside the service area that is deemed unsafe for further transport is accepted and processed
as a safe and responsible business practice.
3 The number of cars outside of the service area was not included in the participation percentage.
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Section 4:
Quantities of Wastes Collected
QUANTITIES OF WASTES COLLECTED
The HHW Collection Program disposed or recycled 1,605,758 pounds of waste during FY
2014/15 (see Table 4). This is about 1,000 pounds less than last year. With the addition of
the 432,326 pounds of HHW collected, separated, and given to the public for reuse,
2,038,084 pounds of hazardous waste was collected and processed through the HHW
Collection Facility (see Table 5). An average of about 63 pounds of HHW per car was
dropped off by 32,348 customers (31,928 residents, 287 small business appointments, and
133 Pollution Solutions partnership drop offs). The wastes were transported from the HHW
Collection Facility for reuse, recycling, fuel blending, incineration, treatment, or landfill. Data
specific to the Reuse Room participation and materials reused is presented in Section 6.
The HHW Collection Program's 18th year of operation was very successful in providing an
appropriate option for customers to properly manage their hazardous wastes. This success
resulted in the removal of potentially dangerous materials from people's homes, diverting
the wastes from possible illegal disposal to solid waste landfill, storm drains, and sanitary
sewer systems. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
(CalRecycle) requires a Form 303 report each fiscal year (July through June) summarizing
the amount, the types of hazardous waste processed and a breakdown of the waste
management method for each type of hazardous waste collected. Form 303 reporting is
now electronic, but to keep this report consistent the old Form 303 will continue to be used
to describe what was collected and how it was managed. It is included in Appendix I.
PaintCare
In November 2012, manufacturer sponsored PaintCare LLC, a non - profit product
stewardship agency, began collection of architectural paint in California at approved retail
locations. There is no charge for residents and businesses to drop off program products to
the collection sites as long as the site is capable of managing the volume. PaintCare's
contractors are able to pick up 300 - gallon or larger quantities from an individual's site at no
charge.
The District amended its current waste services contract with its contractor to include the
PaintCare program as of March 19, 2013. All PaintCare products are managed at no cost to
the District. This includes shipping containers, transportation and disposal /recycling.
PaintCare also compensates the District for each container of PaintCare products given
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away by our Reuse Program. A total of 229,082 pounds of reusable PaintCare products
were given away in FY 2014/15, for which the District was compensated nearly $19,000.
In all, more than 982,000 pounds of PaintCare products were collected then reused,
recycled or used as a fuel. This is equal to nearly half of all wastes collected by the HHW
Program annually. Overall the program avoided over $216,000 of transportation, disposal,
materials and handling costs.
The table below shows the amount of PaintCare related wastes collected as well as their
final management method.
PaintCare Waste Stream
Amount Collected in Pounds
Final Disposition
Latex paint
641,750
Recycled
Reusable paint products
229,082
Reused
Oil based paint
111,750
Used as a fuel
Total
982,582
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Waste Collection and Management
The following tables and figures provide summary data for waste collected and processed
through the facility:
Figure 4 -1 presents the quantity of wastes transported off -site each month for disposal.
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180,000
160,000
140,000
c 120,000
a
L
H
100,000
A
L
GC
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Figure 4 -1
Waste Disposal per Month
Fiscal Year 2014/2015
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1,111 Feb Mar Apr May 11,11
Figure 4 -2 presents a breakdown of hazardous wastes processed by type of waste. The
transportation classifications on the shipping documents were used as the primary means
for segregation into waste type.
Figure 4 -2
Breakdown of Waste Shipped
by Weight ( %) of Major Categories
Fiscal Year 2014/2015
0 1�;
,n/3% 4/0 1 So/
3%
6%
8%
40%
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12%
*Oil Base Paint
■ Motor Oil/ Oil Filters
v Latex
o Other
o Fammables
kd Car Batteries
• Poisons
• Aerosols
• Corr is ives
o HHBatts
v Pharmecuticals
Figure 4 -3 presents the distribution of hazardous wastes processed by management
method.
1
Figure 4 -3
Waste Management Method Breakdown
Percentage of Waste Processed by Weight
Fiscal Year 2014/15
2.3%
7 R
16.5%
o Re use
U Fuel Blend
u Landfill
o Recycle
u Incineration
u Tre atme nt
Table 4 presents the distribution of HHW processed through the permanent facility by
participating jurisdictions. The distribution was calculated by multiplying the percentage of
participants from each jurisdiction times the total weight of waste processed.
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Cn
Table 4
Estimate of Amount of Waste Collected By Community
Community
Number of Cars
Percent of Total Cars
(rounded)
Estimate amount of Waste Collected
by Community (pounds)
Clayton
745
2.3%
46,939
Concord
7,313
22.6%
460,755
Danville
2,367
7.3%
149,133
Lafayette
2,388
7.4%
150,456
Martinez / Mt. View
5,934
18.3%
373,871
Moraga
933
2.9%
58,784
Orinda
1,295
4.0%
81,591
Pleasant Hill
3,061
9.5%
192,858
San Ramon
938
2.9%
59,099
Walnut Creek
5,502
17.0%
346,653
Unincorporated
1,722
5.3%
108,495
Subtotal
32,198
99.5%
2,028,634
Out of Service Area
150
0.5%
9,450
Total
32,348 '
100.0%
2,038,084
The total number of cars includes 31,928 cars from the permanent facility, 133 Pollution Solutions partnership drop -
offs, and 287 business appointments.
The total weight collected includes HHW disposed and reused from the permanent facility (residents and businesses)
and Universal Waste collected from the District's Pollution Solution partnership program.
Section 5:
Pollution Prevention
POLLUTION PREVENTION EFFORTS
CCCSD's main function is to operate a municipal wastewater collection system and a 53.8 -
million- qallons -per- day -rated treatment plant. CCCSD collects, treats, recycles, and
disposes of wastewater from approximately 476,000 residents of central Contra Costa
County, including all the partners and participants in the HHWCF (with the exception of
those who discharge to MVSD (see below) and about 14,000 residents in southern San
Ramon, whose wastewater flows to Dublin -San Ramon Services District.) The wastewater
collection area covers 141 square miles and includes approximately 1,500 miles of sewer
pipes. In FY 2014/15, the treatment plant treated nearly 13 billion gallons of wastewater. Of
that, 400 million gallons of treated effluent were recycled and distributed for landscape
irrigation and in -plant uses. The remaining 12.6 billion gallons were discharged via a deep -
water outfall to Suisun Bay.
MVSD serves an estimated population of 19,000 with approximately 270 businesses in its
4.7 square mile service area. MVSD owns and operates a 110 -mile sewer collection
system with four pump stations and an advanced secondary treatment plant. MVSD
reclaims approximately 550 million gallons of water for over 100 acres of wetland habitat
every year. Through MVSD's Board of Directors' commitment to the wetlands project, a
wildlife habitat for more than 200 species has been established.
CCCSD'S Pollution Prevention Program
CCCSD's Pollution Prevention (P2) Program has evolved over the years to become an
important component of CCCSD's mission, which specifically includes P2 and reflects the
growing importance of P2 for regulatory compliance. The District is required to monitor and
prevent certain pollutants from entering the influent wastewater. The HHW Program helps
prevent wastes from reaching the sewer, and tracks the amount of waste that diverted. The
HHW Program collects and properly disposes of many different pollutants, but those that
the treatment plant is most concerned with include: mercury, cyanide, dioxins, acrylonitrile,
copper, lead, and fats, oils and grease (FOG). HHW staff also monitors the intake of bis-
tributyltin, dieldrin, DDT (4,4 -DDE), diazinon, and chlorpyrifos, as well as some pollutants of
emerging concern such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and pharmaceuticals and
personal care products, known as PPCPs. CCCSD's P2 activities and its effectiveness
measurements are summarized below.
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MVSD'S Pollution Prevention Program
MVSD is also committed to pollution prevention (P2) and environmental education.
Highlights of its P2 and environmental education program include the Wetlands Field Trip
Program that services more than 1,500 students annually, the P2 Classroom Program for
elementary school students in Martinez, and the P2 Billboard Program. To promote P2
efforts during Pollution Prevention Week (the third full week in September), MVSD has
partnered with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the
California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), Bay Area Clean Water Agencies
(BACWA), and CCCSD to produce pollution prevention messages and visuals for this
annual outreach effort. MVSD's billboard is located near its treatment plant along Interstate
680 in Martinez, one exit from the Benicia - Martinez Bridge.
