DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contracts With Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., And Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., For Hazardous Waste Management
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of contracts with Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (Veolia) and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (Clean Harbors) for hazardous waste management.
SUMMARY
Minn. Stat. ? 115A.96 requires counties to have a household hazardous waste (HHW) program that provides for the collection, storage, and proper management of hazardous waste to keep it out of the solid waste stream.
The State of Minnesota executes contracts for various goods and services, including hazardous waste management. These contracts are available to counties and other governmental agencies to use. Dakota County has been using the State's hazardous waste contract to manage the household hazardous waste collected at The Recycling Zone and one-day collection events for over 20 years. Under the existing agreement between Dakota County and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the State will indemnify the County if the County uses State contracts to manage its HHW. The County Attorney's Office and Risk Management determined that to continue using the State's hazardous waste contract, the County should execute a separate contract that incorporates all the terms and conditions of the current state contracts.
Veolia and Clean Harbors are the two State contract vendors for hazardous waste management. Veolia is the vendor currently contracted by Dakota County to manage most of the hazardous waste collected at The Recycling Zone. In 2023, Dakota County shipped a million pounds of hazardous waste with Veolia, including paint, solvents, pesticides, corrosive material, and poisons. If Veolia is unable to provide the County with weekly HHW services, Clean Harbors could be used. Given the space constraints at T...
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