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City of Virginia Beach

THE VIRGINIA BEACH EXPERIENCE

SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM

AUGUST 7, 2014

Background

• HHW Facility Located at Landfill II

• Site of a Privately Operated MRF until Late 1990’s

• SPSA Operated HHW Facility 2003-2010

• SPSA Restructured and Down Sized Operations

Background

City Took over HHW Operations in 2010

• Extended Additional Services to Citizens

• Reduced Operational Costs

Facility Planning

• Completed Equipment Inventory

• Developed Position Description

• Supported Interview Process

• Selected HHW Facility Manager

Safety

• Required Medical Physicals for Staff

• Enrolled Staff in 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training

• Completed Baseline/ Periodic Air Sampling

• Enrolled HHW Staff in Section 608 CAA Training

• Regulatory Summary

• Acceptable Waste

• Unacceptable Waste

• Responsibilities

• Receipt of Household Hazardous Waste

Operations Manual

• Use and Management of Storage Containers

• Incompatibility and Separation Procedures

• Waste Management

• Facility Self-Inspections

• Safety and Emergency Procedures

Operations Manual (continued)

• Reviewed Existing Contracts

• Wrote BidDocuments forVendor

Solicitations

• Reviewed Bidsfrom Offerors

• Assisted in the Selection of

Qualified Vendors

Vendor Support

• Hazardous MaterialHandling

• Shipping DocumentPreparation

• Storm WaterPermitCompliance

• DevalvingTraining

Staff Training

Attended SWANA HHW Facility Design Training in Boston

Secured Building Permit for Modifying Facility Layout

• Installed Fencing and Safety Lighting

• Upgraded Electrical System

• Upgraded Safety Equipment(signage, fans, eye wash stations)

Facility Design

Acceptance of:

•Hazardous Materials

•Toxic Materials

•Refrigerant

•Used Oil

•Used Antifreeze

Operations

• Paint Related Materials (PRMs)

• Solvents (High BTU)

• Lubricants (Low BTU)

• Acids and Bases (pool and drain cleaners)

• Oxidizers (chlorine, stump remover, bleaches)

• Household Cleaners (neutral - shampoos, Pine Sol, Armor All)

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Hazardous Materials

• PRMs, High/Low BTU Chemicals Bulked in 55 Gallon Drums

Packaging

• Acids and Bases – Over Packed with Vermiculite

• Household Cleaners– Over Packedwith Vermiculite

• Oxidizers– Lab Packedwith Vermiculite

• Pesticides and Herbicides (liquids & solids)

• Fertilizers(toxic/oxidizer additives)

• Over Packed in 55 Gallon Drums with Vermiculite

• Mercury Switches • Packed in 5 Gallon Buckets

with Vermiculite

Toxic Materials

• A/C Units and Refrigerators (R12, R134A, R22, R410A)

• Purge and Trap Method of Recovery

• One Cart per Refrigerant Type (avoid cross contamination)

• Refrigerant Collected by Vendor for Recycling (American Refrigeration Service)

• White Goods Recycled by Vendor (Sims Metal Management)

Refrigerant

• Stored in Aboveground Storage Tanks

• Collected by Vendor for Recycling (FCC Environmental)

Used Oil and Antifreeze

Additional Services

• Truck and Automotive (lead acid/$)

• Rechargeable, Lithium and Nicad ($)

• Alkaline (cost to recycle)

• Separated and Placed in 55 Gallon Drums or 5 Gallon Buckets (66 pounds)

• Collected by Vendor for Recycling (Battery Solutions and Metal Conversion Technologies)

Batteries

Cylinders

Propane - Cylinders Reused and Gas Recycled (Crossroads)

Acetylene, Oxygen,Compressed Air

• Stored Separately

• Rendered Safe (devalved)by Contractor

• Recycled, Reusedor Disposed

Metals

• Acceptance of Metals Began with Refrigerators, A/C Units, Grills (Propane Tanks), Radiators, Pumps, Electric Motors and Lawn Equipment

• Refrigerant, Propane, Fuels and Lubricants Removed

• Ferrous Metals are Scrapped

Metals (continued)

Began Separating Nonferrous Metals

• A/C Units – Copper Tubing

• Radiators - Copper, Brass and

Aluminum

• Pumps and Electric Motors - Copper

• Copper Wire - #1 (thick) and #2 (thin)

Metals (continued)

Other Non Ferrous Metals Delivered to HHW Facility

• Copper Piping

• Brass Plumbing Fixtures

• Brass Light Fixtures and Bed Frames

• Brass Ornaments

Metals (continued)

Separate Outside Storage Bins Established for Metals

• Aluminum

• Stainless

• Ferrous Metal

• Gas Grills, Lawn Equipment, etc.

Nonferrous Metals Placed in Separate Gaylords by Type and Shipped Separately (Sims Metal Management)

Tires

Accept Both those with and without Rims

Installed Derimmer

• Aluminum Wheels Recycled Separately from Metal Rims (Sims Metals)

• Tires Recycled (SPSA)

SPSA Uses Shredded Tires as Landfill Cover

Vendors

ECOFLO - www.ecoflo.com

American Refrigeration Service – www.ars-net.com

Sims Metal Management – www.simsmm.com

FCC Environmental – www.fccenvironmental.com

Battery Solutions – www.batteryrecycling.com

Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC – www.metalconversion.com

Question and Answer

Brian Parker

bcparker@geronline.com

Robert Scott

RScott@vbgov.com

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