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Getting the most out of your transfer station
1. Electronic Waste Collection 2. Green Waste3. Recycling CRV Material4. Scrap Metal Disposal5. Mulching Program6. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection E-Waste, HHW, and recycling should all go inside the
transfer station. Green waste and scrap metal should have a designated
area outside the transfer station All these efforts will help reduce solid waste cost as it will
decrease the amount of tonnage in your waste stream It will also allow more room for regular household rubbish
What is electronic waste? Washers & dryers, televisions, refrigerators, old VHS or DVD players, CD and radio players
Most waste haulers will not allow you to simply throw them away
Many times you will find old TV’s, refrigerators, washers, and dryers littered throughout the Reservation or sitting in a persons yard
Educate Tribal residents on what is considered E-waste and why it is dangerous to illegally dump in the environment
Set up a centralized or multiple drop off areas for electronic waste
Set up an area in your transfer station, it does not take up much space
Put signs up in the transfer station showing the designated drop off area
Research to find a company in your area that will remove E-Waste free of charge
Find out what E-Waste they will and will not take
Contact local electronic stores (Best Buy or Fry’s) to see if they have E-Waste collection days
Look for other grants to pay for the removal of E-Waste (Best Buy)
WEBSITE: WWW.CLEANEARTHRECYCLING.COM PICK UP FORM
Start small and work your way up
Try to roll it out to any Tribally owned and operated business
Offer recycling bins at Tribal gatherings
Pick an area in your transfer station for CRV materials
Secure the area with fencing to eliminate theft
Scales to weigh the materials
A bailer to compact the materials
The California Department of Conservation (CDC) is the agency you apply to for a CRV license
Their website (CDC) has a lot of material for download on recycling
The CDC also has CRV grants available
Must allow CDC officials to come onto the Reservation to check your scales
FIFTY GALLON BINS FOR CANSTHREE YARD BIN WITH WHEELS FOR CARDBOARD AND PAPER
A LARGE CARDBOARD BOX RECYCLABLES IN IT
Waste haulers will not allow you to throw green waste (tree trimmings) into their dumpsters and most landfills will not take it
Most people burn their green waste, which could lead to a wildfire and causes air pollution
People just let it pile up in their yard or throw it down into canyons
Wood chippings can be used for erosion control around homes and on dirt roads
Best way to start is to purchase a small chipper
The BIA has a wood chipper that it loans out to tribes
Just create a designated area for drop off of green waste
Chip up the green waste as needed
Leave it easily accessible for residents to pick up and use
Could also use the wood chippings to create mulch and landscaping
This can be an expensive item to collect
Educate people on what exactly HHW is?
Training your staff should attend: CPR, HAZWOPR, etc.
Educate your staff and Tribal residents about the dangers of HHW
Many rules and regulations for HHW
No waste hauler will accept HHW material
Do not attempt to haul HHW on your own
Have a designated area for scrap metal
All scrap metal has a value
Scrap metal companies will provide drop off and pick up of 40-yard roll offs
Anything that is metal or mostly metal can be recycled and loaded into the bins such as refrigerators, washers and dryers
Some will even take cars
Start one in your office and lunch room with left over food scraps and coffee grinds
One of a casinos largest waste items is food, try to get them involved
A mulching program is a great teaching tool, try to get your tribes after school program involved
A market exists for clean mulch Many different methods to
create mulch, find out what is best for you
Mulch can be used for planting projects, gardens and landscaping
Reduces the amount of waste you have haul to the landfill