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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 08D_12/13/1990VILLAGE OF TEQ UESTA Post Office Box 3273 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 FAX: (407) 575-6203 MEMORA.N7�>�.JM TO: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager (� FROM: Gary Preston, Director of Public Works & Recreation DATE: December 6, 1990 SUBJECT: Amnesty Day Program for Collection of Household Hazardous Waste Per your recent request, concerning the above referenced, please be advised of my conversation on November 30, 1990 with Mr. David Gregory, Assistant Director, Solid Waste Authority (SWA). Mr. Gregory informed me that the SWA will be available to co- sponsor this one day event during the month of March or April. The actual date would be selected by the Solid Waste Authority depending on the availability of personnel. The anticipated cost for collecting this hazardous waste from all customers on Village Water System, would be between $3,740 and $7,000. The SWA contracts with GSX Services of Clearwater to provide sufficient personnel at these events. GSX Services requires one (1) project manager, three (3) chemist and necessary equipment at each collection for a total cost of $3,090. The SWA provides at Village cost three (3) handlers plus one-half (1/2) packaging cost. I have included with this Memorandum the previous correspondence you have received concerning this subject. Please consider including this matter on the December 13, 1990 Village Council Agenda. GP/mk Attachment Recycled Paper SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY 1 OF I XI M BEACH COUNlY ,inl \„rih ►,ig Road 1t,i l Palm liiach. norlda 3:3412 I" It. ldh.-ni ( 44)—, ) 40-44100 Seri_ember 1.7, 1990 Village of Tequesta P.O. Box 3273 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, FL 33469-0273 Attn: Thomas Bradford Re: Amnesty Day Program Dear Sir: «O'STE J'T �O *a,-" 10, Co i • o O o: .4acovaa' In response to your letter, the Solid Waste Authority would be interested in co -sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. Budget constraints would necessitate cost sharing between the Authority and the Co- sponsor. Collection events at remote locations require that all waste that is received will be packaged, removed from the site and the site secured the same day. The Authority does not have sufficient technical staff to assure this can be done at collection events. For this reason our contract with GSX Services, Inc., our hazardous waste contractor, provides for GSX to provide additional staff for collection events. GSX also provides sufficient materials to package the waste received. The Authority has budgeted to pay disposal costs. Our budget is not sufficient to cover the additional costs for manpower and materials needed to run remote collection events. The Authority is in a position to co-sponsor remote collection events, provided the co-sponsor can provide the funds for the additional manpower required and the packaging materials needed. The co-sponsor would also need to assign an individual as on -site coordinator. The Authority will pay the cost of disposal for all materials collected, and provide a minimum of 2 technical staff for additional support. Based on our contract, and our experience with collection events, the manpower costs range from $3,090.00 to over $5,000.00 per day. Packaging costs range from $1,300.00 to $4,000.00, and disposal costs from $7,500.00 to $20,000.00 or more, depending on turnout. Recycled Fbper 0 If the collection event is open to all individuals, attendance, and costs, would be higher. If participation is restricted to Village residents, costs may be lower. The Village on -site coordinator would be responsible for verifying residency if participation was restricted. If you find this cost -sharing proposal acceptable, or wish to discuss the matter further, please contact me at 640-4000, or David Gregory at 687-100. Very truly yours, Marc C. Bruner, Ph.D. Director of Planning & Env. Programs MCB/dp cc: Tim Hunt Don Lockhart Recycled Pope. c OLI D WASTE AUTHORITY OF M01 BEACH C01 :-T1' 7 -T-1 \unh •log Ruud %%, �, 1`rhu li, ach. Fluridu 33412 L l: I4x,nr ( 4117 ) W-}(Nxl October 24, 1990 Village of Tequesta P.O. Box 3273 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, FL 33469-0273 Attn: Tom Bradford Village Manager Subject: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs Dear Mr. Bradford: Pursuant to our telephone conversation, I have enclosed copies of several pieces of promotional and informational material that the Solid Waste Authority has used in the past for household hazardous waste collection events. This information has been disseminated to the public during the process of promoting our hazardous waste collection events and our permanent collection center. It may be of particular interest for you to note that we utilized a stuffer for utility bills in our 1987 collection event. Solid Waste Authority is ready to work with you to set up and conduct a household hazardous waste collection event in Tequesta, based on the criteria outlined in my earlier letter. Our public information and hazardous waste management staff are available to provide additional technical information and support concerning the collection event and the promotion of the event. In our telephone conversation you raised the question of curbside collection of this material. As we discussed at that time, I believe that this type of collection by hazardous waste management staff could prove to be unwieldy based on the number of people involved, the need to package the material as soon as it is received, and the risks and problems of unknown materials. I believe that a collection event could be organized in such a way to allow a community service group, such as the Boy Scouts, to assist in bringing materials to the collection center from those individuals who are physically incapable of bringing Recycled Pbper 9 the material in . This type of effort cou1s1 be done in conjunction with a training and educational program from our hazardous waste management staff on how to safely handle these common household products. In this way the collection event could be both a public service and public education event. I look forward to working with you. If you have any questions, or I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me, or David Gregory our Hazardous Waste Facility Manager. Very truly yours, Marc C. Bruner, Ph.D. Director of Planning & Environmental Programs MCB/dp cc: Tim Hunt Don Lockhard Dave Gregory Recyc'ed A ;