MVSD partners with Allied Waste to establish a free home medical sharps disposal drop off
program for MVSD residents. Additionally, MVSD's quarterly Newsletter highlights a P2
message in every issue, including the periodic promotion of CCCSD's pharmaceutical drop
of program in central Contra Costa County. MVSD requires dental offices in the district to
use dental amalgam separators to prevent the discharge of mercury to the sewer and
contracts with CCCSD to perform pretreatment inspections at commercial establishments to
reduce FOG, copper and cyanide sources.
Mercury Collection Program
The HHW program facilitates CCCSD's promotion of proper mercury disposal by accepting
elemental mercury, mercury- containing devices (e.g., fluorescent bulbs, batteries, mercury
switches, and mercury thermometers), and mercury- containing compounds (paints and
pesticides containing mercury).
Since the beginning of the mercury thermometer exchange program in 1999, nearly
5,800 digital thermometers have been provided to customers in exchange for a mercury
thermometer dropped off at the HHWCF.
Table 5 -1 describes the types of mercury- containing wastes that are tracked by HHW staff.
This system closely estimates the quantities of mercury contained in fluorescent lamps,
thermometers, thermostats, switches and button -cell batteries. Elemental mercury is also
weighed and tracked. Over 157 pounds of mercury contained in these types of wastes was
collected through the HHW program during FY 2014/15. Over 6 pounds of mercury-
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containing compounds were also collected. The amount of mercury in paints, pesticides,
and other compounds is unknown, but mercury is listed as active ingredients on the labels.
Table 5 -1. FY 2014/15 Mercury Collection Summary
Other Pollutants
Some legacy pesticides and other pollutants are tracked separately in order to provide a
more accurate report of collected compounds. Table 5 -2 shows which pesticides and
pollutants of concern are tracked and the quantity collected in FY 2014/15.
Dioxin
Dioxin is a pollutant of concern because it impairs the water quality of Suisun Bay. Studies
have shown that it is a hormone disruptor in humans and aquatic life. About 650 pounds of
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Number
Estimated
Total
Mercury- Containing Devices
of Items
Units
Quantity of Mercury
Pounds
Hg
Thermostats (3 gm /unit)
120
Ea
360 Grams'
0.79
Thermometers (1 gm /unit)
887
Ea
887 Grams
1.95
Elemental Hg (Ibs)
N/A
N/A
N/A
152.5
Switches
6
Ea
6 Grams
0.01
Mercury Batteries
70
lbs.
218,750 Milligrams4
0.48
Fluorescent Lamps
400,984
Feet
832,042 Milligrams
1.83
Total Hg in Pounds
157.56
Paints, pesticides & other
5
Containers
6.38 Ibs. 6
6.38
compounds containing mercury
' Thermostats - Each HVAC -type thermostat contains approximately 3 grams of Hg in each ampoule.
2 Thermometers - A number of studies report that mercury- containing thermometers contain between 0.5 and 3 grams, depending
on their size. As a result, the fever -sized thermometer (l gram Hg / thermometer) will be used to calculate the quantity of mercury
in all thermometers. Depending on the size of the thermometer, an estimated equivalent number of fever -sized thermometers will
be used (i.e., laboratory thermometers contain an average of 5 grams of mercury per thermometer. This sized thermometer
would contain 5 fever -sized thermometers.).
3 Switches - As there are no standard sizes or quantities of mercury in switches, they are counted as 1 gram each.
° Mercury Batteries - Studies show that button -cell batteries can contain up to 25 mg of mercury in each battery. Since there is a
wide variety in the sizes of button cells, the following is assumed: There are roughly 250 various sized button -cells in one pound.
An average of 12.5 mg /cell accounts for all sizes. Therefore, 250 cells x 12.5 mg = 3,125 mg of mercury per pound of button -cell
batteries.
5 Based on numerous studies, fluorescent lamps have as little as 3.5 mg of mercury with some having as much as 60 mg. The
average concentration found after 1994 is 22.8 mg per 4 -foot lamp. In July 2012 this estimate was revised based on a 2005
NEMA study saying that an average of 2.075 mg Hg are in each foot of fluorescent lamp..
6 The weight of paints, pesticides, and other is not included in the Total Hg in Pounds figure. The actual mercury content is
unknown. On product labels the concentration is not always listed. The weight is calculated as the pesticides are in Table 7.
Other Pollutants
Some legacy pesticides and other pollutants are tracked separately in order to provide a
more accurate report of collected compounds. Table 5 -2 shows which pesticides and
pollutants of concern are tracked and the quantity collected in FY 2014/15.
Dioxin
Dioxin is a pollutant of concern because it impairs the water quality of Suisun Bay. Studies
have shown that it is a hormone disruptor in humans and aquatic life. About 650 pounds of
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dioxin containing compounds were collected and properly disposed of in FY 2014/15.
Dioxin can be found as byproducts in herbicides and wood preservatives such as 2,4,5 -T
(Silvex), trichlorophenol, and pentachlorophenol.
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are on our list of Pollutants of Emerging Concern. PCBs
are compounds that degrade slowly in the environment and bioaccumulate, and are
considered probable human carcinogens. A typical source of PCBs is from pre -1980
fluorescent lamp ballasts and capacitors. During FY 2014/15, about 700 pounds of PCB
containing ballasts and capacitors were collected and properly disposed of by the HHW
Program.
Table 5 -2. FY 2014/15 Miscellaneous Chemical Collection Summary
Compound
Total Pounds
Tribut Itin
1,011
Diazinon
2,319
Chlorpyrifos
2,194
Carbaryl
2,575
Copper
3,658
Pentachlorophenol / 2,4,5 -T /
Trichloro henol
645
Lindane
279
Chlordane
482
DDT DDE
114
Dieldrin
85
Lead Compounds
45
P rithroids (pesticides)
8,929
Fats, Oils and Greases (FOG)
18,733
PCB's (Light ballast's)
700
Total
41,769
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Pharmaceutical Collection Program
Another way the HHW Program contributes to CCCSD's P2 program is by collecting
unused, unwanted, and expired pharmaceuticals (pharms) from residents. Pharms can be a
threat to our bay, rivers, and creeks as some of the compounds they contain cannot be
entirely treated or removed by wastewater treatment plants. Pharms can enter the sewer
system by either excretion from the body because the body cannot metabolize all of the
medication taken, or by customers dumping them down the drain. Since we cannot prevent
unmetabolized medications from entering the treatment plant, we have established a
program to collect unwanted pharms. Another reason for collecting unwanted pharms is to
reduce prescription drug abuse and incidents of medications taken by children and the
elderly by mistake.
CCCSD operates 13 collection sites in all 11 cities and towns in our service area. Below is
the list of communities in our service area that have collection sites:
Town of Alamo
City of Clayton
City of Concord
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
CCC Sheriff's Field Ops Building
Town of Danville
City of Lafayette
City of Martinez
Town of Moraga
City of Orinda
City of Pleasant Hill
City of San Ramon
Walnut Creek City Hall
Since the pharmaceutical program began in 2009, over 69,500 pounds of unwanted
medications have been collected and properly disposed by incineration. In FY 2014/15,
more than 15,000 pounds of unwanted prescribed, non - prescribed, and over - the - counter
medications were collected. The cost of collection and disposal for FY 2014/15 was $31,363
or $2.07 per pound (see table 5 -3).
Outreach for the pharmaceutical program has been via City, County, and District websites,
newspaper articles, and brochures at pharmacies. It is notable that the pharmaceutical
collection program has become successful even with limited outreach.
Residents are asked to transfer their pill form medications to plastic bags to protect
personal information as well as maximize the space inside the collection container. Liquid
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medications should remain in their original container and sealed in a plastic bag to prevent
spills.
Table 5 -3 describes the amount of pharmaceuticals collected by each site and the cost of
collection and disposal.
Table 5 -3 FY 2014/15 Pharmaceutical Collection Summary
Cities
Total
Bins
(18-
gallon)
Total Pounds
Average
Lbs. /Bin
Total Cost
*Average
Cost /Lb.
