State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

SPENDING ESTIMATE PER CALENDAR YEAR OF PROJECT DURATION:
MC-6
2008 $ 125,000.00
2009 $ 125,000.00
2010 $ 125,000.00
2011 $ 125,000.00
GOAL: The goal of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event project is to reduce the amount
of household hazardous waste and other difficult waste types that are disposed of improperly,
to further public awareness on the importance of proper waste disposal, and on water quality
protection.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the project is to provide citizens opportunities to properly dispose of
household hazardous waste and other difficult waste streams. Additionally, these
events will provide an opportunity for distribution of stormwater management
educational materials. In the past, the Mobile County Commission, in cooperation with
other local partners, has sponsored one-day household hazardous waste collection
events. These events were well attended and highly successful with numerous tons of
hazardous waste being collected. While most individuals would not dispose of
hazardous wastes improperly, sponsoring collection days is a way to ensure that stored
hazardous and difficult wastes do not make their way into area waterways and
ultimately degrade water quality and associated marine, estuarine, and freshwater
habitats. The Mobile County Commission will sponsor at least two (2) Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Days each year where the County will accept a variety of
items not eligible for regular waste collection. Some of the wastes to be collected will
be paints, thinners, herbicides, pesticides, used oil, scrap tires, and electronics. The
County will contract with a company that specializes in the proper disposal of
hazardous wastes for processing and disposing of items collected.
The goal of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event project is to reduce the amount of
household hazardous waste that is disposed of improperly, to further public awareness on the importance
of proper waste disposal, and on water quality protection. The primary objective of the project is to
provide citizens opportunities to properly dispose of household hazardous waste. Additionally, these
events will provide an opportunity for distribution of stormwater management educational materials. If
opportunities to properly dispose of household hazardous waste items are not provided these items will
become illegal dumps and/or poured into the stormwater system to end up in one of the bays or the Gulf
of Mexico.
The project will involve partnering with local governments and non-profit entities to organize and
implement waste collection days in Mobile County. Collection sites will be established at various locations
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
Mobile County Tier One Project Descriptions
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