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U.S. ARMY GARRISON (USAG) STUTTGART, GERMANY

INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (ISWMP)

Final Version

October 2008

Last Revision February 2023

APPROVALS

This Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) addresses management re-quirements specific to current and planned waste generation and disposal activities at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart (USAG Stuttgart)

This ISWMP satisfies the requirement to develop and maintain a Solid Waste Manage-ment Plan contained in Section C7.3.3 of the Final Governing Standards (FGS) for Ger-many and the USAREUR Separate or Recycle Trash (SORT) Program. This ISWMP must be reviewed and updated at least once every 5 years.

Approved By:

G. KIRK ALEXANDER

COL, FA

Commanding

Date

MARISA K. BARRIE

Director of Public Works

ABDUL SALAM K. OTHMAN

Chief O&M Division

14 Feb 2024

ANJA EMMENECKER

Chief Environmental Division http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/DOD/Library/Intl/FGS/final-gov-stds-dod.html i

USAG STUTTGART INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

RECORD OF REVISIONS

The ISWMP is reviewed and updated at least once every 5 years. The plan is also up-dated in the event of a major demographic change at the USAG Stuttgart such as a significant permanent troop movement. A record of these revisions is maintained in the following table.

Revision

No.

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Remarks

Pages Affected

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12/05/17 DPW & O&M Div.

Front page, Aprovals,

p. 2-2, p. 3-4, App. 5, App. 6

12/05/17 DPW & O&M Div.

Front page, Aprovals,

p. 2-2, p. 3-4, App. 5, App. 6

02/27/ 20

Katia Pedrotti, Ch Re-fuse & Recycling

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{removed} enforcement policies the Housing Division {removed} Broadcast SORT program information via radio and newspaper {changed to} Provide SORT program information via social media through PAIO{removed} Safety DayPrograms {changed to} CARE Fair Programs

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE NUMBER

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1-1

1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................1-1

1.2 Background… ........................................................................................ 1-1

1.3 Cooperation with German Agencies and Regulations ........................... 1-2

1.4 Coordination with Other Plans .............................................................. 1-2

2 KEY PERSONNEL / ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................ 2-1

2.1 Waste Management Officer (Betriebsbeauftragter für Abfall) ................ 2-1

2.2 SORT Program Coordinator ................................................................. 2-1

2.3 Listing of Key Personnel ........................................................................ 2-2

2.4 Other Responsibilities ........................................................................... 2-2

3 WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL PLAN .............................. 3-1

3.1 Recycling ............................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Reduction .............................................................................................. 3-2

3.3 Education and Training ......................................................................... 3-3

3.4 Goals .................................................................................................... 3-3

4 WASTE COLLECTION ......................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Single-Family Home (Curbside) Collection .......................................... 4-1

4.2 Recycling Island Collection ................................................................... 4-1

4.3 Centralized Community Recycling Centers ............................................ 4-2

4.4 Collection from Significant Generators .................................................. 4-8

4.5 Materials Processing Facility (MPF) ...................................................... 4-9

4.6 Yard Waste ............................................................................................ 4-9

4.7 Hazardous Waste .................................................................................. 4-9

4.8 Bulky Waste, White Goods, and Furniture Waste ................................... 4-9

4.9 Scrap Vehicles .................................................................................... 4-10

4.10 Tires .................................................................................................... 4-10

4.11 Metal Scrap ........................................................................................ 4-10

4.12 Food Waste and Cooking Grease ....................................................... 4-10

4.13 Expired Medicine ................................................................................. 4-10 iii

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SECTION PAGE NUMBER

5 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................ 5-1

5.1 Labeling of Solid Waste Transport Vehicles ......................................... 5-1

5.2 Transporting Waste Outside of Germany .............................................. 5-1

5.3 Use of Approved Disposal Company .................................................... 5-1

6 DISPOSAL ........................................................................................................... 6-1

6.1 Solid Waste Landfills ............................................................................ 6-1

6.2 Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill ......................................... 6-1