Alamo
8
418
52
632
$1.51
Clayton
11
491
45
869
$1.77
Concord
43
1,798
42
3,397
$1.89
Danville
38
1,653
44
3,871
$2.34
Lafayette
13
387
30
1,027
$2.65
Martinez
15
529
35
$1,185
$2.24
Moraga
21
1,124
54
$1,975
$1.76
Orinda
21
1,041
50
$1,659
$1.59
Pleasant Hill
57
1,539
27
$4,503
$2.93
San Ramon
37
1,187
32
$2,923
$2.46
Sherriff FOB
28
967
35
$2,212
$2.29
Sheriff CCC
Hospital
8
214
27
$632
$2.95
Walnut Creek
85
3,579
42
$6,557
$1.83
Total
385
14,927
39
$31,442.00
$2.11
*The variation in the average cost per pound is caused by the amount of packaging (jars, paper,
cardboard, etc.) included in the collection bins. Bags for consolidating the medications are
offered at most collection sites, but are not often used.
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Section 6:
Wastes Diverted From Landfill Disposal
WASTES DIVERTED FROM SEWER AND LANDFILL DISPOSAL
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires diversion of
HHW from the municipal solid waste stream. AB 939 established a waste management
hierarchy to minimize the amount of HHW sent to landfills through reduction, reuse,
recycling, treatment, or incineration (fuel blending or destructive incineration), and diverts a
minimum of 50 percent of solid waste from being landfilled. The emphasis is on reduction,
reuse, and recycling whenever possible.
As a water quality agency, diverting hazardous waste from the sewers and storm drains is
equally important. Although CCCSD's HHW Program is not required to comply with the
requirements of AB939, CCCSD's waste management strategy mirrors AB 939, prioritizing
reduction, reuse, recycling, and fuel blending, in that order, to the greatest extent feasible.
All of which divert these wastes from being landfilled. The HHW program's progress toward
sewer and landfill diversion for FY 2014/15 is outlined below.
HHW Reduction
CCCSD has achieved 18 successful years of its Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Program, which encourages the reduction of hazardous waste generated through
alternative gardening maintenance techniques and plant selection. IPM activities include
store participation to promote less -toxic pest control products, "Healthy Gardening"
workshops conducted by Master Gardeners at various locations throughout the HHW
program service area, and distribution of a free video entitled, "The Healthy Home and
Garden: Less -Toxic Pest Control ", through libraries and video stores in our service area.
Additionally, MVSD provides pollution prevention information for home gardeners via its
very popular Bay - Friendly Garden workshop series. The series includes the three -hour
workshop "Gardening to Manage Pests Naturally ", that focuses on avoiding pesticide use
when possible though non -toxic pest control measures.
HHW Reused
Screening collected wastes and segregating reusable products to be given away for free
benefits all parties by minimizing the amount of waste requiring recycling or disposal
(reducing operating costs), and by providing items such as paint and cleaning products to
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HHW facility customers so they can be used for their intended purpose.
A quality assurance plan is in place to ensure that the reusable products have their original
labels and are in good condition. Personal care products, commercial and industrial
products, and products containing banned chemicals such as legacy pesticides, or
chemicals slated to be banned such as copper naphthenate, bis- tributyltin oxide, and
methylene chloride commonly found in insecticides, fungicides, and paint related materials,
are not given away.
The Reuse Program continued to be promoted through facility staff, the CCCSD Pipeline,
MVSD's Mt. View Monitor, the CCCSD and MVSD websites, local environmental events
(including Earth Day) and word of mouth.
The amount of reusable products given away accounted for roughly 21 percent of the total
amount of waste collected by the HHW Program. Over 15,000 Reuse Program participants
were given over 432,000 pounds of free reusable products during FY 2014/15. This
represents an average of nearly 22 pounds per participant, or about 36,000 pounds of
reusable items given away each month. The amount of reusable products given away
decreased slightly by about 7 percent or about 32,000 pounds compared to last fiscal year.
The estimated cost savings from the reuse program is $122,000. This is based on disposal
and container costs only at $0.24 per pound and roughly $18,000 of compensation from
PaintCare for each container of reusable PaintCare product given away, as described in
Section 4.
HHW Recycled
The types of hazardous waste recycled at off -site facilities include latex paint, used motor
oil /filters, antifreeze, car batteries, propane cylinders, fluorescent lamps, lead (scrap metal),
mercury, household batteries, and printer cartridges. Over 18,700 pounds of home -
generated cooking oil was collected and sent to a biofuel manufacturer for recycling at no
cost to the program. There are many waste streams in which the District is provided a
rebate or is not charged for recycling. More information about those waste streams can be
found in Section 10.
Table 6 shows the quantity of each type of recyclable waste, totaling 1,059,978 pounds, or
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52 percent of the total quantity of HHW collected.
In FY 2014/15, the amount of waste recycled increased by about 20,000 pounds from the
previous year. The volumes of universal wastes such as fluorescent lamps and household
batteries showed considerable increases compared to last year. Fluorescent lamp volumes
increased by 34 percent and household batteries by about 9 percent.
HHW Fuel Blended
In FY 2014/15, a total of 335,700 pounds of oil -based paint and other flammable liquids
(gasoline, paint thinners, etc.) was blended with other flammable hazardous wastes and
used as a fuel source to make Portland cement. This management method accounted for
about 17 percent of the total quantity of HHW collected as shown in Table 6. While fuel
blending is lower in the waste management hierarchy than recycling, it is still a beneficial
use that avoids using fossil fuels and prevents destructive incineration, treatment, or Class I
landfill disposal.
Progress toward Diverting Hazardous Waste from Sewers and Landfills
The total quantity of hazardous waste (HW) diverted from sewers and landfills and
managed by either giving away useable products to the public (reuse), recycling, or fuel
blending for beneficial use was 1,828,004 pounds or nearly 90 percent of the total amount
of HW collected. This level of diversion far exceeds the current reuse /recycling goal of 49
percent.
Because California does not recognize fuel blending as "recycling ", a diversion rate of
nearly 73 percent was achieved (1,492,304 pounds) if you consider reuse and recycling
separately from fuel blending.
Table 6 shows the waste streams and quantities of wastes diverted from landfill.
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Table 6
Quantity of Landfill Diverted Waste
Material Type
Quantity Recycled
(Lbs.)
Motor oil and oil filters
188,700
Antifreeze
28,420
Car batteries
43,024
Fluorescent lamps
56,659
Compressed Gas Cylinders (Propane and Fire Extinguishers)
20,095
Scrap metal (lead, brass and copper)
379
Printer cartridges
934
Mercury and Mercury Products
189
Household batteries
61,095
Latex Paint
641,750
Cooking Oil
18,733
Total recycled waste
1,059,978
Reused HHW
432,326
Total recycled and reused
1,492,304
Percent of HHW reused or recycled
73.2%
Fuel Blended
Oil based paint
244,750
Other flammable liquids
90,950
Total fuel blended waste
335,700
Percent of waste fuel blended
16.5%
Total landfill diverted waste
1,828,004
Percent of waste diverted from landfill
89.7%
Total waste throughput, including reused, recycled,
and disposed
2,038,084
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Section 7: Mobile Collection/
San Ramon Door To Door Program
MOBILE COLLECTION / SAN RAMON DOOR TO DOOR PROGRAM
The HHW program participation goal has always been to serve at least four percent of the
households in each community in the HHW service area. Mobile collection events were
once used to supplement participation in the communities most remote to the HHW facility
or with the lowest participation. There have been no mobile collection events since 2011,
when the City of San Ramon launched their City- sponsored Door -to -Door HHW Collection
program.
San Ramon Door -to -Door Collection Program
HHW Collection Facility participation by City of San Ramon residents has routinely fallen
short of the four percent per year goal, while facility participation by other communities in
the HHW Service area has ranged between 9 and 40 percent. San Ramon residents cite
that the Martinez facility is too far away and waiting a year between mobile collection events
is not convenient. In response, the City of San Ramon launched a Door -To -Door (DTD)
HHW Collection Program in June of 2011. Under this program, residents schedule an
appointment for a service contractor to come to their home to pick up and dispose of the
resident's Household Hazardous Waste, and sharps and medications.
