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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> November 5, 2009 <br /> Approved December 3, 2009 <br /> Bowerman states that it could be put in the storage [salvage] shed — that [is] [latex] <br /> paint; other stuff may be [regulated] differently . <br /> Guild asks what would be the implications for that. It couldn' t be there could it? <br /> Pollock clarifies of having a paint exchange . We have one . At the convenience <br /> centers, once you cross the threshold from latex to oil paints you cross into the area of <br /> hazardous waste and you ' d have to go through everything you can imagine with <br /> permitting and everything else . The amount of regulation makes it almost untenable <br /> to do on any kind of financially realistic basis . The cost to do the one- day collection, <br /> before opening the center permanently, mobilization cost alone without disposal was <br /> $5, 000 . That wouldn' t change that much because it was a smaller amount. There is <br /> some thresholds where it doesn' t matter if there was one bulb of mercury or 10, 000 <br /> pounds of stuff . It' s not that it' s not doable, it' s just costly . <br /> Hauser states that it would help and we would be happy to help to understand the <br /> differences . I ' m getting that latex paint has a different [hazardous waste] profile than <br /> oil paint but I don' t know anyone who is painting with oil paint anymore . <br /> Vickers states that people still use oil paints because they work better . <br /> Tipton states that what I have to say ties into what you are talking about and the point <br /> that Linda made . I wanted to respond to what I heard about education. The fact that <br /> we do have a household hazardous waste program - maybe the point is that people <br /> don' t know and it needs to have marketing for cleanup days that spur people to <br /> action . That is what an event does . From an operations standpoint you' d rather have <br /> an ongoing program than a one-time event. With that said, the thing of education we <br /> do focus on systems, collections, disposal, services and I don ' t want us to get into the <br /> detailing or micromanaging of an education program, but I see these programs and <br /> the services offered expanding, but I don' t see the education budget expanding . I <br /> don' t see the number of people out there trying to get recycling in the schools, work <br /> special events, or promote hazardous waste . There is one person and she does all of <br /> that. What about an effort like the 1 % for art? Maybe in the county budget there <br /> could be some percentage for education as we expand these programs . We' ve got <br /> composting, convenience centers, food waste, schools, residential commercial, we <br /> have only one full time person doing this . UNC has only a 1/2 -time solid waste and <br /> recycling education position. [other half of position is for program management] <br /> Vickers states that BJ has a good point. The events do bring awareness but the reality <br /> is people' s time to use hazardous waste disposal could be every day of the year, the <br /> problem may be they are not familiar where it is or when it is open. <br /> 12 <br />