6.3 Incinerators ........................................................................................... 6-1

6.4 Open Burning ....................................................................................... 6-1

6.5 Sewage Sludge/Wastewater Treatment ................................................ 6-1

7 COMPOSTING .................................................................................................... 7-1

7.1 Yard Waste Composting Facilities ........................................................ 7-1

8 CONTAINERS ..................................................................................................... 8-1

8.1 Container Specifications ........................................................................ 8-1

8.2 Container Inventory .............................................................................. 8-1

8.3 Container Storage ................................................................................ 8-1

9 DOCUMENTATION, REPORTING, AND PERMITTING ...................................... 9-1

9.1 Documentation ..................................................................................... 9-1

9.2 Recordkeeping and Reporting .............................................................. 9-1

9.3 Permitting Requirements ...................................................................... 9-2

10 TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 10-1

11 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 11-1

12 ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................. 12-1

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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1 - MAPPING OF COLLECTION AND RECYCLING LOCATIONS

APPENDIX 2 - EDUCATION PROGRAM

APPENDIX 3 - CONTAINER INVENTORY

APPENDIX 4 - SOLID WASTE COMPLIANCE PLAN

APPENDIX 5 - PREPARATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDIX 6 - US-ARMY GARRISON STUTTGART, SEPARATE OR RECYCLE

TRASH (SORT) POLICY

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1. German Regulatory Agency Contacts – Solid Waste ................................. 1-2

Table 2-1. USAG Stuttgart Solid Waste Management Activities .................................. 2-1

Table 2-2. USAG Stuttgart Key Waste Management Personnel ................................... 2-2

Table 3-1. Goals for Reduction of Solid Waste Generated Per Capita ......................... 3-4

Table 4-1. Significant Waste Generators .................................................................... 4-8

Table 9-1. Document Retention Requirements ........................................................... 9-1 iv v

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INTRODUCTION

This Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) is developed for current and planned solid waste collection, storage, and disposal facilities and programs at the

USAG Stuttgart. Special emphasis is placed on coordination of the recycling and collec-tion programs and compliance with German law and the Final Governing Standards

(FGS) for Germany. Responsibility for development, maintenance, and implementation of the ISWMP lies within the Garrison’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmen-tal Division (ED) and Refuse Branch Utilities Division, Operations and Maintenance Divi-sion (O&M).

1.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this ISWMP is to identify the policies and procedures for the reduction, collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of solid waste throughout the installa-tions of the USAG Stuttgart that are as follows:

• Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart-Möhringen

• Patch Barracks, Stuttgart-Vaihingen

• Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt

• Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen

• Stuttgart Army Airfield, Leinfelden-Echterdingen

• Warehouse, Stuttgart-Weilimdorf

• Golf Course, Kornwestheim

• Local Training Area, Böblingen

This plan also provides a detailed description of the collection program for compliance with USAREUR Separate or Recycle Trash (SORT) criteria and the waste reduction goals of Germany. This ISWMP satisfies the criteria for a solid waste management strategy as identified in Section C7.3.3 of the FGS for Germany.

1.2 BACKGROUND

Until 1966, the U.S. Army at Stuttgart had their own landfill in Böblingen that was located east of Panzer Kaserne. The landfill was handed over to the City of Böblingen in 1966.

In 1972, the District Office of Böblingen assumed responsibility for the operation of the landfill. Until 1999, the Garrison had the permission to dispose of residual waste without being charged for disposal. Since 2000, the USAG Stuttgart has an agreement with the

District Office Böblingen and the City of Stuttgart that allows the Garrison to transport all residual waste generated within the USAG Stuttgart installations to the residual waste thermal power plant at Böblingen for thermal recycling. The residual waste thermal power plant at Böblingen is incinerating waste for the production of heat and electricity.

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1.3 COOPERATION WITH GERMAN AGENCIES AND REGULATIONS

The USAG Stuttgart has installations within the city areas of Stuttgart, Böblingen, Lein-felden-Echterdingen, and Kornwestheim and cooperates with the City of Stuttgart and the District Offices of Böblingen, Esslingen, and Ludwigsburg concerning all matters of solid waste reduction and disposal. Table 1-1 provides a listing of local German govern-ment contacts for solid waste:

Table 1-1. German Regulatory Agency Contacts – Solid Waste

District/City Agency Address Contact Information

District Office

Böblingen / City of

Böblingen

Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb

Landkreis Böblingen

Wolf-Hirsch-Str. 33

71034 Böblingen

Ph: 07031.663.1550

Email: abfallinfo@lrabb.de

City of Stuttgart Eigenbetrieb Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart

Heinrich-Baumann-

Str.4, 70190 Stuttgart

Ph: 0711.216.88700

Email: aws-kundenbera-tung@stuttgart.de

District Office Ess-lingen / City of Lein-felden-Echt-erdingen

Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb

Landkreis Esslingen

Röntgenstraße 16-18, 73730 Esslingen am

Neckar

Ph: 0800.931.2526

Email: service-awb@lra-es.de

District Office Lud-wigsburg / City of

Kornwestheim

Abfallverwertungs-gesellschaft Landkreis

Ludwigsburg

Hindenburgstraße 30

71638 Ludwigsburg

Ph: 07141.144.2828

Email: servicecenter@avl-lb.de

1.4 COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS

For effective overall pollution prevention, the ISWMP is coordinated with the Hazardous

Waste Management Plan (HWMP) regarding Hazardous Waste (i.e. paint, waste oil, bat-teries), and the requirement for an appointed Waste Management Officer. The ISWMP also complies with the USAG Stuttgart Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) requirements regarding the design and placement of all solid waste storage areas.

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KEY PERSONNEL / ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT OFFICER (BETRIEBSBEAUFTRAGTER FÜR

ABFALL)

The USAG Stuttgart has not appointed a Waste Management Officer (Betriebsbeauftragter für Abfall), because the activities defined in the host nation laws that require a Waste Man-agement Officer are not applicable for the Garrison. Table 2-1 identifies solid waste man-agement activities performed at this installation.

Table 2-1. USAG Stuttgart Solid Waste Management Activities

Solid Waste Activity Yes No

Landfill

Stationary waste disposal facility with a throughput of more than 0.75 metric tons per hour, including incinerator and composting facilities

Stationary waste disposal facility for the chemical or physical treatment of waste with a throughput of more than 0.5 metric tons per hour

Stationary waste disposal facilities for the incineration of medical waste

Storage or treatment of scrap vehicles (site larger than 4,000 m2) ✓

Hospital and/or clinic ✓

Facilities where hazardous waste is generated on a regular basis ✓

2.2 SORT PROGRAM COORDINATOR

The SORT Program Coordinator is responsible for:

• To monitor the path of waste, from its occurrence or delivery to its recycling or disposal;

• To monitor compliance by conducting inspections at regular intervals of facility operations and the type and nature of waste produced, recycled, or disposed;

• To provide information concerning detected deficiencies to the Installation Commander;

• To implement measures to correct these deficiencies;

• To inform the Installation Commander of any detrimental effect that could result from the waste management and measures to minimize the negative impacts;

• To cooperate in the development and introduction of standard operating proce-dures, especially by studying the relevant processes and products using criteria of closed substance cycle waste management and disposal; and

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• Overseeing all SORT programs and enforcement. The SORT Coordinator oper-ates directly under the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) and works in conjunc-tion with Environmental Division and O&M Division.

2.3 LISTING OF KEY PERSONNEL

Key Garrison waste management personnel are listed in

Table 2-2. The contact information contained herein is updated, as appropriate, to re-flect modifications in Garrison operations.

Table 2-2. USAG Stuttgart Key Waste Management Personnel

Name

Telephone

Number

E-mail Address

SORT Program Coordi-nator, Disposal Contract

COR, Maintenance of

Disposal Records (DPW

O&M Div.)

Ms. Katia Pedrotti 0711-819-7343 katia.pedrotti1.ln@army.mil

POC for Hazardous

Waste (DPW, ED) Ms. Therese Mundorff 09641-70-596-therese.mundorff.ln@army.mil

Alternate POC for

Recycling Awareness &

Booklet (DPW, ED)

Ms. Simone Leiss- Wenzel

09641-70-596-simone.leiss-wenzel.ln@army.mil

Chief, O&M Div. (DPW) Mr. Abdul Salam K.

Othman

09641-70-596-abdulsalam.k.othman.civ@army .mil

2.4 OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

The Installation Coordinators at the different USAG Stuttgart installations inspect the dif-ferent Recycling Islands and Recycling Centers on a frequent schedule, oversee the proper segregation of recyclables and trash and are responsible to maintain the respec-tive areas in a clean manner, and keep the Sort Program Coordinator informed.

Buildings Coordinators oversee the proper segregation as well as the removal of recy-clables and trash at their respective building.

Managers and Supervisors of the food facilities are responsible for the proper recycling of recyclable items at their facility and the disposal of food waste.

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WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL PLAN

This section provides a brief overview of the waste reduction and recycling plan as a whole. Detailed descriptions of the mechanics of these programs are provided in other sections of the ISWMP, and links are provided to these sections where applicable.

