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The Orange Box

The Orange Box. A Pilot Program for Household Hazardous Waste. Allison Tyldesley, Halton Region. MWA Spring Workshop May 2013. Hazardous Waste in Halton. Permanent HHW Depots 1 Special Waste Drop Off Days 7 Total hazardous waste managed 778 metric tonnes Visitors to HHW Depot/SWDD

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The Orange Box

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  1. The Orange Box A Pilot Program for Household Hazardous Waste Allison Tyldesley, Halton Region MWA Spring Workshop May 2013

  2. Hazardous Waste in Halton • Permanent HHW Depots • 1 • Special Waste Drop Off Days • 7 • Total hazardous waste managed • 778 metric tonnes • Visitors to HHW Depot/SWDD • 40,554 • Hazardous Waste recycled/reused • 75%

  3. Hazardous Waste in Garbage • 1% of average garbage bag is household hazardous waste

  4. The Goal • Introduce a promotional tool to increase knowledge of HHW, and enable Halton residents to easily identify, safely store and transport their household hazardous waste.

  5. The Orange Box

  6. The Pilot Program • 1000 Orange Boxes distributed at various events around Halton Region (single family & multi-res) • Resident survey completed • Meeting with curbside collectors • Monitor Orange Box returns at HHW Depot/SWDD

  7. Survey Results

  8. And So Far…. There have been NO Orange Boxes placed at the curb! Acceptable Material Sticker On the Orange Box Information Package

  9. Orange Box Return at Depot

  10. Next Steps • Evaluate program success in January 2014 • Single source distribution at Halton Waste Management Site • Charge nominal fee • Free to encourage resident diversion • Multi-Res Pilot

  11. Contact Allison Tyldesley Landfill Technician Halton Region 905-825-6000 x 8208 allison.tyldesley@halton.ca @HaltonRecycles www.haltonrecycles.ca HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles

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