Fort Bliss Monitor

HazMart to open April 30 in support of clean up

Fort Bliss HazMart
Special to The Monitor

The Fort Bliss HazMart will be open for business April 30 in support of the Spring Clean-Up event. The HazMart, a subsidiary of the Directorate of Public Works and Logistics operation, and in cooperation with the Directorate of Environment, operates a Household Hazardous Waste program. This program is intended to provide a better way for the people on Fort Bliss to dispose of their household chemicals and discarded toxic materials. If you have been wondering about how you should dispose of your household chemicals or other toxic or hazardous material, we strongly encourage you to look into this program.

Benefits of the Household Hazardous Waste Program
Why recycle household hazardous waste at Fort Bliss? Because it is the only way to keep material that is harmful to our environment and future generations from being sent to the landfill. Proper disposal of HHW also demonstrates Fort Bliss’ commitment to the community and leadership in environmental management. The program not only reduces waste, but also gives back to the community. This program supplements the aggressive environmental effort at Fort Bliss, and sets the standard for other installations to follow.

How does it work?
The program is operated by Fort Bliss HazMart staff. It consists of collecting, sorting and consolidating household chemical products, then offering the material at no cost to all valid military ID card holders. No fees will be charged for this service; it is supported by the Environmental Office. The sources of HHW are households located within the Fort Bliss containment area which encompasses approximately 50 square miles, and the households that house military personnel that are assigned to Fort Bliss but live off base. The approximate Fort Bliss residential population is 8,500 with about 3,300 households that are located within the boundaries of Fort Bliss and others that are located in El Paso.

The current Fort Bliss population profile is as follows:

- Military (active duty): 11,000
- Military family members: 15,000

The figures above do not reflect military personnel assigned at Fort Bliss on a temporary duty status. This contingent of personnel represents a large portion of the military community at Fort Bliss that is sometimes overlooked when compiling these statistics.

The free-issue program
HazMart will re-issue any material collected in its original container with a legible label or that is otherwise readily identifiable and which has been determined by a HazMart technician to be in a usable condition. HazMart will reissue HHW to any valid military ID cardholder. All usable water-based paint, enamel paint and thinner and paint spray cans will be collected for reissue or distribution to the correct disposal point. Batteries will be accepted at HazMart for recycling by companies outside of Fort Bliss. If in doubt, contact HazMart.

Recycling
The collection of HHHW will not only provide savings to the military community with free-issue program, but also will serve as a way to properly collect aerosol cans for disposal. HazMart serves as the central collection point for most every household waste excepting fluorescent tubes, which are handled separately. Contact the HazMart for more details.

Where is it located?
This HHW turn-in site is located at Bldg. 2515 located east of Jeb Stuart Road, just north of Haan Road. The site is only one mile east from the nearest gate of entry. For more information, contact the HazMart at 568-0317.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	April 21, 2005

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