Rick Neves Environmental Specialist Hazardous Waste Management Section

1. Rick Neves Environmental Specialist Hazardous Waste Management Section Bureau of Solid & Hazardous Waste

2. CleanCar Care • Hazardous Items of Concern • General Items of Concern • Do-It-Yourselfers (DIYers) • P2 Strategies and Products • Environmentally Friendly Auto-Shops • “Green” fees

3. P2: Pollution Prevention • Steps taken to ELIMINATE or REDUCE pollutants at the SOURCE rather than at the point of release • to protect human health and the environment • 4 R’s

4. Pollution Prevention in Car Care • Cars are a metal box filled with hazardous wastes • There are few opportunities for the average home owner to reduce the used of hazardous materials in the operation and maintenance of their vehicle • The best strategy is to be an environmentally aware consumer and follow the 4 Rs

5. The Four R’s • Refuse (to buy hazardous items or things that you don’t need) • Reduce (what you do buy) • Re-use (as long as possible) • Recycle (LAST OPTION)

6. It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. (Vice President Dan Quayle) Sure, it’s going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway. (Othal Brand, member of a Texas pesticide review board, on Chlordane)

7. Hazardous Items of Concern: • Gasoline • Oil & Oil Filters • Wash Water • Refrigerants • Brakes • Tires • Lead Acid Batteries • Engine Coolant • Solvent Based Cleaners • Body Work

8. Gasoline Problem: Toxic, ignitable • Use the proper fuel • Practice proper driving technique • Maintain air pollution control devices • Avoid/clean-up spills • Old gasoline or contaminant = HHW

9. Oil & Oil Filters Problem: Toxic, leaching, landfill capacity • Used Oil includes engine oil as well as transmission, brake and hydraulic fluids • Maintain proper levels for engine efficiency • Recycle used oil and filters • call 1-800-741-4337 (4DEP) for site nearest you

10. Wash Water Problem: Conservation/Pollution • Wash on permeable surface (water you lawn rather than create runoff) • Use flow restriction device (nozzle) • Use no-phosphate cleaners • Use elbow grease (A study by the Minnesota Extension service showed that any cleaner, including plain water, was an effective cleaner, given enough brush strokes)

11. Tires • Problem: Landfill space/stability/fire • Maintain proper pressure to ensure engine efficiency and tire life • Practice proper driving technique • Are specifically banned from landfill disposal • $1 fee assessed on new tires

12. Lead Acid Batteries Problem: Lead (toxic) Sulfuric Acid (Corrosive) • Fluid levels/maintenance free • Are specifically banned from landfill disposal • $1 fee assessed on new batteries • Recyclable

13. Engine Coolant Problem: Ethylene Glycol is mildly toxic • Maybe be hazardous due to contamination (heavy metals) • Should be professionally serviced • Maintain coolant system hoses and connections • Can be recycled • Switch to “green” coolants

14. Refrigerants (Air Conditioning) Problem: Ozone depletion • Illegal to vent CFC’s (Freon, R-12) • Only certified technicians can purchase Freon • R-134a replacement/upgrade • Beware unapproved replacements (GHG, FRIGC, OZ-12) • Should be professionally serviced

15. Brakes • May contain asbestos (health hazard: carcinogen) • Practice proper driving technique to minimize brake use • Avoid hazardous brake cleaners • Brake fluid is used oil (recyclable)

16. Solvent Cleaners Problem: Toxic, corrosive, ignitable • Avoid using chlorinated solvents • Clean only as needed • Use elbow grease • “Green” cleaners (citrus based or microbial cleaners)

17. Body Work • almost all materials are hazardous (HHW) • Professional service

18. General Items of Concern • Recyclables (metal, glass, plastic, paper) • Sorbent (kitty litter) • Rags

19. Recyclables • Metal, glass, plastic, paper, are highly recyclable • Clean, segregate • cans • empty • do not puncture

20. Sorbents • Good housekeeping • Drip pans • Rags

21. Rags • Reduce paper consumption • Wash and re-use

22. Do-It-Yourselfer • Educate yourself • Follow the 4 R’s • Practice good housekeeping • Shop around for safe alternatives • Ensure proper management of waste

23. P2 Strategies and Products • Practice 4 R’s • Non-hazardous alternatives • elbow grease • citrus based compounds (terpene) • microbial cleaners • see “How To Be An Environmentally Aware Consumer” at end of handout section

24. Enviro- Friendly Auto Shops • Evaluate as you would a restaurant • Check cleanliness • Do the operators seem knowledgeable? • employees’ behavior (clean, organized) • P2 activities • Can they back up what they claim in writing? • Are they forthcoming (answer your questions)? • Check local authorities (Better Business Bureau) • Ask questions (neighbors, other customers)

25. “Green” Fees • Proper management is expensive • Cost is passed on to consumer • State vs. Business charges

26. State Fees vs. Business Charges • State fees (clearly identified on bill) • state sales tax • tire fee ($1 per tire on retail purchase) • NOT retreads • battery fee (1$ on retail purchase) • operator obligated to accept old battery • added to purchase of vehicle

27. Business Charges • Operator has to pay for proper management of all wastes • Two typical charge schedules • per item fee • percentage of total bill • MUST be separate from state fees on billing

28. CONTACT Rick Neves, MS 4555 FDEP 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400 email: richard.neves@dep.state.fl.us FDEP Web Page: http://www.dep.state.fl.us

29. “Nature gave men two ends - one to sit on and one to think with. Ever since then, man’s success or failure has depended on the one he used the most.” (George R. Krikpatrick)