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The Clean Sweep ReportStates have emergency plans or require thehazardous waste contractors to develop and submitthem to appropriate authorities. An emergency plantypically contains names and phone numbers ofcontacts, schedules of collection events and preeventtraining, a list of emergency responders,directions to hospitals, and an evacuation route.Training addresses the location and use of personalprotective equipment including respirators, fireextinguishers, and decontamination equipment, aswell as first aid and spill response procedures. Stateand contractor staff are the first responders to onsiteemergencies, and other responders may becalled if needed. Minnesota’s Waste PesticideCollection: Site Safety and Emergency ContingencyPlan is included in Appendix VII.47
Section 4 Challenges and OpportunitiesStates and counties have encountered anumber of obstacles in their efforts to conduct andimprove Clean Sweep programs. The challengesfaced by Clean Sweep program managers includeobtaining funding, complying with the hazardouswaste regulations and related concerns aboutliability, making potential participants aware of theprograms, overcoming a general distrust ofgovernment programs, and managing problematicwaste streams such as dioxin-containing waste. Asstates are trying to increase participation in theirprograms, they are also working to prevent thebuild-up of unwanted pesticide stocks in the future.Lack of funding is the principal reason notedby states for not operating a continuous CleanSweep program. Without a permanent fundingmechanism, the scramble for funds requires staffwho are imaginative, persistent, and able to engagepartners. Often, success in fund-raising hinges onhow good of a salesperson the Clean Sweepmanager is, and how readily he or she can solicitpartners and in-kind contributions. The differentways states have used to fund Clean Sweepprograms are discussed in detail in section 2.2.4.1 How do states design their CleanSweep programs to comply withthe regulatory requirements?The federal hazardous waste regulationsdeveloped under the authority of the ResourceConservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) areextensive, and states may perceive some sections ofthem as a hindrance to collection campaigns forcommonly-generated wastes such as pesticides.Household hazardous waste is exempt fromregulation as hazardous waste, but agriculturalpesticides are not exempt. The Universal WasteRule, discussed below, was specifically designed byEPA to ease some of these regulatory burdens andtherefore encourage collection.As an example of the implications of thehazardous waste regulations, consider the requirementsfor hazardous waste generators, the peoplewho first create or produce that waste. First,generators are responsible for identifying whethertheir solid waste is hazardous waste. If it ishazardous waste, generators are required to registerwith EPA to obtain a generator number. Whengenerators transport or ship waste, they must ensurethat the waste is accompanied by a manifest to thefinal disposal facility.States have addressed the manifestrequirement in several different ways. In Washington,Clean Sweep participants must comply with thefull RCRA regulations. Participants register beforethe collection events and provide a form listing theirunwanted pesticides. The state government returnsthe approved form to the participants, who use themas manifests for transporting the waste to thecollection site. Some states consider the pesticidesto be pesticide products under FIFRA, the federalpesticide law, until the participant brings it to thecollection site. During the transportation, thematerial is a pesticide, not a waste, so it does notneed to be manifested. At the collection site, thepesticides are determined to be discarded andtherefore become wastes. Many other states haveadopted the Universal Waste Rule (UWR), whichoffers an alternative regulatory structure for materialsdefined as universal wastes. The UWR facilitatesthe collection of hazardous waste pesticides byremoving some of the legal obligations, such as thehandling and paperwork associated with generationand transportation of hazardous waste and theassociated costs.48
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ForewordThe states and some countie
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Table of ContentsSECTIONFOREWORDTAB
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State IndexAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArka
Page 9 and 10: Executive SummaryParticipants. Alth
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Page 14 and 15: Section 1 IntroductionFor the past
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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 75 and 76: Section 5 Observations5.3 Reliable
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Page 81 and 82: ALABAMA AT A GLANCESince 1994 Alaba
Page 83 and 84: ALASKA AT A GLANCEAlaska conducts s
Page 85 and 86: ARIZONA AT A GLANCEArizona does not
Page 87 and 88: ARKANSAS AT A GLANCEThe Arkansas St
Page 89 and 90: CALIFORNIA AT A GLANCESince 1989 Ca
Page 91 and 92: COLORADO AT A GLANCEAn EPA grant an
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Page 95 and 96: Summary of Connecticut Waste Pestic
Page 97 and 98: Summary of Delaware Waste Pesticide
Page 99 and 100: Summary of Florida Waste Pesticide
Page 101 and 102: GEORGIA AT A GLANCEGeorgia has cond
Page 103 and 104: HAWAII AT A GLANCEHawaii conducted
Page 105 and 106: IDAHO AT A GLANCEIdaho’s permanen
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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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