Household Hazardous Waste Collections in NM Pueblo Communities

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1 Household Hazardous Waste Collections in NM Pueblo Communities Margaret Chavez, Senior Environmental Specialist Office of Environmental Technical Assistance Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. Prepared for the 2015 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

2 Hazardous Waste Management Program Funded by USEPA and housed within the organizational structure of the Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Council, Inc. Provides technical assistance to the NM Pueblos and Tribes development and implementation of hazardous waste management building capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance developing solutions to address hazardous waste management issues within the pueblo and tribal communities

3 Funding Funding is important 2015 Hazardous Waste Grant includes 1 Household Hazardous Waste Collection, 1 Electronic Waste Collection and 40 hour Haz Woper / 8 hour Refresher Conduct at least 2 collections per year Increases tribal knowledge and familiarity with waste stream and increases knowledge of HHW *better participation, increases numbers *increases HHW numbers Alternative funding NMED RAID Grants EPA GAP Funds Tribal Partnerships 2010 Household Hazardous Waste Collections Tribal In-Kind Pueblo/Tribe # Hours $/ hr Rate In-Kind Amount Cochiti $2, Tesuque $ Santo Domingo $ Santa Clara $ Santa Ana $1, San Felipe $14, Ohkay Owingeh 8 16 $ Total In-Kind $19,800.00

4 How to get started Coordination (host tribe, contractor, ENIPC) Plan ahead of time Defer costs Save money Seek out a host tribe Based on location Facility Storage capacity

5 Find a Host Tribe Santa Clara, San Felipe and Laguna Pueblos have hosted HHW Collections Selected based on their location Easy accessibility for participating tribes close to highway (interstate) Facility capacity & security storage space safe open space for storage, fenced in yard Set Dates Select several available dates Always have a Plan B

6 Define Host Tribe s Roles & Responsibilities Prepare areas for various waste spill prevention for liquid waste tarps built in structures Keep track of participating Tribes Form provided by ENIPC, Inc. - OETA Which tribes are participating? What type HHW coming in? Date & Time # of truck loads / driver s name Be aware of extra Disposal Costs paid by the host tribe empty containers, buckets, boxes, etc.

7 Estimate Most difficult task (hard to guess what s out there) How much waste are we going to receive? most popular is oil and paint products How much participation are we going to have? scheduling is always difficult and not all tribes can participate How do we find a contractor? seek quotes estimates exceeds funds (almost always)

8 Working with the Contractor ENIPC, Inc.- OETA selects contractor Coordinates scheduling Best suited for tribal participation Date for pick up Location Host Tribe Negotiate costs

9 Contact all NM Pueblos and Tribes Provide the Date of Event Location ENIPC, Inc. OETA develops and provides flyers What to bring? What are acceptable items? What is not acceptable? Outreach

10 Individual Tribal Collections Work with: Tribal Environmental Department Tribal Utility Authority Tribal Solid Waste Programs Conduct local HHW collection based on the dates provided post and distribute flyers and information of HHW transport HHW to host site

11 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections Total Collected 31,310 lbs 2008 Collection Amounts for Northern Pueblos Type of Waste lbs Paint/Flammable 2042 Pesticides Liquid 108 Aerosols 76 Corrosive Liquids - Acid 121 Corrosive Liquids - Base 20 Pesticide Solids 14 Oxidizing Liquid 117 Oxidizing Solid 5 Lead Acid Batteries 308 Alkaline Batteries 152 Used Oil 1848 Propane Cylinders 38 Total Household Hazardous Waste Collection Type of Waste 30-Jun-10 lbs Paint Related Material 4044 Aersols 52 Corrosive Acids 100 Corrosive Bases 12 Gas Cylinders 30 Used Oil and Antifreeze Alkaline Batteries Total Collection Amounts for most Western Pueblos Host Laguna Pueblo Type of Waste lbs Corrosive Liquid Acid Inorganic 530 Used Oil for Recycling 200 Water Based Paints, Adhesives 2500 Non-Hazardous Solids 5 Batteries Wet Lead Acid 1050 Toxic Liquid Organic 20 Compressed Gas (Propane) 10 Aerosols, Flammable 50 Gasoline 20 Paint Related Material, Hazardous 1300 Flammable Liquid Corrosive 250 Calcium Hypochlorite Hydrated 38 Florescent/ Compact Lamps 2278 Total HHW Collection

12 Questions? Margaret Chavez Senior Environmental Specialist (505)