Impact on San Ramon's Participation
San Ramon reported that their DTD program served 857 participants and collected a total of
47,788 pounds of waste at a cost of $159,600 in FY 2014/15. San Ramon participation at
the HHW facility was 3.5 percent, compared to 3.6 percent the previous year. The combined
participation of the DTD program and Permanent Collection Facility for FY 2014/15 was
1,788 participants, which is a combined participation rate of 6.7 percent. This is a slight
decrease over last year's combined rate of 7.1 percent.
For a comparison of San Ramon's participation, costs, and waste volumes based on DTD
and HHW facility usage, see Table 7 on the next page.
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Table 7
San Ramon's Participation
at the HHW Facility and with
San Ramon's Door -to -Door Program
HHW Collection Method
FY 2013/14
FY 2014/15
CCCSD HHW Facility
954
931
City of San Ramon Door -to -Door Program
Total participants
932
857
1,788
1,886
Percent difference in participation from previous
year
5.2% Less
Pounds of Waste Collected from San Ramon
FY 2013/14
FY 2014/15
CCCSD HHW Facility
63,760
59,099
City of San Ramon Door -to -Door Program
55,641
47,788
Total pounds
119,401
106,887
Percent difference in pounds of waste collected from
previous year
10.5% less
Cost of HHW Collection Method
FY 2013/14
FY 2014/15
CCCSD HHW Facility
$55,925
$51,630
City of San Ramon's portion of HHW Facility cost
$23,257
$20,988
City of Saii i <arrion Dour -Lo -Dour Pro�rar,
$147,600
$159,600
Total Cost
$226,782
$232,218
HHW Facility Pounds per participant
66
63
HHW Facility Cost per participant
$83
$78
HHW Facility Cost per pound of waste collected
$1.25
$1.24
DTD Pounds per participant
bU
b6
DTD Cost per participant
$158
$186
DTD Cost per pound of waste collected
$2.65
$3.34
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Section 8: Small Business Program
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM
Small Business Program Description
An important component of the HHW Collection Program is the collection of hazardous
wastes from small businesses that qualify as "Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
Generators" (CESQG) under Federal and State hazardous waste management laws. This
program is intended to offer small businesses a cost - effective and convenient hazardous
waste disposal option.
An appointment packet is used to provide information about the service, including eligibility,
operating requirements, and the appointment process. The business completes the Waste
Certification and Inventory Form and submits it to the HHW Program staff to initiate the
appointment process. HHW staff provides a price quote for disposal charges for the
inventoried wastes and sets an appointment for the business to deliver the wastes to the
facility. In most cases, same -day appointment service is available to customers, if needed.
The business is provided a copy of the completed Waste Certification and Inventory Form
to serve as the business's record of proper disposal for the wastes.
The significant differences between the residential service and the CESQG program are:
• Appointments are required for CESQG participants; and
• Administration and disposal costs for the wastes are paid for through a disposal
charge and $20 per appointment administration fee at the time of service.
The types of businesses using the program continue to be diverse, ranging from painting
contractors to small manufacturing companies. Approximately half of the business
participants are comprised of painting contractors, general contractors, and public
agencies. Currently the majority of the business participants, 78 percent, are located in
Martinez, Concord, and Walnut Creek. The largest volume waste stream processed
through the CESQG program is paints and paint - related materials (e.g., thinners).
Pollution Solutions Partnership
The Pollution Solutions (PS) partnerships began in 2008 with five Ace Hardware stores in
Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. The partnership allows stores in the
HHW service area to collect household batteries and fluorescent lamps and drop them off
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at the HHW facility for free. The only condition is that the partners do not charge the
customers for recycling their items. The first year the partnership collected over 11,000
pounds of household batteries and fluorescent lamps. In FY 2014/15, the partnership had
seven participating Ace Hardware locations. All combined a total of 28,338 pounds of
household batteries and lamps were collected and properly recycled.
PS partners made 133 visits last year. More about the Pollution Solutions Program can be
found in Section 9 Public Education / Program Promotion.
Small Business Program Participation
In FY 2014/15, the small business program served 287 appointments from 141
businesses. Compared to FY 2013/14 where 255 appointments and 129 businesses were
served, this reflects a 13 percent increase in the number of appointments that participated
in the CESQG program.
The retail take -back portion of PaintCare began in November 2012. The District has been a
part of the PaintCare Program since March 2013. While under the PaintCare program, we
are not allowed to charge businesses for the paint they deliver to us; however we continue
to charge the administration fee of $20 per appointment.
Table 8 -1 presents the data for CESQG program participation during FY 2014/15 and
includes the data from the previous ten fiscal years for comparison.
in
Figure 8 -1
CESQG New Customers
vs. Repeat Customers
250
205
191
200 178
171
158
148
cn W 150 128 129 141
0
0 111 108 107
U 100 90
m
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00
50
0
01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15
V Repeat o New
Small Business Program Revenue
Revenue collected from small businesses is for hazardous waste disposal or recycling
only. During FY 2014/15 $27,126 (see Table 8 -2), or approximately $95 per appointment
was collected. This includes $5,740 from administration fees ($20 per appointment). This is
a modest 10 percent increase in revenue over FY 2013/14's $24,707. Small business
participation has been known to fluctuate from year to year as does the revenue collected.
See Appendix II I for the current CESQG disposal charges.
Small Business Program Outreach
To date, CESQG outreach activities have included on -going advertising in local chamber of
commerce publications, CCCSD's Pipeline newsletter, MVSD's Mt. View Monitor
newsletter, advertising conducted by the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority,
Business Trade Fairs, and word of mouth by CCCSD's Source Control Inspectors, as well
as Contra Costa County Hazmat Program inspectors, as they complete their field work
auditing the operations of eligible businesses.
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Table 8 -1
SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION
BY COMMUNITY
NUMBER OF BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS
Community
Fiscal Year 2014/15
Previous Fiscal Year
Clayton
0
2
Concord
115
98
Danville
5
5
Lafayette
11
10
Martinez/ Mt. View
48
48
Moraga
4
7
Orinda
10
5
Pleasant Hill
15
17
San Ramon
7
7
Walnut Creek
62
48
Unincorporated
9
8
Outside of service area
1
0
TOTAL
287
255
" This figure does not include the 133 PS program visits in FY 2014/15
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Table 8 -2
Small Business Program Summary
Fiscal
Year
Number of
Business
Participants
Number of
New
Business
participants
Number of
Appointments
Estimated
Pounds of
Waste
Processed
Average
Pounds of
Waste per
Appointment
Revenue
per
Pound
of Waste
Revenue
Collected
05/06
128
55
252
40,841
162
$0.54
$22,054
06/07
161
94
373
81,777
219
$0.45
$37,008
07/08
191
104
386
59,966
155
$0.57
$34,324
08/09
148
75
416
72,728
175
$0.46
$33,236
09/10
178
82
439
73,045
166
$0.43
$29,290
10/11
206
77
485
72,991
150
$0.43
$31,157
11/12
171
68
378
53,486
141
$0.54
$30,696
12/13
134
53
* 291
42,838
147
$0.58
$24,707
13/14
129
40
255
35,620
140
$0.64
$22,900
14/15
141
48
287
42,876
149
$0.63
$27,126
* In FY 2012/13 PS partner visits were removed from total appointment figures for the Small Business program.
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Section 9: Public Education/
Program Promotion
PUBLIC EDUCATION /PROGRAM PROMOTION
HHW program participation has steadily grown since the program's first complete year in FY 1998/99.
That year the program served 7.7 percent of the households in the HHW service area. Since then
participation has grown to over 16.5 percent. The HHW program is publicized in each issue of the
CCCSD Pipeline newsletter, which is mailed three times per year to more than 156,000 CCCSD
residential and business customers. Additionally, MVSD, the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste
Authority, and cities and organizations in the service area, have used their newsletters to provide
public education and promotion of the HHW program and its associated Pharmaceutical Disposal
Program. With this promotional strategy, about 10 percent of the total residential participants during
FY 2014/15 were first -time customers, and the remaining 90 percent were repeat customers
Promotions
The HHW programs are also promoted through displays staffed by CCCSD Communication Services
staff at the annual John Muir Earth Day Celebration, several environmental fairs sponsored by
hospitals /medical centers, schools, community groups, and businesses in the service area. In
addition, the HHW program is promoted and discussed during all educational programs, Treatment
Plant tours and speaking engagements by the Communication Services staff, reaching thousands of
people each year. HHW and Pharmaceutical Disposal brochures are distributed throughout the
service area in information kiosks in all the client cities and Chambers of Commerce offices. In
addition, hundreds of Pharmaceutical Disposal brochures were distributed to local medical offices,
pharmacies and hospitals.
