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,q~6aw,~,+ 2 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />T¢ John Link, Manages <br />&om: GayleWilson, SOhd Waste Manvgemem Director <br />gubjece N<w Ymgem guggestiov-Toxicity Reduction lmprovemevtProgrvn (IAIP) <br />lle[e: Sepm~nber 5, 2001 <br />Hwause of our responsibility [or local waste recyclin6 and disposal operations the gelid Waste <br />Mavagemrnt Deparmsevt is rnminually interested w mivindzvt6 the covtamivetionpotrntiel ofdae <br />wastes being rvsvaged withw the Comty. Hased ov this wmpalling ivtereat staff has developeda <br />draft from<work ofe toxicity reduction operations plea that could be indorsed by th<BOaM of <br />Commiesionem and implmvevmd/coupled with n comprehensive toxicityreduction educational <br />campaign. Tha plan would wnsist ofm aaacmbly of co11ec0ory rafmvl, end ~ucational <br />compovrnte whose primary goals wanld be tv: <br />• educate[be residents antl businesses of Orange Comtyto idev[ffycerrainwesres [haz have the <br />acknowl<dgW patrntiW m cause mvhonmcvtal emtvnmatiov, <br />minlmiza the mxldry ofmazerlals beivy disposed iv Omnge Couny <br />• impmvMexpand existing t^xicivyredmdov pmgmmJpraatioes <br />• develop ashlitionul wr%~towcirymducHon progems/ptacec<e <br />etlncate the residents and businesses of Omvgc Comryregarding the various local pmgams <br />• dsa[mangc toxic wastcs <br />Since om proposal con.Urts ofexis[mg programs which can simply be evhar¢ed and programs <br />which havc becnfully artalyzed and me reedy for implemrntatioq Pe^ding BCCC fiml <br />eutborizatiov, We Toxicity Reducliov Improvement Plm (TRIP) canb<retber 9uickly implemrntal <br />and vggressivety promoted. To a cettain extent Ihis new campaign is a repackaging ofprogams <br />aimed a[ limiting <vviro®rental eovtamittadonwhicbwill allow tba County b mare effectively <br />promote Ihem and ultimately, make Wem mole succcsafW. <br />Exis[ine Proerame <br />Waem screrning at Me CffiD and MS W mepoeal arose: <br />• Maintairdng eerdfied 1®rdfill inspectors m examine all toads dehvttad Ibr dlsposal for <br />beeaNOUa ar potentially Yoxie ma[erials <br />Provide posifivefeedbackrohaulns of undesirable waste materials regaNing <br />tawfuVprefB¢ed navagemevt preUiws <br />• lM1e new cmnpaign wouldran[orce cxiatWg inepectiov activities andpossiblyproWde <br />nspecmrs with additional afoul ahmnmives for ua+uin wastes <br />Household Hazardous Waere (HHW) Colleetiov Progem <br />