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Triangle Region Solid Waste Planners Committee Household Hazardous Waste October 28, 1993 II. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL A. Statement of Understanding and Technical Approach Laidlaw Environmental Services applauds TRSWPC's decision to implement permanent household hazardous waste collection programs. HHW is an ongoing part of the solid waste stream and should be addressed in an ongoing manner. However, it is difficult to change residents' habits immediately. People are accustomed to either discarding hazardous materials with their refuse or holding these materials indefinitely. Studies indicate that there may be significant amounts of accumulated HHW in homes, and that it takes a "trigger" event to encourage people to evaluate and clean out their hazardous materials. An. example of a trigger event is moving to a new home. Another trigger is the public education and awareness campaign associated with a successful HHW collection program. Collection programs routinely receive banned pesticides such as DDT, as well as other hazardous materials 10, 20, and even 50 years old. Once accumulated materials are removed, individuals may seek to substitute non hazardous products for many of the hazardous materials used previously. Unfortunately, there are no currently available substitutes for products such as motor oil and auto batteries. A safe, convenient, cost effective method of managing HHW is necessary. Laidlaw has assisted several communities in the development and implementation of permanent household hazardous waste collection programs, including facility design and construction; personnel training; site supervision to assist sponsor personnel in gaining proficiency; site operation in cases where the host community chose not to use public employees; and waste packaging, transportation, and management. This experience brings successful ideas developed across the United States and Canada to the TRSWPC program. The following sections of this Proposal itemize the tasks which must he performed in order to establish and operate the TRSWPC facilities, and describes Laidlaw's approach to this project. 1. Proposed Preliminary Work Plan a. Equipping and Establishing Collection Facility Laidlaw has conducted over 1,000 household hazardous waste collection programs across the United States and Canada since 1983. We understand the requirements of these programs, whether one day collections at temporary sites or on-going programs at permanent fixed facilities. The TRSWPC expects the contractor to assist in determining necessary and desireable options for prefabricated HHW collection facilities, including interior layout, receiving area, bulking/packaging area, and storage areas. If selected for this project, Laidlaw is well qualified to provide this type of assistance. We would first review the types Laidlaw Environmental Services 2