Zero Waste Collections

Tessa David, Director, MassToss & Devens HHW, MassRecycle R3, 3-30-15

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Decisions

Items

Collected/

Vendors

Date/

Location

Budget Donations?

Fees?

Layout/

Staff

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- Site Items Collected

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Appliances Electronics

Batteries Furniture

Books, CDs, DVDs Household goods

Building Materials Tires

Clothing/Shoes/Textiles/Stuffed Animals

Attractive to Collect More cost $$

Paper shredding

Styrofoam/peanuts

More labor

Smaller volume and impact

Lower return on time

Secure champions

Collaboration benefits

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Vendors

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Often provide staff

Quickly determine acceptable material

Local and sustainable

Economic

and

operational

efficiencies

Budget Run free with donated labor

Donations available

Business sponsor refreshments

Cover cost - electronics & shredding fees

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Layout

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Adaptations?

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Pragmatic

Manager

Informative

Greeter

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Staff Less if vendor provides

More if youth education

Assign duties

List tasks

Other Considerations

Liability

Obtain certificate of Insurance

List host group & town as

additionally insured

Volunteer wavier

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Timeline

Reservations - 1 Year Date

Site

Items

Vendors

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3 Months - Obtain Signs/banners/posters/flyers

Posting permission

School distribution permission

Town meeting dates

Websites, FB, flyers & pricing

Volunteers

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1 Month Record date on

signs/banners

Initial press release

Overview & assignments

Inquiries - special

handling/cost &not to

bring items

Procedures

Distribute school flyers

Order carbon receipts

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Tasks

3 weeks

2 weeks

Second press release

Post signs/banners

Assemble supplies

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Keys, rest room?

Chalk ground / cones, signs

Post directional & collection signs

Tables/ chairs, tarps, tents?

Water, coffee, snacks AM & noon

Event Day

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Open for vendors

Staff - 45 min. prep.

Set up

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End of Day

Count items received

Debrief

Staff

Vendors

User

Lessons learned

Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products

Collection Center

FY13 Annual Report Metrics (FY13 vs. FY12) Member residents served were 681 vs 491, a 39% increase. They constructively disposed of 42,555 vs 40,298 pounds of Household Hazardous Products, a 5.6% increase. Operating revenues were $74,621 vs. $61,280, a 22% increase. Operating expenses were $64,202 vs $57,327, a 12%

increase. Operating surplus was $10,419 vs. $3,953, a 264% increase. Cost reduction strategies resulted in $5,261 decrease in disposal costs. Program Features Residents and small businesses enjoyed the opportunity to properly dispose of their toxic waste safely and easily at the Devens Regional Household

Hazardous Products Collection Center, also known as DevesHHW. There were nineteen collection days that appropriately and securely collected household hazardous waste such as unused cleaners, leftover paints, pool chemicals, and fluorescent bulbs.

The DevensHHW service also resulted in additional protection to our drinking water supplies. The program was so well received that the town of Ashby joined July 1 and other communities have contacted us to find out how they may join. Average wait times were 3 minutes, so it is an easy in and easy out operation. The center is open for customers on the first Wednesday and following Saturday from 9 to noon from March to December. It is located

behind 9 Cook Street. More information is available at www.DevensHHW.com or by calling 978-501-3943. This regional service makes it easier for residents of Ashby, Ayer, Bolton,

Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Shirley and Townsend to properly manage household toxic waste. In addition the Collection Center is also available to businesses that do not exceed DEP’s threshold for Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs) and generate less than 220 pounds (approximately 27 gallons) of ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, or hazardous waste or waste oil per month and no acutely hazardous waste.

Participants

Increased 39%

Volume Disposed

increase 5.6%

Participating Communities

Increased 22%

Wait less than 3 minutes

Measure Success

Key Performance Indicators

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Way better than what (we)

used to have. Quota

(reached) & that was it.

MC, Littleton

Good that you

do this!

Bolton resident

You’re so

cheerful!.

Bolton

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Promote Success

& Volumes Received

Questions? Comments?

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