The HHW program is also promoted on CCCSD's website; www.centralsan.org. In FY 2014/15 the
HHW page on the website (www.centralsan.org /HHW) received nearly 10,000 page views.
Pollution Solutions
The promotional campaign, PS — "Pollution Solutions," continues
at seven Ace Hardware Stores in our service area: three Bill's
Ace Hardware Stores (in Martinez, Pleasant Hill, and Concord,
two in Walnut Creek, and two in Alamo). The program consists of
store - specific signage, posters, shelf labels, and flyers, each
noting the distance of the individual store to the HHWCF. Shelf
labels cover cleaning supplies, automotive products, batteries,
fluorescent lamps and CFLs, paint, and paint products. Each of
the stores receives two battery drop -off buckets — five - gallon
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POLLUTION
wo. PAP 0-0-0 K
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SOLUTIONS
containers — for in -store collection. The stores also accept fluorescent lamps. We hope to continue
the "PS" program and add more stores in the future.
HHW Collection Facility tours are provided upon request and are part of the 10 plant tours given in FY
2014/15. During the tour visitors are provided an HHWCF tour packet that contains an HHW fact
sheet, Mercury Waste and Thermometer Exchange flyer, and other related items, which promote the
HHW Program and related District pollution prevention programs.
WA
Section 10: Revenue and Expenses
FY 2014115 REVENUE AND EXPENSES
The HHW Program expenses for FY 2014/15 totaled $2,529,844, which is about 1 percent less than
last year, while the volume of waste collected decreased slightly and overall program participation
increased by about 5.2 percent. With the decrease in cost and increase in participation, the cost per
car decreased from $83 last year to $78 in FY 2014/15. The decrease in expenses can be attributed
to the following:
• District staff — Two staff members did not work in the department for an extended period during
the year. One of the Senior Technicians has been temporarily assigned to another department
since November 2013 (through FY 2014/15), and a Technician II level staffer has been away
on a medical related leave since January 2015. These staffing losses have temporarily
reduced the department's overall expense for salaries, benefits, and overhead. If the HHW
program was fully staffed in FY 2014/15, the cost would have been $301,000 more than
reported.
• Rebates or zero cost for recyclables — Staff was able to negotiate rebates or zero cost for
some recyclable waste streams such as waste oil, antifreeze, cooking oil, and auto batteries.
This earned the District over $60,000 in revenue.
Table 10 -1 presents a full summary of revenue and expenses for the HHW Collection Facility for FY
2014/15.
Revenue and No Cost Waste Management
Revenue for the HHW Collection Facility included payments from other jurisdictions under service
agreements (Mt. View Sanitary District, City of Concord, City of Clayton and City of San Ramon) and
charges to small businesses under the CESQG program. Also, many of the wastes that are collected
by the HHW facility have market value or require manufacturers to manage and pay the cost of their
recycling, also known as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Staff is diligent in seeking low cost /no cost management or revenue generating alternatives while
keeping safe and proper disposal in mind. These waste streams either have a rebate, no cost
recycling, or the manufacturer is responsible for the management of the waste and is at no cost to the
District. The list below describes the revenue generating or no cost waste streams, how much was
collected, if the District was paid for recycling, and the cost if the District had to dispose of the waste
without compensation or EPR assistance.
10 -1
Waste Stream Waste Volume in lbs.
Scrap metal
379
Mercury Thermostats (EPR)
15
Printer cartridges
934
Rechargeable battery recycling (EPR)
4,845
Cardboard
10,800
Cooking oil
18,733
Antifreeze
28,420
Lead acid batteries (auto)
43,024
Used motor oil
178,700
Non - PaintCare reuse
203,244
PaintCare reuse (EPR)
229,082
Latex and oil based paint (PaintCare)
753,500
1,471,376
Compensation
$ 122
0
1,764
2,370
0
1,474
0
13,629
16,634
0
24,427
0
$ 60,420
Cost IF Disposed
$ 0
420
0
4,600
0
4,800
5,082
0
6,255
48,779
54,980
180,840
$305,756
Based on this list, the District was compensated over $60,000 for over 1,471,000 pounds or 72% of
the total amount of waste collected by the program.
Amortization of Capital Expenditures
Amortization of Capital Expenditures is derived from the capital costs to build the collection facility and
all capital improvements amortized over 30 years. No capital expenditures were added to the facility
in FY 2014/15. Table 10 -2 shows the amortization schedule of all capital expenditures since the HHW
Facility construction was completed in 1997.
Table and Figures
Table 10 -1 presents a full summary of revenue and expenses for the HHW Collection Facility for FY
2014/15.
Figure 10 -1 shows the HHW Program participation and the expenses related to the Program for each
of the 18 years of operation.
Figure 10 -2 lists the estimated average cost per household for each year the HHW Program has been
in operation.
Table 10 -1
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
2014/15 Summary of Revenue and Expenses
Revenue
CCCSD Sewer Service Charges:
Service Agreements with other jurisdictions: FY 2013/2014
Mt. View Sanitary District $ 108,388
City of Concord 587,338
City of Clayton 53,478
City of San Ramon 23,257
772,461
FY 2013/2014 FY 2014/2015
$ 1,679,906 $ 1,669,672
FY 2014/2015
$ 108,114
581,071
52,838
20,998
$763,020 $ 763,020
Sale of collected materials and CESQG Charges: $ 81,369 $ 75,965
Transfer portion of revenue to Self- Insurance for Insurance Policy: $ 21,236 $ 21,187
TOTAL REVENUE $ 2,529,844 $ 2,529,844
Expenses
FY 2013/2014 FY 2014/2015
Salaries, benefits and overhead (HHW Staff)
$ 1,564,385
$ 1,465,731
Salaries & benefits (Source Control Staff)
2,041
129
Environmental liability premiums
69,534
69,534
Utilities
10,961
12,682
Repairs and maintenance
27,802
25,752
Transportation and disposal
370,857
408,457
Professional, technical and legal services
104,857
142,926
Materials and supplies
83,512
82,863
Other expenses
23,341
23,729
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
$ 2,256,931
$ 2,231,803
Amortization of Capital Expenditures
298,041
298,041
TOTAL EXPENSES
$ 2,554,972
$ 2,529,844
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Table 10 -2
HHW Facility Capital Expenditure Amortization Schedule - 1998 thru 2042
Rate = 6% amortized over 30 years
10 -4
Original
Improvement Projects
Years
Fiscal Year
Construction
DP 8180
DP 8197 &
DP 8209 &
DP 8216
DP 7256
Total
Ending
8204
7229
$ 1,900,000
$ 427,368
$ 32,492
$ 319,393
$ 1,422,353
$ 3,085
$ 4,104,691
1
1998
$ 138,035
138,035
2
1999
138,035
138,035
3
2000
138,035
138,035
4
2001
138,035
138,035
5
2002
138,035
138,035
6
2003
138,035
138,035
7
2004
138,035
$ 31,048
169,083
8
2005
138,035
31,048
$ 2,361
171,444
9
2006
138,035
31,048
2,361
171,444
10
2007
138,035
31,048
2,361
$ 23,204
194,648
11
2008
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
194,483
12
2009
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
194,483
13
2010
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
194,483
14
2011
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
$ 103,334
297,817
15
2012
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
297,817
16
2013
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
$ 224
298,042
17
2014
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
18
2015
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
19
2016
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
20
2017
