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Solid Waste Issues for Property Managers

Learn to handle and recycle waste properly with this presentation by Larry Estes, State Recycling Coordinator at Mississippi Dept of Environmental Quality. Discover potential materials for recycling/disposal and guidelines for handling items like fluorescent lamps, freon equipment, computers, scrap tires, batteries, used motor oil, boxes, paper, telephone books, and printer cartridges. Get insights on managing solid waste effectively for a sustainable environment.

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Solid Waste Issues for Property Managers

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  1. Solid Waste IssuesforProperty Managers Presentation by: Larry Estes, State Recycling Coordinator Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction Program Mississippi Dept.of Environmental Quality

  2. Potential Materials for Recycling/Disposal • Fluorescent/HID Lamps • Freon Equipment • Computers/Electronics • Scrap Tires • Automotive Batteries • Ni-Cd & Ni-Mh Rechargeable Batteries • Used Motor Oil • Corrugated boxes • Paper • Telephone Books • Laser and Inkjet Printer Cartridges

  3. Fluorescent/HID Lamps Fluorescent Lamps • Contact MDEQ for a list of fluorescent lamp recyclers that service Mississippi • 440 4-foot lamps is equal to 220 pounds • 220 8 foot lamps is equal to 220 pounds • Ballasts prior to 1978 contained PCB’s • Consider purchasing mercury free lamps HID Lamps • High Pressure Sodium - Non-hazardous for disposal • Mercury Vapor - Hazardous for disposal Note: Under 220 lbs of HW - conditionally exempt generator 220 - 2200 lbs of HW - small quantity generator Over 2200 lbs of HW - large quantity generator

  4. Freon Equipment • Maintenance on freon equipment by EPA certified personnel only • Freon (R-12, 134A, etc.) must be removed prior to equipment disposal • MDEQ contact: Audra Sandifer 601/961-5673 E-mail: audra_sandifer @deq.state.ms.us

  5. Computers/Electronics • Haul government computers to Surplus Property in Pearl • Sign over computers to a local school or similar government entity for reuse • Contact MDEQ for other recyclers of computers

  6. Scrap Tires • Whole tires are banned from disposal in landfills. • Every county is required by Mississippi law to have a scrap tire collection site . • Retailers are required by Mississippi law to accept an old tire in return for a new one if offered by the customer • When you buy new tires leave the old tires with the retailers so they can dispose of them properly. MDEQ contact: Mark Williams @ 601/961-5404 E-mail: mark_williams @deq.state.ms.us

  7. Automotive Batteries • Banned from disposal in landfills. • Old lead acid batteries can be taken for recycling to various battery retailers in the state. • Retailers are required to accept your old battery when you buy a new one.

  8. Rechargeable Batteries • Call 1-800/8-BATTERY to receive a container for recycling Ni-Cd & Ni-Mh rechargeable batteries

  9. Used Motor Oil • Respond to releases • Above ground tanks greater than 660 gallons or total above ground tankage exceeds 1,320 gallons subject to EPA’s spill containment prevention and countermeasures regulations. • Good sense favors covering tanks, restricted access and secondary containment

  10. Used Motor Oil - Reuse - multi-oil furnace - consumption rate of 1 to 3.5 gph - heat output of 140,000 to 500,000 BTU/hour - complies with EPA regulations • Reuse through on-site burning - avoid disposal costs, liabilities and paperwork forms

  11. Used Motor Oil - Reuse • Reuse through on-site burning - heater burns only oil generated by operator/ owner or used oil from DIY’s - combustion gases vented to the outside of the building and away from air intake

  12. Corrugated Boxes • Contract with a local corrugated recycler/collector • BFI, WMI, Recycling USA, Hinds County Penal Farm/HCSD, Independent Hauler • Bale corrugated boxes with a vertical/ downstroke baler

  13. Paper • Contract with paper recycler • Recycle America, Allen Paper Processing, Hinds County Penal Farm/HCSD

  14. Telephone Books • Contact Keep Jackson Beautiful (601/352-1808) or MDEQ for information on local groups which will remove collected office phone directories for recycling.

  15. Laser and Inkjet Printer Cartridges • Contact MDEQ for a list of cartridge recyclers • Most inkjet recyclers pay for cartridges and pay shipping costs

  16. Compactor Maintenance • Compactors need to be maintained • Optimal operation is 1,800 to 2,000 psi (max. 2,000 to 2,200 psi) • Install pressure gauge on ram head hydraulic line

  17. For information contact: Larry Estes @ 601/961-5036 or Larry_Estes@deq.state.ms.us or John David Burns @601/961-5005 John_D_Burns@deq.state.ms.us

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