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Solid Waste Management W?M-5 ¦ hold regular meetings to discuss and reinforce disposal procedures (incorporate: into regular safety meetings). • Require that employees and subcontractors fallow solid waste handling and storage procedures. • Prohibit littering by employees, subcontractors, and visitors. • Minimize production of solid waste materials wherever possible. Collection, Storage, and Disposal • Littering on the project site should be prohibited. ¦ To prevent clogging of the storm drainage system, litter and debris removal from drainage grates, trash racks, and ditch lines should be a priority. • Trash receptacles should be provided in the contractor's yard, field trailer areas, and gat locations where workers congregate for lunch and break periods. • Litter from work areas within the construction limits of the project site should be, collected and placed in watertight dumpsters at least weekly, retardless of whether the litter was generated by the contractor, the public, or others. Collected litter and debris should not be placed in or next to drain inlets, stormww-ater drainage systems, or watercourses. • Dumpsters of sufficient size and number should be provided to contain the solid waste generated by the project. ¦ Full dumpsters should be removed from the project site and the contents should be disposed of by the trash hauling; contractor. • Construction debris and waste should be removed from the site biweekly or more frequently as needed. • Construction material visible to the public, should be stored or stacked in an orderly manner. • Stormwater runon should be prevented from contacting stored solid waste through the use of berms, dikes, or other temporary diversion structures or through the use of measures to elevate waste from site surfaces. • Solid waste storage areas should be located at least 50 ft from drainage facilities and watercourses and should not be located in areas prone to flooding or ponding. • Except during fair weather, construction and highway planting waste not stored in watertight dumpsters should be securely covered from wind and rain by covering the wvaste with tarps or plastic. • Segregate potentially hazardous waste from non-hazardous construction site waste. • Make sure that toxic liquid wastes (used oils, solvents, and paints) and chemicals (acids, pesticides, additives, curing compounds) are not disposed of in dumpsters designated for construction debris. January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook 3 of 4 Constrtxt on tvww calarnphandbooks.com 20D-42