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The Clean Sweep Reportparticipants may be unwilling to drive long distancesto a single facility is a likely reason that Michigan isthe one state that uses only permanent sites tocollect pesticides.On-site pick up: For on-site pick up, the hazardouswaste contractor and/or the lead government agencytravel to each participant’s site to collect thematerial. In five states, Colorado, Kentucky,Maryland, Rhode Island and Virginia, this is the onlymethod used. In other states, including Washingtonand Florida, pre-visits and on-site pick ups are doneonly if the pesticides pose a very high risk, such ascylinders or deteriorated containers, or if there arevery large quantities. Before the material is pickedup for disposal, state employees and/or thehazardous waste contractor visit the participant’ssite to inventory and prepare the material.On-site pick up presents minimal risk fromtransporting or handling the pesticides, since it isdone by well-trained and equipped contractoremployees or state personnel. Other advantages ofthis method include convenient scheduling for theparticipant, no need for the participant to transportthe pesticides, and no requirement for a permanentsite. States can require the contractor to dispose ofany contaminated soil found under failed containers.However, on-site pick up can be more expensivethan other collection methods. It is labor and timeintensive because the contractor must travel to eachsite, unload empty overpack drums and load fulldrums.Information on the methods used to collectpesticides at Clean Sweep programs is provided inTable 5 and Figure 6.At least 15 states have used more than onecollection method, and larger programs tend to useseveral methods simultaneously. For example,permanently funded programs in Minnesota, NorthCarolina and Vermont have used all three methodsto conduct pesticide collections. Wisconsin has 19counties offering season-long services and alsoconducts one-day events and multi-countycollections. Wisconsin offers grants of up to$30,000 per year to counties with permanentcollection facilities if the county contributes $3,000in cash or services. Counties can select their ownwaste hauler, although they are discouraged fromcreating local fee schedules. All sites serve ascollection sites for businesses and very small quantitygenerators. Many counties have found it desirableto offer household hazardous waste service at thesame time they offer agricultural and businessservice.The method of collection can change overtime. For example, when North Carolina began itsprogram in 1980, state inspectors collectedpesticides from farm and home sites and transportedthe material to storage facilities located throughoutthe state. The material staged in the storage facilitieswas consolidated at a central location in Raleigh,where it was collected by a contractor. In January1997, the state began to collect pesticides at bothdesignated single day events and at permanenthousehold hazardous waste collection sites. Theamount of pesticides collected annually hasincreased since 1997. After 17 years of experiencewith on-site pick up, North Carolina decided thatother methods are more efficient and effective, andthe state plans to use both the single day andpermanent site methods in the future.Wisconsin expanded its collection methodsto reach new participants in remote areas. Thelocation of permanent sites has posed a challenge tothe program because, contrary to expectations, fewfarmers have been willing to drive wastes into cities.Consequently, permanent facilities have beenstrongly encouraged to create satellite sites and holdspecial “farm chemical collection weeks,” whichhave greatly improved collections.21
Section 2Clean Sweep Program OperationsTABLE 5 Clean Sweep Methods of Collection by Program CategoryEach cell contains (1) the number of states with the indicated collection method and (2) alisting of those statesCollection MethodCategoryPermanentlyFundedContinuous Intermittent One-TimeNumberof StatesSingle Day Events Only(7) ID, MT,ND, OH, SD,TX, UT(9) CA, IL,IN, ME, MA,MS, NE, OR,WV(7) AL, CT,HI, LA, MO,NY, SC(2) NH, WY 25Single Day Events andPermanent Sites(2) IA, KS (1) NJ 3Single Day Events and On-sitePick-up(5) GA, NV,PA, TN, WA(1) FL (1) AR 7On-site Pick up Only (2) KY, VA (1) MD (1) CO (1) RI 5Single Day Events, PermanentSites, and On-site Pick up(3) MN, NC,VT3Other Collection Arrangements 1 (2) MI, WI (1) DE 3Total 21 129 4 46Note: (1) The other arrangements are – MI: Permanent sites only; WI: Singleday events, permanent sites andmulti-county collections; DE: Permanent sites and on-site pick up.FIGURE 6 State Clean Sweep Methods of Collection3 Single day events &perm. sites7 Single day events &on-site pick up25 Single day events only3 Single day events, perm.sites, & on-site pick up5 On-site pick up only3 Other collect. arrange.Single day events only:25 statesSingle day events and permanent sites:3 statesSingle day events and on-site pick up:7 statesOn-site pick up only:5 statesSingle day events, permanent sites, and on-site pick up: 3 statesOther collection arrangements:3 statesMinnesota originally held regional one-daycollection events, but found that the volume ofpesticides collected on a single day, 30,000 poundsor more, was difficult to manage. State officialsrevised their strategy and began to provide acollection opportunity in every county at least onceevery other year. In 1997, the Minnesota Departmentof Agriculture formed a partnership withseveral regional household hazardous wasteprograms to establish several year-round pesticidedrop-off locations. These sites accept pesticidesfrom individuals or businesses which need timelydisposal in an emergency situation. Collectedpesticides are kept at storage facilities until ahazardous waste contractor collects them.22
Page 1 and 2: ForewordThe states and some countie
Page 3 and 4: Table of ContentsSECTIONFOREWORDTAB
Page 5 and 6: List of Figures and TablesNumber Ti
Page 7 and 8: State IndexAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArka
Page 9 and 10: Executive SummaryParticipants. Alth
Page 11 and 12: Executive Summarypounds. States wan
Page 14 and 15: Section 1 IntroductionFor the past
Page 16: The Clean Sweep Reportshort-term or
Page 19 and 20: Section 1 Introductionextensive and
Page 21 and 22: Section 1 Introductionfunded, conti
