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Illegal Dumping Prevention MWMA - April 2002

Illegal Dumping Prevention MWMA - April 2002. Drivers. Special handling requirements Landfill bans Cost Lack of convenient & affordable disposal options Easy money for ‘hack’ criminals Stupidity. U.S. EPA Involvement “Adding Value to Local Efforts”. Assessments / identify best practices

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Illegal Dumping Prevention MWMA - April 2002

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  1. Illegal Dumping PreventionMWMA - April 2002

  2. Drivers • Special handling requirements • Landfill bans • Cost • Lack of convenient & affordable disposal options • Easy money for ‘hack’ criminals • Stupidity

  3. U.S. EPA Involvement“Adding Value to Local Efforts” • Assessments / identify best practices • Stakeholder meetings • Collaborative projects / partnerships • Law enforcement training / pilots • Outreach & Education • Community-based clean up / maintenance • Measurement / Reporting

  4. Preventive Measures • Events • Amnesty days, Round ups, Clean sweeps • Collection • Drop-off centers, tire shops, transfer stations • Planning • Fire prevention, preparedness • Public Education • Consumers, neighborhoods, businesses • Proper management and reporting incidents

  5. Enforcement • Inspections (multi-media) • Tire shops • Jockeys • Junkyards • Facilities (transfer stations, processors) • EPA letters of inquiry • Local ordinance • Stiffer penalties • Administrative Hearing Process • Publicize results

  6. Resources • EPA • Market Development Info • Enforcement (RCRA and Superfund) • Emergency response (Superfund) • State • Overview of State Scrap Tire Programs • Grants, loans, enforcement, permits • Other • Processors, manufacturers, Scrap Tire News

  7. Region 5 Projects • Enforcement Pilots (Detroit) • 170 arrests, 89 impounds, $181k fines in 6 mo. • 25 pilot projects • 2000 officers, judges trained • Abandoned lots & derelict structures mitigated • Multilingual, multimedia outreach • Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook • IDEA Model

  8. Ford Voluntary Replacement • 13.5 million SUV tires • Dealerships, authorized shops collect • Contract w/ RTG • 100 projects in 22 states & 4 provinces • 1 million pounds of crumb donated • paving, playgrounds, soil amendment • Arizona research project

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  13. Financing • Fees (tip, sales) • State & county solid waste offices • Enforcement revenues • Community service (voluntary/mandatory) • Volunteer groups (KAB) • General fund • Corporate (chamber, tire dealers, corporate) • Need to understand and communicate costs!

  14. Getting Serious About the Problem • How bad is the problem ? • How much is it costing ? • Should we invest in prevention ? • How do we recover costs ? • Are prevention/enforcement investments reducing clean up costs ? • Are we ready to get serious about this ?

  15. Illegal Dumping Economic Assessment (IDEA) • Define cost impacts of dumping • Establish a baseline, report progress • Plan and budget for clean ups • Enforcement and/or cost recovery • Economic benefit • Support policy decisions

  16. Parameters Included • Dump site features (A) • Waste type and volume (B) • Site clean up - process/labor/equipment (C) • Waste transport (D) • Waste disposal (E) • Site restoration and security (F) • Site surveillance (G) • Program administration (H) • Property Liabilities (I) • Offsetting Costs (J) • Adjustments (K)

  17. Under I-75 in Detroit

  18. Tires

  19. Example Site • Active Dumpsite • Visual Assessment (~30 minutes) • Estimate 330 yd3 over ~ 2 acres • 90% Mixed C&D • 10% MSW • 600 tires • Several truckloads of landscape waste

  20. Applications • Detroit, Gary, Cleveland • Citywide survey w/ clean up estimates • Inventory w/ GIS mapping • Targeted enforcement, prevention and clean up proposals developed for Mayor, City Council • Hiawatha National Forest (upper MI) • Individual enforcement cases

  21. Considerations • Objectives / Intended Use of Output • Enforcement, grants, clean up plan • Target Sites • Existing data, accounting system for equipment, manpower, transportation, disposal • Community Involvement • Training staff for ongoing use

  22. IDEA Model • All resources available at http://www.epa.gov/region5/illegaldumping • Technical support • Referrals & networking opportunities appreciated

  23. All resources available at http://www.epa.gov/region5/illegaldumping • Technical support • Referrals & networking opportunities appreciated

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