United keetoowah tribe of cherokees in oklahoma (UKB) will administer a hazardous waste management grant project to fund administrative and technical staff, conduct educational outreach, and conduct…

United keetoowah tribe of cherokees in oklahoma (UKB) will administer a hazardous waste management grant project to fund administrative and technical staff, conduct educational outreach, and conduct hazardous waste collection events. Environmental hazardous waste materials, when improperly disposed, have the potential to pollute natural resources such as soil, water, and air. UKB will address this issue by focusing on household hazardous waste minimization and recycling, and the management of used oil and universal wastes. UKB will promote and conduct ccommunity hazardous waste collection events and provide education outreach that provides an opportunity for tribal communities to dispose of household hazardous waste. A cooperative agreement will be used to support UKB's environmental programs' efforts to provide technicalassistance to tribal communities by reducing the amount of hazardous waste in their communities.activities:with a large land base and population, the tribe will organize four multi-community household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events open to tribal members funded by the tribal hazardous waste management project. Collection events will coincide with UKB recycling events. Tentative HHW collection locations will be stilwell, tahlequah, JAY, or kenwood. Bids will be accepted for a HHW contractor which meets resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA) requirements to manage and dispose of collected HHW. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:IT is anticipated that several LBS. Of materials will be collected at each of the four planned HHW collection events. A strong education and media effort will provide general information on where and how to participate in the HHW collection events. Public media efforts include social media; mailings, newsletters, emails, posters, handouts, and brochures.