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
21
2018
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
22
2019
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
23
2020
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
24
2021
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
25
2022
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
26
2023
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
27
2024
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
28
2025
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
29
2026
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
30
2027
138,035
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
298,041
2028
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2029
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2030
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2031
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2032
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2033
31,048
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
160,006
2034
2,361
23,039
103,334
224
128,958
2035
23,039
103,334
224
126,597
2036
23,039
103,334
224
126,597
2037
103,334
224
103,558
2038
103,334
224
103,558
2039
103,334
224
103,558
2040
103,334
224
103,558
2041
224
224
2042
224
224
$ 4,141,050
$ 931,449
$ 70,830
$ 691,341
$ 3,100,020
$ 6,272
$ 8,940,961
Rate = 6% amortized over 30 years
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S2,000,000
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1 9899
1 9900
1 00.01
1 01002
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1 0508
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1 0708
1 0809
1 0910
1 10!11
1 1112
1 1213
1 13,114
1 1415
1
� Operating Expenses
5905,878
51,05%030
51,127,232
51,161,979
S1273,842
$1,375.044
51,328,739
41,396,506
51,549,882
1 51,835,882
I 57,884,866
1 52,167,543
52288,709
S2,445,382
52,521,932
$2,754,072
52,554,972
52,529,844
� Capital Expend"aures (S)
S13B4O35
S13B.035
3136.035
5136,035
5138.035
4138.035
5189,083
S171,444
5171.444
5194,648
5194.648
5194,648
5194,648
5297.853
1
5297.817
4296,041
5298.041
4298:41
Participants Served
9,536
14.019
15.849
17,437
19,410
22.585
23277
23.098
24244
28,820
28373
1 28, 888
1 29,673
29 .928
29.003
29.507
30,740
32,348
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$14.00
$12.00
$10.00
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$6.00
$4.00
$2.00
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97/98
98/99
1 99/00
1 00 /01
1 01 /02
1 02/03
03/04
04/05
1 05/06
1 06/07
1 07/08
1 08/09
1 09/10
10/11
11/12
12/13
13/14
14115
� Cost per Household
$5.24
$6.09
$6.50
$6.52
$7.12
$7.64
$7.31
$7.66
$8.36
$8.65
$9.84
$11.31
$11.79
$12.99
$13.35
$14.53
$13.45
$13.25
Capital Portion
$0.80
$0.79
$0.79
$0.78
$0.77
50.76
$0.96
$0.94
$0.93
$1.03
$1.02
$1.02
1 $1.01
$1.59
1 $1.58
$1.57
1 $1.57
1 $1.57
# of Households
172.856
173.855
173.325
178.170
178.926
180.046
181.588
182.424
185.418
189:1311189.540
191:6771192.292
188.264
188.865
18911481118919701190.9001
195,000
190,000
185,000
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175,000
170,000
165,000
160,000
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APPENDIX I: F303 FORM
Section F. Waste Volumes:
Instructions:
Enter the number of pounds of material in the waste stream collected within the area into the cell corresponding to the program type used to collect the material. The spreadsheet will calculate the total amounts for you. Also enter the estimated
number ofpounds of the collected material in the cell corresponding to the management method used to dispose or divert the material. Definitions of the "Management Methods" are presented in Title 14, 18751.2.1 (c). The spreadsheet will
calculate the total pounds disposed or diverted for you. Note: Quantities reported under "Load Check" and other collection categories should not be double counted under "Permanent Facility."
Material Type
Pounds Collected by Program Type
Pounds Disposed / Diverted by Management Method
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1. Flammable and
Poison
Flammable solids / liquids
49,200
49,200
2,817
46,384
49,200
Bulked flammable liquids
43,200
43,200
43,200
43,200
Oil - base paints
244,750
244,750
244,750
244,750
Poisons
108,416
108,416
108,416
108,416
Reactive and explosive
95
95
1 95
95
subtotal
445,661
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 U
1 445,661
111,328
334,334
0
0
0
0
0
445,661
2. Acid
inorganic and organic acid
17,912
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 17,912
17,912
17,912
3. Base
Inorganic and organic base
24,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 24,000
24,000
24,000
4 Oxidizer
Neutral oxidizers, Organic
peroxides, Oxidizing acid, and
Oxidizing base
5,517
5,517 ]F55
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5,462
5,517
I. PCB -
eotu -ning
PCB - containing paint
0
0
Other PCB waste (includes
ballasts)
700
700
700
700
subtotal
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
6. Reclaimable
Antifreeze
28,420
28,420
28,420
28,420
Auto type batteries (motor
vehicles)
43,024
43,024
43,024
43,024
Latex paint
641,750
641,750
641,750
641,750
Motor oil/oil products
178,700
178,700
178,700
178,700
Used oil filters (recyelabhn
and
10,000
10,000
10,000
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subtotal
901,894
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
901,894
0
0
0
0
901,894
0
0
791'08 ,94
7. Asbestos
Asbestos
1 4,500
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4,500
0
0
4,500
1 0
0
1 0
1 0
4,500
8. Universal
Waste (UW) *
Meneurycontaining automatic
switches / thermometers / and
novelties
Mercury containing
thermostats ❑ TRC
189
189
189
189
0
Mercury containing waste
(other)
0
0
Loops
56,659
56,659
56,659
56,659
Rechargeable batteries
4,845
1
1
1
4,845
4,845
4,845
Other batteries
56,250
56,250
56,250
56,250
subtotal
117,943
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
117,943
0
0
0
0
117,943
0
0
117,943
Electronic Waste
(UW)
Covered Electronic Devices
0
0
Universal Waste Electronic
Devices
0
0
subtotal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aerosol
Containers (UW)
Aerosol containers
0
0
Other UW
(name)
0
0
all UW subtotal
117,943
0
0
0
0
1 0
0
0
1 117,943
0
0
0
0
117,943
0
0
117,943
* To be considered Universal Waste, all waste in this category except for batteries, most be managed by recycling. Energy recovery a fuel incineration is not considered recycling. If the waste cannot be managed by recycling,
it is not universal waste and most be managed as a hazardous waste. The completed Disposed/Diverted Management Methods section will show whether or not wastes were managed as a universal waste.
9. Other HHW
Home - generated sharps
0
0
0
0
Pharmaceutical Waste
15,090
15,090
15,090
15,090
Compressed gas cylinders
20,095
20,095
3,440
16,655
20,095
Treated wood
0
0
Non - UW aerosol containers
(corrosive, flammable, poison)
32,400
32,400
32.400
32,400
Other: Print cart., Lead,
Cookin it
20,046
20,046
20,046
432,326
452,372
subtotal
87,631
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87,631
50.930
0
0
0
36,701
432,326
1 0
1 519.957
10. Grand
Total
1,605,758
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 ::=I
163,013
1 334,334
1 4,500
1 47,374
1 1,056,538 432,326
1 0
2,038,085
APPENDIX II: CESQG CHARGES
SCHEDULE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE HANDLING
AND DISPOSAL CHARGES FOR CONDITIONALLY
EXEMPT SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS
(Revision date 11/5/99)
Per
Per
Per
Per
Other
Waste Category
Example Waste Materials
Pint
Quart
1 Gallon
5 Gallon
Unit
(Packaging Method)
Container'
Container'
Container ,
Container ,
Charges
Antifreeze (Bulked)
Uncontaminated for recycle
$1.40 /gal
Latex Paint (Bulked)
Latex based paints, stains
$2.50 /gal
Motor Oil (Bulked)
Uncontaminated for recycle
$0.28/gal.
