Planning HHW Collection Events

Securing the funds or understanding your budget impacts the future planning and management of an event, so consider these needs early.

Consider early what vendors you will need and who they would be. This will help you estimate your total costs for a collection program or event and give you plenty of time to continue to secure funding prior to the event date.

Time and location are important details in the success of a collection event. Discuss these with your interested groups – you will need the collaboration of volunteers, city officials and city services during the event so seek their input. If you have the funding for multiple events during the year, combine the planning to include multiple dates and/or locations.

Once decisions have been made and details are mostly set, you must submit paperwork to us and put together an operational plan for the event.

Education and publicity should be one of the final planning steps. You will want to have plans and necessary approvals prior to outreach.

Planning and organization are critical to hosting a successful household hazardous waste (HHW) collection event. Allow at least six months to complete some of these listed activities.