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Door-to-Door On-call Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

Door-to-Door On-call Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program . David Krueger City of San Ramon CRRA - Oakland AUGUST 8, 2012. San Ramon - Background. Contra Costa County – SF Bay Area 19,500 single-family homes 6,200 multi-family units 25 miles from HHW facility in Martinez

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Door-to-Door On-call Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

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  1. Door-to-Door On-callHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection Program David Krueger City of San Ramon CRRA - Oakland AUGUST 8, 2012

  2. San Ramon - Background • Contra Costa County – SF Bay Area • 19,500 single-family homes • 6,200 multi-family units • 25 miles from HHW facility in Martinez • 4% participation in HHW facility • County average = 15% participation • Annual collection event = 2% participation • Direct cost to City of $65,000 per year for facility and event

  3. DOOR-TO-DOOR HHW • Implemented June, 2011 • Sole source contract with WM Curbside • Initial contract expired July 2012 • Extended through September, 2016 • Door-to-Door replaced annual HHW event • Renegotiated contract with HHW facility • Cost savings of $40,000 per year • Direct cost of $60,000 per year for door-to-door program

  4. Doorstep HHW Program On-Call Door-to-Door Single and Multi-Family Homes Unlimited number of pick-ups per customer Available year-round Collection typically takes place within 2 weeks of request

  5. Materials Accepted Household Hazardous Waste Universal Waste Needles

  6. Exceptions • Commercial customers excluded • Waste in containers larger than five gallons • Radioactive, biological (except sharps), medicines, explosives, ammunition, unlabeled, leaking items • Collection of just one item i.e., small bag of batteries (encouraged to have more items) • No more than 5 auto batteries or fluorescent bulbs per pick-up

  7. How it Works

  8. How it Works

  9. Results • Overall participation in HHW programs increased by 41%

  10. Customer Feedback

  11. Statistics

  12. Cost • Multi-Family Homes • $0.25 per unit per month • Increases with garbage rates • Single-Family Homes – $/household/month • 2012 $0.52 • 2013 $0.59 • 2014 $0.64 • 2015 $0.69 • 2016 $0.74

  13. Revised Statistics • At $0.74 per household per month, with no increase in lbs collected or participation: • $2.77 per lb • $154 per collection

  14. Regulation • Sponsoring jurisdiction is the generator • Permit-by-Rule notification to CUPA • Annual CalRecycle 303a form • Manifests from collector and facility • Materials allocated by jurisdiction

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