Aerosols
Spray Paints
$1.65
$3.30
Hazard Class 2
Insecticides
(Loosepack)
Aerosol Cleaners
Flammable/
Paint Related
Solvents
$0.50
$1.00
$3.40
$20.50
$2.50 /gal.2
Combustible
Material: Oil-
Thinners
Materials: Fuels
Based
Blending
Paint /Stains
Hazard Class 3.0
Varnishes
(Loosepack)
(Bulked option for some
wastes )2
Adhesives
Glues
$0.50
$1.00
$3.75
$30.00
$2.50 /gal.2
Alcohol
Ink /Toners
Brush Wash
Polishes
Diesel
White Gas
Epoxy Resins
Methanol
Gasoline /Fuels
Roof Tar
Grease
Sealers
Per
Per
Per
Per
Other
Waste Category
Example Waste Materials
Pint
Quart
1 Gallon
5 Gallon
Unit
(Packaging Method)
Container
Container ,
Container ,
Container ,
Charges
Corrosives, Oxidizers,
Acetic Acid
Ferric Chloride
$1.20
$2.40
$9.50
$47.50
Acids, Bases:
Ammonia
Formic Acid
Neutralization/
Citric Acid
Hydrochloric
Treatment
Corrosives
Acid
Hazard Class B
Potassium
Hydrofluoric
(Labpack)
Hydroxide
Acid
Sodium
Hypochlorite
Hydroxide
Caustics
Poisons, Toxic
Insecticides
Herbicides
$1.70
$3.40
$13.50
$67.50
Materials:
Pesticides
Toxic Lab
Incineration
Flammable
Chemicals
Hazard Class 6, 3(6)
Pesticides
(Labpack)
Contaminated Solids,
Non -RCRA Hazardous Wastes
$0.65
$1.30
$5.25
$26.50
Other Hazardous
Fertilizers
Materials: Landfill
Absorbents
Hazard Class 9,
Non -RCRA
(Labpack or Loosepack)
Reactives
Cyanides
Sulfides
$2.50
$5.00
$20.00
$99.00
Hazard Class 4
Dangerous
Bromine
(Labpack)
when wet
Spontaneously
combustible
Asbestos
Double bagged friable asbestos
$120 per
( Loosepack)
wastes
cubic yard
1 Prices are based on container size regardless of how full; containers of other than the specified sizes will be charged at an interpolated or
prorated price.
2 This rate will be available when the bulking of flammable liquids can be performed at the facility. Flammable liquids that cannot be bulked will
be charged the rate based on the container size.
Note: Each CESQG shall be charged an Administration Fee of $20.00 for each drop off in addition to the above handling and
disposal charges.
(Ord. 229 Exh. A (part), 2004: Ord. 212 § 1 Exh. A, 1999: Ord. 206 Exh. A, 1999
Per
Per
Per
Per
Other
Waste Category
Example Waste Materials
Pint
Quart
1 Gallon
5 Gallon
Unit
(Packaging Method)
Container
Container ,
Container ,
Container ,
Charges
Household Batteries
Alkaline
Nickel Cadmium
$0.10
Hazard Class 8, 9
Lithium
Silver Oxide
each
(Loosepack)
Oil Filters
Automotive and truck /tractor filters
$1.00
(Loosepack)
each
Vehicle Batteries
Unbroken /non leaking lead -acid
No
(Not packaged)
batteries
Charge
Fluorescent Tubes
$0.15/ft.
(Loosepack)
Propane Cylinders
5 gallon "BBQ" style
$5.00
(Loosepack)
Propane Cylinders
Smaller than 5 gallon cylinders
$1.40
$2.75
$11.00
(Loosepack)
1 Prices are based on container size regardless of how full; containers of other than the specified sizes will be charged at an interpolated or
prorated price.
2 This rate will be available when the bulking of flammable liquids can be performed at the facility. Flammable liquids that cannot be bulked will
be charged the rate based on the container size.
Note: Each CESQG shall be charged an Administration Fee of $20.00 for each drop off in addition to the above handling and
disposal charges.
(Ord. 229 Exh. A (part), 2004: Ord. 212 § 1 Exh. A, 1999: Ord. 206 Exh. A, 1999
APPENDIX III:
HHW PROGRAM HISTORY - 1997 TO PRESENT
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Facility opened in September
Started the Mercury
Celebrated 5 -year anniversary
Completed DP 8180, the addition of
Celebrated the 10 -year anniversary of
Thermometer Exchange
of the HHW Facility
the 3,100 sq ft. flammable bulking
waste from 9,382 households
Program.
Started new waste services
and storage area.
the HHW Facility.
contract with PSC, LLC with 20%
Surpassed 2,000,000 pounds
Added two new Ace Hardware
1,043,711 with District staff of
Surpassed 1,000,000 pounds
the operating hours Tuesday
March'04 - The Board approved a
three during the eight months
collected mark.
collected mark.
stores to the Pollution
of operation.
Agreement with the City of San
Businesses by appointment
transactions in order to recoup costs
Filled four vacant positions (HHW
Collected 1,215,180 lbs of
any day.
Sollutions Program. One store
Operating hours:
waste from 15,808 households,
sponsor a Door- to-door HHW
$20,788 for 264,134 lbs. of
Supervisor, 2- Senior Tech and an
Added two new Ace Hardware
Completed DP8216 HHWCF
in Alamo and another in
and Thursday thru Saturday
cars at a cost of $1,265,267
additional Senior Technician
exchange event at Byron Park
HHW Tech 1 /11) and added an HHW
stores in Walnut Creek to the
Improvements Project which
Blackhawk.
1 pm to 4pm
Stats:
1 /II
Completed District Project
Tech 1 /11 to make six staff members
Pollution Solutions program.
included seismic upgrades,
February - Began closely tracking
Stats:
Cost/car = $ 80
Collected 1,406,573 lbs of
7229. The project focused on
Capital $ 138,035
Lbs. /car = 77
operational enhancements,
PaintCare began March 19th
Cost/car = $ 111
Cost/lb. = $ 1.04
Participation increased partly
safety enhancements at the
Started new Waste Services Contract
Began the Pharmaceutical
improved ADA access and
contracted though PSC. No
Cost/lb. = $ 1.40
Service area = 173,865
due to the introduction of the
treatment plant and HHW
with PSC.
Collection Program pilot in
safety, and enlarged staff
charge for the recycling of
Service area = 172,856
Service area = 192,292
propane tank over - pressure
Facility.
3 mobile events = 188 cars
Feb. '09. Collected over
areas.
architectural latex and oil
Service area = 189,970
device effecting all bbq style
Stats:
Purchased floor scale. Began
1,500 pounds of medications
Cost/lb. = $ 1.00
based paint. A savings of over
propane tanks. The facility
Began tracking Pollutants of
weighing all reusable products prior to
from three sites (Walnut Creek
Revised the number of
$95,000 in three and a half
received over 1,400 tanks
Concern for Treatment Plant
giving them to the public.
City Hall, Sheriff Field
households in the HHW
months. PaintCare does not
Dougherty Valley trunkline
during the year.
and Pollution Prevention
Operations Building, Contra
Program service area back to
require us to bulk paint, which
installed. San Ramon
Program
Completed DP 8209 which improved
Costa County Regional
1997 to reflect an error in how
also saves a considerable
continues to annex Dougherty
Started new Waste Services
and expanded the Latex Bulking
Medical Center) at a cost of
the figure was calculated each
amount of money in labor and
First complete year of
Valley.
contract with PSC.
Collected 1,497,277 lbs of
Area.
about $6,300.
year
materials.
operation. Collected 898,431
lbs. of waste from 14,105
Collected 1,353,017 lbs of
Collected 1,601,699 lbs of
waste from 23,098
households, CESQG's and
Collected 1,895,523 lbs of waste from
Collected 1,913,307 lbs of
Collected 2,008,995 lbs of
Collected 2,014,598 lbs of
households, CESQG's and
waste from 17,471 households,
waste from 22,585 households,
mobile event cars a cost of
26,820 households, CESQG's and
waste from 28,686 households,
waste from 29,926 households,
waste from 29,507 households
mobile events at a cost of
CESQG's and mobile event
CESQG's and mobile event
$1,567,949 9
mobile event cars at a cost of
CESQG's and mobile event
CESQG's and mobile event
and CESQG's at a cost of
$1,197,065
cars at a cost of $1,300,014
cars at a cost of $1,513,079
$1,635,862
cars at a cost of $2.167,543
cars at a cost of $2,445,362
$2,754,072
Stats:
Capital $ 138,035
Stats:
Capital $ 138,035
Stats:
Capital $ 138,035
Stats:
Capital $ 171,444
Stats:
Capital $ 194,648
Stats:
Capital $ 194,648
Stats:
Capital $ 297,817
Stats:
Capital $ 298,041
Cost/car = $ 85
Cost/car = $ 74
Cost/car = $ 67
Cost/car = $ 68
Cost/car = $ 61
Cost/car = $ 76
Cost/car = $ 82
Cost/car = $ 93
Lbs. /car = 64
Lbs. /car = 77
Lbs. /car = 71
Lbs. /car = 65
Lbs. /car = 71
Lbs. /car = 67
Lbs. /car = 68
Lbs. /car = 68
Cost1lb. = $ 1.33
Costtlb. = $ 0.96
Cost/lb. = $ 0.95
Cost/ b. = $ 1.05
Cost/lb. = $ 0.86
Cost/lb. = $ 1.13
Cost1b. = $ 1.23
Cost1lb. _ $ 1.37
Cost/home = $ 6.89
Cost/home = $ 7.29
Cost/home = $ 8.40
Cost/home = $ 8.60
Cost/home = $ 8.64
Cost/home = $ 11.31
Cost/home = $ 12.76
Cost/home = $ 14.54
Service area = 173,865
Service area = 178,170
Service area = 180,046
Service area = 182,424
Service area = 189,131
Service area = 191,677
Service area = 191,677
Service area = 189,481
3 mobile events = 441 cars
3 mobile events = 1,258 cars
3 mobile events = 2,506 cars
1 mobile event = 373 cars
1 mobile event = 352 cars
1 mobile event = 606 cars
1 mobile event = 644 cars
0 mobile event = 0 cars
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Facility opened in September
Started the Mercury
Celebrated 5 -year anniversary
Completed DP 8180, the addition of
1997. Collected 745,101 lbs of
Thermometer Exchange
of the HHW Facility
the 3,100 sq ft. flammable bulking
waste from 9,382 households
Program.