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Page 51 and 52: Table 11 Total Amount of Pesticides
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Page 71 and 72: Section 5 Observations5.2 The unit
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ARIZONA AT A GLANCEArizona does not
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ARKANSAS AT A GLANCEThe Arkansas St
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CALIFORNIA AT A GLANCESince 1989 Ca
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COLORADO AT A GLANCEAn EPA grant an
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YearColorado Table 1 - Quantity of
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Summary of Connecticut Waste Pestic
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Summary of Delaware Waste Pesticide
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Summary of Florida Waste Pesticide
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GEORGIA AT A GLANCEGeorgia has cond
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HAWAII AT A GLANCEHawaii conducted
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IDAHO AT A GLANCEIdaho’s permanen
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ILLINOIS AT A GLANCESince its first
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Illinois attempted a swap program i
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Summary of Indiana Waste Pesticide
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IOWA AT A GLANCESince 1991 Iowa has
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YearIowa Table 1 - Quantity of Pest
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Summary of Kansas Waste Pesticide D
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KENTUCKY AT A GLANCEKentucky conduc
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LOUISIANA AT A GLANCELouisiana coll
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MAINE AT A GLANCEMaine conducted it
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MARYLAND AT A GLANCEThe Maryland De
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MICHIGAN AT A GLANCEMichigan’s pe
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MINNESOTA AT A GLANCESince 1989 Min
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Minnesota Table 1 - Quantity of Pes
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Summary of Mississippi Waste Pestic
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Summary of Missouri Waste Pesticide
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Summary of Montana Waste Pesticide
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Summary of Nebraska Waste Pesticide
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Summary of Nevada Waste Pesticide D
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Summary of New Hampshire Waste Pest
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Summary of New Jersey Waste Pestici
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New Jersey Table 3 - County-by-Coun
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Summary of New Mexico Waste Pestici
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Summary of New York Waste Pesticide
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NORTH CAROLINA AT A GLANCENorth Car
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North Carolina Table 1 - Quantity o
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Summary of North Dakota Waste Pesti
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Summary of Ohio Waste Pesticide Dis
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OKLAHOMA AT A GLANCEOklahoma does n
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OREGON AT A GLANCESince 1991 Oregon
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PENNSYLVANIA AT A GLANCEIn 1993 Pen
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RHODE ISLAND AT A GLANCERhode Islan
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SOUTH CAROLINA AT A GLANCESouth Car
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SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCESince 1993
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TENNESSEE AT A GLANCEThe Tennessee
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TEXAS AT A GLANCESince 1992 Texas h
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YearNumberof SitesTexas Table 1 - Q
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UTAH AT A GLANCESince 1993 Utah has
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VERMONT AT A GLANCEVermont first co
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VIRGINIA AT A GLANCEVirginia conduc
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YearQuantity ofPesticides(pounds)Vi
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Summary of Washington Waste Pestici
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Summary of West Virginia Waste Pest
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Summary of Wisconsin Waste Pesticid
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WYOMING AT A GLANCEIn 1992 Wyoming
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Appendix II - Pesticides That are R
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Appendix IIU044 chloroform U080 met
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Appendix IIIB. Availability Contrac
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Appendix III4. Federal Hazardous Ma
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Appendix III22. INDEPENDENT CONTRAC
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Appendix IIIContractor further agre
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Appendix III33. CONTRACTOR’S DUTI
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Appendix IIIC. Any deviation of mor
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Appendix III45. MERGER CLAUSEThis a
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Appendix IVOnyx Environmental Servi
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Appendix VILouisiana: Division of P
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Appendix VII - Sample Emergency Pla
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Appendix VIIICOMPARISON OF PESTICID
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StateEstimated(lbs. A.I.)Total Used
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