San Luis Obispo County Retail Take Back Programs

1. San Luis Obispo County Retail Take Back Programs by Bill Worrell, Manager San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority and Charles Tenborg, President CEC Eco Solutions

2. San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority • Joint Powers Authority formed in 1994 • Created to Meet Requirements of AB 939 • Includes 7 cities, 8 Special Districts, and County

3. CEC Eco Solutions, Inc. • Created in 1997 • Provides HHW, UW, Electronic Waste and Sharps Management for Municipalities & Retailers • Electronic and Universal Waste Recycler

4. CEC Eco Solutions, Inc. Clients San Luis Obispo County Imperial County Amador County Tehama County Madera County City of Vacaville City of Santa Maria PG&E & over 350 Retailers

5. Household Hazardous Waste Program • 6 Permanent HHW Facilities • CESQG Program • Curbside Oil Collection • Award winning program – NAHMMA, CalEPA, CRRA

6. Mandatory Retail Take Back Program • Household batteries and fluorescent tubes – March 2008 • Sharps – May 2008 • Latex Paint – May 2009 “If you SELL it, you must TAKE-IT-BACK”

7. Why These 4 Items? • California Universal Waste Exemption for batteries and fluorescent tubes expired • SB 1305 – Sharps landfill ban • Latex paint is the #1 commodity at HHW facilities

8. Why Retail Take Back? • Convenient for the public • Reduces IWMA household hazardous waste management cost • Can be implemented by local government

9. Why Mandatory Retail Take Back

10. Program Requirements • Retailer must accept for free from a consumer under the followings 3 scenarios • If you sold the item to the consumer • If you are selling the item to the consumer • 15 batteries, 8 fluorescent tubes, 2 quart sharps container, 2 gallons of latex paint per week.

11. Program Requirements • Retailer must have: • Appropriate signage within 5 feet of the entrance • A convenient take back location within the store • Appropriate receptacle for the product

12. Enforcement • Misdemeanor • Up to $1,000 per day • Up to 6 months in jail

13. Eliminate Obstacles In Advance 1.) Mandatory Ordinance 2.) IWMA staff to visit and educate each business 3.) IWMA provides collection equipment & signage 4.) IWMA collects the items from the businesses

14. Household Battery Program Window Sticker TV and print ads

17. Fluorescent Tube Program • Window Sticker • TV and print ads

18. Fluorescent tubes 16 inch diameter container 23 inch diameter container Box or bucket for CFLs

23. Sharps Program • Window Sticker • Brochures • Meetings

24. FREE - 1 Quart Container • Custom Label • Factory applied • $1.30 each

25. Pharmacy Collection Containers • 38 gallon • Custom design lid • Custom Labeling Sticker

26. Custom Labeling Pharmacy Containers

27. Latex Paint Program • Window Sticker • Paint Sticks • Meetings

29. Results • 306 Battery locations and 1,221,000 batteries • 119 Fluorescent tube locations and 81,892 Fluorescent tubes • 43 Sharps locations and 90,300 sharps • 40 Latex paint locations currently being implemented