Started new waste services
and storage area.
and CESQG's at a cost of $
contract with PSC, LLC with 20%
In September 2001, changed
1,043,711 with District staff of
Surpassed 1,000,000 pounds
the operating hours Tuesday
March'04 - The Board approved a
three during the eight months
collected mark.
thru Saturday from 9am -4pm.
$20 administration fee to all CESQG
of operation.
Agreement with the City of San
Businesses by appointment
transactions in order to recoup costs
Ramon to pay monthly on a usage
Collected 1,215,180 lbs of
any day.
without increasing fees.
Operating hours:
waste from 15,808 households,
sponsor a Door- to-door HHW
$20,788 for 264,134 lbs. of
Wednesday (businesses only)
CESQG's and mobile event
In October 2001, hired one
Held first mercury thermometer
and Thursday thru Saturday
cars at a cost of $1,265,267
additional Senior Technician
exchange event at Byron Park
from 9am to 4pm, and Sunday
less must be taped, which is about
and one additional Technician
Senior Home in Walnut Creek.
1 pm to 4pm
Stats:
1 /II
Collected 1,925,636 lbs of waste from
Ramon's door - to-door program.
Capital $ 138,035
29,873 households, CESQG's and
February - Began closely tracking
Stats:
Cost/car = $ 80
Collected 1,406,573 lbs of
pollutants of concern including
Capital $ 138,035
Lbs. /car = 77
waste from 19,410 households,
Mercury, legacy pesticides, etc.
Cost/car = $ 111
Cost/lb. = $ 1.04
CESQG's and mobile event
Stats:
Lbs. /car = 79
Cost/home = $ 7.28
cars at a cost of $1,411,877
Collected 1,487,274 lbs of waste
Cost/lb. = $ 1.40
Service area = 173,865
Stats:
Capital $ 298,041
from 23,277 households, CESQG's
Cost/home = $ 6.04
3 mobile events = 634 cars
Stats:
and mobile event cars at a cost of
Service area = 172,856
Service area = 192,292
Capital $ 138,035
$1,495,823
3 mobile events = 188 cars
0 mobile events = 0 cars
Cost/car = $ 73
Service area = 189,970
Lbs. /car = 72
Stats:
0 mobile event = 0 cars
Cost/lb. = $ 1.00
Capital $ 169,083
Cost/home = $ 7.86
Cost/car = $ 64
Service area = 178,926
Lbs. /car = 64
3 mobile events = 1,775 cars
Cost/lb. = $ 1.01
Cost/home = $ 8.24
Service area = 181,588
2 mobile events = 969 cars
In January 2006, the universal waste rules
for fluorescent lamps and batteries
sunsetted banning these items from being
disposed of in the trash, which resulted in
an increase in participation, and batteries
and lamps
March 2006, District staff levels were
down to two from five, due to health
issues.
Waste Services Contract with PSC was
extended an additional year due to lack of
District staff.
Revised the average lbs. /item estimate for
reusable items from 2 to 6 pounds each.
Held mercury thermometer exchange
event in Rossmoor. 520 participants
Collected 1,944,394 lbs of waste from
24,244 households, CESQG's and mobile
event cars at a cost of $1,721,126
Stats:
Capital $ 171,444
Cost/car = $ 71
Lbs. /car = 80
Cost/lb. = $ 0.89
Cost/home = $ 9.28
Service area = 185,418
2 mobile events = 845 cars
Started the School Mercury Minimization
Program, which included a thermometer
exchange and amnesty for disposal fees
for elemental mercury containing devices
and mercury compounds.
Introduced "PS" Pollution Solutions at
four Bill's Ace Hardware Stores.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
requires all battery terminals be taped
before shipping. This created an
excessive amount of work for staff until
Jan 2010.
Began partnership with Bill's Ace
Hardware to collect fluorescent lamps and
household batteries from the public
Collected 1,944,394 lbs of waste from
28,373 households, CESQG's and mobile
event cars at a cost of $1,864.868
Stats:
Capital $ 194,648
Cost/car = $ 66
Lbs. /car = 67
Cost/lb. = $ 0.96
Cost/home = $ 9.84
Service area = 189,540
1 mobile events = 463 cars
Reimbursement of PaintCare
reusable products began as of
August 2014. Payment was
retroactive to March 2013.
Payment for all architectural
latex and oil based paint given
away through the Reuse
Program. Over $19,000 in
revenue annually.
Sr. Technician provisionally in
Source Control for entire year.
Technician II on leave for six
months
Collected 2,038,084 lbs of
waste from 32,348 households
and CESQG's at a cost of
$2,529,844
Stats:
Capital $ 298,041
Cost/car = $ 78
Lbs. /car = 63
Cost/lb. _ $ 1.24
Cost/home = $ 13.25
Service area = 190,900
0 mobile event = 0 cars
In July 2010, added Monday to the
Celebrated the 15 -year
Added new pharmaceutical
operating schedule. Now open
anniversary of the HHW Facility
collection sites in Alamo and
Monday through Saturday from 9am-
Lafayette.
4pm.
Started new waste services
Businesses by appointment any day.
contract with PSC, LLC with 20%
First year to exceed 30,000
increase in costs.
customers.
Opened eight additional
pharmaceutical collection sites
Restructured the HHW Services
First full year of PaintCare. No
(Clayton, Concord, Danville, Martinez,
Agreement with the City of San
charge for the recycling of
Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill and
Ramon to pay monthly on a usage
architectural latex and oil
San Ramon) and collected over 71200
basis, which allowed them to
based paint. Compensated
pounds at a cost of about $20,000.
sponsor a Door- to-door HHW
$20,788 for 264,134 lbs. of
collection program for City
reusable PaintCare products
DOT repealed its order requiring
residents
and avoided more than
terminals of alkaline batteries 9V or
.
$340,000 in transportation and
less must be taped, which is about
Discontinued temporary HHW
disposal costs.
85% of the batteries collected.
collection events due to San
Sr. Technician provisionally in
Collected 1,925,636 lbs of waste from
Ramon's door - to-door program.
Source Control for 7 -1/2
29,873 households, CESQG's and
Collected 1,978,591 lbs of waste
months.
mobile event cars at a cost of
$2,266,709
from 29,603 households and
Collected 2,039,511 lbs of
CESQG's at a cost of $2,521,932
waste from 30,740 households
Stats:
and CESQG's at a cost of
Capital $ 194,648
Stats:
$2,554,972
Cost/car = $ 76
Capital $ 297,817
65
Lbs. / car = 65
Cost/car = $ 87
Lbs. /car = 67
Stats:
Capital $ 298,041
CLbs./ _ $
Cost1lb. _ $ 1.27
Cost/car = $ 83
Cost/home = $ 11.79
Cost/home = $ 13.35
Lbs. /car = 66
Service area = 192,292
Service area = 188,865
Cost/lb. = $ 1.25
1 mobile events = 464 cars
0 mobile events = 0 cars
Cost/home = $ 13.45
Service area = 189,970
0 mobile event = 0 cars
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