2012-131 Solid Waste - Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc

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I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND The HHW collection program was established in 1994 as a cooperative program between local governments to collect hazardous waste from residents of Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake counties. The program began as a once per month collection event with a private vendor. This regional approach facilitates the removal of hazardous waste from the environment at large, and local landfills and waterways in particular. In June of 2002, the County contracted with a private vendor and began operating the HHW Program based at the permitted facility at the Orange County Landfill. In the spring of 2003, the HHW program transitioned from holding collection events on the first Saturday of the month to operating a full -time year round collection program accepting household hazardous waste four days per week. This agreement also allowed for small businesses, non - profits, and other public agencies within Orange County (CESQGs) to have access to Orange County's Program for fee - based disposal of commercial hazardous waste. In August of 2005 the County expanded program hours from four days per week to six days per week and continues the same hours currently. In 2007 the County opened the hazardous waste program to CESQGs located in Orange County for management and disposal of hazardous waste with services paid for by the County. Orange County has been managing dry-cell batteries, lead -acid batteries, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze and some compressed gas cylinders itself. County expects its HHW Provider to continue to help County's HHW program find ways to decrease per participant costs through creative handling of waste and through continued emphasis on reuse. While the County presently manages waste motor oil, and batteries itself, in the future the County may either choose to handle more individual HHW materials itself (for example PCB Ballasts), or County may ask its HHW provider to provide assistance with the materials it had been previously handling. Finally, in the hierarchy 'of waste processing methods, Orange County is interested (when possible and economically feasible) in pursuing recyclin- as a predominant handling method for wastes collected by our HHW Program. B. CURRENT FACILITY The Orange County permanent HHW collection center is located at 1514 Eubanks Road in the Township of Chapel Hill, on the property of the Orange County Landfill. The HHW program in Orange County is managed and administered by the Orange County Department of Solid Waste Management. Orange County's HHW collection center is open six days per week (Monday through Friday 10 am to 6:00 pm, and Saturday 7:30 am to 12:00 noon). C. PLANNED PROGRAM EXPANSION Orange County is currently in the process of improving its Solid Waste Convenience Centers (SWCCs). The SWCCs provide residents with disposal opportunities for a variety of materials including; garbage, traditional recycling, oil, oil filters, electronics, etc. One SWCC in the northern part of the County will become a, "District Site ". This facility does not currently collect HHW but when the new facility opens in the fall of 2012 (October or November depending on the construction schedule) the County will provide HHW collection and disposal services at this site. Page 6 HHW RFP # 6183