INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (ISWMP) U.S. ARMY AVIATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (USAACE) FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA Prepared for: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Mobile, Alabama December 29, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Solid Waste Management Facilities ............................................... 1-1 1.1 Federal Regulations ................................................................ 1-1 1.1.1 The Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 ......................................................................... 1-1 1.1.3 Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA), Public Law 101-508, 5 November 1990 ......................................... 1-2 1.1.4 Federal Facilities Compliance Act, Public Law 102- 386, 6 October 1992 .................................................... 1-2 1.1.5 10 U.S. Code 2577, Disposal of Recyclable Materials ...................................................................... 1-3 1.1.6 Military Construction Codification Act of 1982, Public Law 97-214 ....................................................... 1-3 1.1.7 Executive Orders (EO) ................................................. 1-3 1.1.8 Other Acts .................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Department of Defense (DOD) Requirements ........................ 1-4 1.3 Army Regulations and Policies ............................................... 1-5 1.4 State Regulations ................................................................... 1-7 1.5 Fort Rucker Policies ................................................................ 1-8 1.6 Additional Sources of Information ......................................... 1-10 1.7 Websites ............................................................................... 1-12 Section 2 Purpose and Objectives .................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Purpose .................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Objectives ............................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Fort Rucker Solid Waste Management Goals ......................... 2-1 2.4 Fort Rucker Environmental Management System .................. 2-2 2.4.1 Plan Review ................................................................. 2-2 2.4.2 Plan Modifications ........................................................ 2-3 Section 3 Background Information ................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Location .................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Current Land Use ................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Scope and Applicability ........................................................... 3-3 3.4 Mission ................................................................................... 3-4 i TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.5 Population and Master Plan .................................................... 3-4 Section 4 Responsibilities ............................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Garrison Commander ............................................................. 4-1 4.2 All Directors and Tenant Activities .......................................... 4-1 4.3 Director of Public Works (DPW) .............................................. 4-2 4.4 Garrison Resource Management Office (GRMO) ................... 4-3 4.5 Director, Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) ........................... 4-3 4.6 Director, Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) .................................................................................... 4-3 4.7 Contracting Officer’s Representatives (COR) ......................... 4-4 4.8 Chief, Environmental and Natural Resources Division ........... 4-5 4.9 Solid Waste Program Manager ............................................... 4-5 4.10 Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) Manager ........................ 4-6 4.11 Installation Safety Manager .................................................... 4-7 4.12 Environmental Quality Control Committee (EQCC) ................ 4-7 4.13 Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) Committee ..................... 4-8 4.14 Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Service (DLADS) ........ 4-8 4.15 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) ................. 4-9 4.16 All Installation Organizations, Units, and Tenant Activities ..... 4-9 4.17 Environmental Officers ........................................................... 4-9 4.18 Solid Waste Contractors ....................................................... 4-10 4.19 Construction Contractors ...................................................... 4-11 Section 5 Solid Waste Generation .................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Office and Other Facility Wastes ............................................ 5-1 5.2 Special Wastes ....................................................................... 5-1 5.3 Construction and Demolition (C&D) Wastes/Recyclables ....... 5-2 5.4 Asbestos ................................................................................. 5-3 5.5 Residential Wastes/Recyclables ............................................. 5-3 Section 6 Source Reduction ............................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Green Procurement ................................................................ 6-1 6.1.1 Overview ...................................................................... 6-1 6.1.2 Mandates ..................................................................... 6-2 6.1.3 Fort Rucker Green Purchasing Program ...................... 6-2 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.2 Pollution Prevention (P2) ........................................................ 6-3 6.3 Management Practices ........................................................... 6-3 Section 7 Reuse ................................................................................................ 7-1 7.1.1 Free Issue Hazardous Materials .................................. 7-1 7.1.2 Battery Management Program ..................................... 7-1 7.1.3 Wood Pallets and Wooden Shipping Crates ................ 7-1 7.1.4 Soil Reuse .................................................................... 7-2 7.1.5 Absorbent Continued Use ............................................ 7-2 Section 8 Composting ..................................................................................... 8-1 Section 9 Installation Recycling Program ...................................................... 9-1 9.1 Program Status ....................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Program Structure .................................................................. 9-1 9.3 Recycled Materials and storage/Collection Procedures .......... 9-1 9.3.1 Aerosol Cans and Metal Filters .................................... 9-1 9.3.2 Batteries ....................................................................... 9-2 9.3.2.1 Alkaline Batteries ......................................... 9-2 9.3.2.2 Lithium, Mercury, Magnesium, Nickel- Cadmium, and Silver Batteries ..................... 9-2 9.3.2.3 Lead-Acid Batteries ...................................... 9-2 9.3.3 Housing ........................................................................ 9-3 9.3.4 Tires and Metals .......................................................... 9-3 9.3.5 Used Oil and F-24 ........................................................ 9-3 9.3.6 Electronics ................................................................... 9-4 9.3.7 Fluorescent Bulbs ........................................................ 9-4 9.3.8 Brass and Mixed Metal ................................................. 9-4 9.3.9 Mercury Containing Equipment .................................... 9-4 9.3.10 Office Paper ................................................................. 9-5 9.3.11 Cardboard ......................................................................... 9-5 9.4 Contracted Operations ............................................................ 9-5 9.5 Publicity and Promotion .......................................................... 9-6 9.6 Market Research .................................................................... 9-6 9.7 Funding and Financial Accountability ..................................... 9-6 9.8 Recordkeeping ........................................................................ 9-8 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 9.9 Calculations of Diversion Rate ................................................ 9-9 Section 10 Solid Waste Management Facilities ............................................. 10-1 10.1 Recycling Center .................................................................. 10-1 10.2 Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services (DLADS) .... 10-2 10.3 Hazardous Material Control Center (HMCC) ........................ 10-2 10.4 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill .............................................. 10-3 10.5 Construction and Demoliation Debris Landfill ....................... 10-3 Section 11 Program Promotion and Training ................................................ 11-1 11.1 Promotional Tools ................................................................. 11-1 11.2 Public Awareness ................................................................. 11-1 11.3 Promotional Strategies by Program