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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COLLECTION SHOWS RESULTS
Post Date:July 06, 2010
What is this event?
This event was held at two locations on May 22 in St. John the Baptist and St. Charles Parishes.The Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day was sponsored (funding and employee volunteers) as a community service by 18 area manufacturers.
This was the 12th HHMCD collection event. A comparison of some past events is provided in table below. The purpose of the event is to provide households an opportunity to properly dispose or recycle materials that are inappropriate for curbside pickup. Materials such as solvents, poisons, used oil and corrosives require special handling to prevent safety and environmental impact.
Patrons of these events drove their vehicles to the collection centers where they were greeted and their cars were unloaded by volunteers. This year, 358 vehicles dropped off a total of 50,778 pounds of material. Of all material received, 53 percent was recycled or recovered. The event was staffed by 70 volunteers from the sponsor companies and other organizations.
What Were the Results?
At the end of the day, tons of potentially harmful materials had been prepared for recycling, recovery, treatment or disposal. The table below gives the totals for HMCD since it started in 1998. The numbers are the sum of both collection locations.
***2010 event did not include used electronics. Instead, residents were encouraged to utilize free used electronic take-back programs offered by retailers.
Who Was Involved?
The collection event was staffed and supported by area volunteers from the sponsor companies and interested organizations. They included the following:
HHMCD 2010 Financial Sponsor Companies
Other Organizations Providing Volunteers
Support Organizations
Companies / Organizations Donating Recycling Support Services
Companies Providing Professional Waste / Recycling Services
Return to full list >>This event was held at two locations on May 22 in St. John the Baptist and St. Charles Parishes.The Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day was sponsored (funding and employee volunteers) as a community service by 18 area manufacturers.
This was the 12th HHMCD collection event. A comparison of some past events is provided in table below. The purpose of the event is to provide households an opportunity to properly dispose or recycle materials that are inappropriate for curbside pickup. Materials such as solvents, poisons, used oil and corrosives require special handling to prevent safety and environmental impact.
Patrons of these events drove their vehicles to the collection centers where they were greeted and their cars were unloaded by volunteers. This year, 358 vehicles dropped off a total of 50,778 pounds of material. Of all material received, 53 percent was recycled or recovered. The event was staffed by 70 volunteers from the sponsor companies and other organizations.
What Were the Results?
At the end of the day, tons of potentially harmful materials had been prepared for recycling, recovery, treatment or disposal. The table below gives the totals for HMCD since it started in 1998. The numbers are the sum of both collection locations.
| Management Method |
Quantity, Pounds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| RECYCLE |
38,424 | 40,095 | 38,151 | 29,603 | 20,410 |
| Tires |
6,605 | 7,335 | 3,816 | 3,444 | 4,830 |
| Used Oil |
15,000 | 7,118 | 7,500 | 3,185 | 5,950 |
| Fluor lamps |
85 | 140 | 207 | 102 | 380 |
| Batteries | 6,260 | 6,010 | 6,800 | 3,134 | 6,050 |
| Paint | 0 | 1,660 | 2,130 | 2,905 | 960 |
| Scrap Metal | 5,040 | 8,198 | 5,386 | 3,440 | 2,080 |
| Used Elect. | 5,361 | 9,634 | 13,110 | 13,393 | 160*** |
| RECOVERY | 4,994 | 9,300 | 11,905 | 2,491 | 6,519 |
| TREATMENT | 1,314 | 2,858 | 2,375 | 1,850 | 3,247 |
| DISPOSAL | 8,413 | 11,046 | 28,174 | 21,234 | 20,602 |
| TOTAL | 53,145 | 63,299 | 80,605 | 55,178 | 50,778 |
| Volunteers | 83 | 85 | 103 | 38 | 70 |
| Cars | 254 | 493 | 384 | 235 | 358 |
***2010 event did not include used electronics. Instead, residents were encouraged to utilize free used electronic take-back programs offered by retailers.
Who Was Involved?
The collection event was staffed and supported by area volunteers from the sponsor companies and interested organizations. They included the following:
HHMCD 2010 Financial Sponsor Companies
| Air Liquide | Evonik Industries |
| Air Products | Hexion Specialty Chemicals |
| ArcelorMittal | Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC |
| Chemtura | Monsanto |
| Cytec Industries | Motiva Enterprises |
| Dow | Nalco |
| DuPont | OxyChem |
| DuPont Performance Elastomers | Shell |
| Entergy | Valero |
Other Organizations Providing Volunteers
| The Green Project | Philip Services Corp. |
| La. Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry |
Support Organizations
| Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality | St. John Parish Council |
| La. Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry | St. John Parish Sheriff's Office |
Companies / Organizations Donating Recycling Support Services
| ArcelorMittal | Jerusalem Shriners Hall, AAONMS |
| COLT, Inc. | New Wine Christian Fellowship |
| FCC Environmental | Positive Results, Inc. |
| The Green Project |
Companies Providing Professional Waste / Recycling Services
| Philip Reclamation Services | LEI, Lamp Environmental Industries |