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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Copied from &#8220;Waste News&#8221;, November
21, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy
 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jim
 Reece</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, CHMM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
  color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy'>Okaloosa</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=navy
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> Recycling
Office<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:19.5pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>EPA transfers La. hazwaste collection to
Army Corps of Engineers</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><br>
<br>
Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is transferring the
management of hazardous waste collection sites in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
 w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:place></st1:State> as part of the hurricane recovery
effort to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The EPA and
the Corps will maintain high levels of collaboration and communication for the
planning and execution of the work for conformance with federal, state and
local requirements, according to the EPA. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The average
person will not see any changes to the disposal process, according to EPA
Incident Commander Nancy Jones. The Corps already was collecting household
hazardous waste and electronic waste curbside in the impacted areas. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&quot;The
only difference is that the Corps will be running the collection site in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> [Parish] and
arranging the transportation and disposal of the hazardous waste instead of
EPA,&quot; Jones said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Specifically,
the Corps will collect, stage and dispose of household hazardous waste
collected from properties demolished in Orleans Parish, and stage and dispose
of household hazardous waste from St. Bernard Parish. The EPA will continue to
collect the household hazardous waste in St. Bernard Parish, oversee landfill
management and home demolitions, and conduct follow-up sediment and air
sampling as needed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The new
agreement will increase efficiency of operations and reduce costs for
taxpayers, according to the EPA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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