NW NAHMMA CONFERENCETroutdale, ORJune 24, 2014
Mike O’DonnellProgram Director
ESHB-2246 Mercury Lights Law• Statewide (county, city >10,000)• Landfill ban on disposal• Funded by sales of mercury-containing lights• No cost to participate• Open to all “Persons” who• Purchase Hg lights at retail and• Drop-off no more than 10 on any given day
What’s Covered?
Straight Fluorescent
Lamps
What’s Covered?U-shaped, Circular and other
Curved-shaped Fluorescent Lamps
What’s Covered?CFLs. All Shapes and Sizes.
What’s Covered?HID (High Intensity Discharge)
All Types and Sizes
What’s Covered?Broken Lamps
Program Financing• Environmental Handling Charge (EHC)• Proposed per unit rate: $0.25 flat rate• Producer or retailer remits payments to Program• Anticipate $2MM/year program revenue• Reserves required for future disposal costs• 2025 sunset; may be extended• Challenges: Decreasing revenues, increase
collection…
Program Financing
Program Financing
Program Financing
Changes for HHW Programs?• 10 units per day: separation of large quantities
• Supplies, transportation and recycling paid by LightRecycle Washington
• Light crushing prohibited
• Indoor, dry storage
• SQHUW < 2,200 lbs.
Mobile Events?We‘re flexible!• Unique circumstances• Transport back to HHW facility• Haz-waste service provider transport• Partner with local retailer
Packaging
• Ground Service – tubes
• Pre-paid Mailback 4’, 8’, mixed
Lamp Recycling Kits and Fiber Drums are provided for Storage and Transport
Education and Outreach
• Posters, Signage and Info Cards
• Website/Collection Site Locator
• Graphics and Images
• Advertising – Local and Internet
Collection Sites
• Voluntary• 80% retail, 20% municipal• SQHUW < 2,200 lbs.• 180 interested in 2012• Online site registration
What’s Next?• Program Plan – Submitted June 12, 2014
• Collection site recruitment
• Retailer notifications
• Advertising
• Program Launch – January 1, 2015
• Thank you! Questions?
Mike O’DonnellProgram Director
(206) 498-5005 [email protected]
Peter ThermosMarketing Manager
(206) 850-7383 [email protected]