The USAG Stuttgart has implemented a SORT Program and provides collection for recy-cling and/or disposal of the following items:

• Residual Waste, Refuse;

• Paper, Cardboard;

• Glass (clear, brown, green);

• Metal cans;

• Plastics;

• Electronic waste;

• Metal scrap;

• Wood waste;

• Bulky items, furniture;

• Bulky white items, refrigerators, air conditioners;

• Yard waste;

• Construction and demolition waste;

• Scrap vehicles;

• Tires;

• Food waste;

• Grease waste;

• Medicine.

3.1 RECYCLING

Solid waste is generated through a variety of sources across the USAG Stuttgart, includ-ing military family housing, administrative offices, commercial areas, industrial shops, and operational units. The Stuttgart Garrison has implemented a recycling program and focuses on opportunities to reduce the volume of waste disposed by emphasizing waste reduction, reuse, and/or recycling. The Garrison ensures that separated waste streams are recycled to the maximum extent possible, using a recycling contractor and an in-house workforce for the collection of recyclables. Construction debris is collected sepa-rately from other wastes. Listed below are specific practices that the Garrison is implementing as part of its recycling program.

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1. Single-Family Homes - The Garrison has a source-separated recycling program in place for single-family home (curbside) collection (see details in Section 4.1).

2. Multi-Family Housing and Administrative Buildings - The Garrison has installed recycling islands for the collection of refuse and recyclables for residents of multi-family housing buildings (see details in Section 4.2).

3. Barracks - The Garrison has implemented recycling centers at its larger installations providing different containers for the different recyclable ma- terials and items serving residents in barracks and buildings (see details in Section 4.3).

4. SORT Center – The Garrison manages its solid waste and recycling pro- gram from the SORT-Center located at Kelley Barracks. The SORT Cen- ter provides different containers for the collection of respective recyclable materials and items serving residents in barracks and buildings (see de- tails in Section 4.3.1).

5. Significant Waste Generators - The Garrison has implemented recycla- ble collection for service to significant waste generators (see details in Section 4.4).

6. Yard Waste - USAG Stuttgart does not perform composting of yard waste and is providing collection and transportation of yard waste. (see details in Section 4.6).

7. Scrap Vehicles and Bulky Items - The Garrison provides collection points for unusable scrap vehicles and/or unusable bulky white goods and maintains a contract for transport of these materials for recycling (see de- tails Section 4.8 and Section 4.9).

3.2 REDUCTION

USAG Stuttgart implements the following efforts to maximize waste reduction efforts.

1. The Garrison Director of Contracting uses Environmentally Preferable Purchas-ing (EPP) as a criterion in purchasing decisions.

2. The Garrison Director of Contracting evaluates the feasibility of incorporating waste reduction incentives in contracts with on-base vendors/contractors.

3. The Garrison is conducting periodic surveys for developing new means of waste avoidance in both the work and home environments.

4. The Garrison has prepared an Affirmative Procurement flyer that includes infor-mation about “Buying Green” products. The flyer is being distributed to appropri-ate units and organizations within the Garrison’s area of responsibility.

5. The Garrison has prepared a Policy Letter # 19, Trash Separation and Illegal

Dumping of Trash that prohibits the bringing of trash generated off-post onto the installations. A copy is included in Appendix 6.

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3.3 EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Garrison continues to implement waste reduction programs and focuses on efforts to provide education to DoDDS, housing residents, tenants (such as the Exchange), and non-resident personnel. More detailed information on this program is included in Appen-dix 2.

Education efforts include:

• Provision of SORT and enforcement policies and the On-post Recycling Book-let as well as the Off-post Recycling Booklet to the Housing Officer for distribu-tion to all new Garrison residents;

• Provision of Recycling Booklets to single family housing units, multi-family housing, and office buildings;

• Recycling Booklets are also available on the Garrison Website and on the Citizen

• Providing Information booths at the public locations on the Recycling Day in November

3.4 GOALS

The primary goal for the solid waste program at the USAG Stuttgart is to continuously re-duce the quantity of solid waste generated. To meet that goal, the USAG Stuttgart has used the source reduction approach and has successfully implemented an installation-wide comprehensive recycling program for solid waste. The solid waste recycling pro-gram encompasses all activities conducted at the installation including family housing, administrative, and tactical mission-related areas.

The goals established by IMCOM-Europe for the region are to reduce continuously the quantity of non-hazardous solid waste generated (excluding construction & demolition debris) by approximately 3% per year, to increase the percentage of non-hazardous solid waste diverted from land disposal facilities, and to increase the economic benefit of solid waste diversion. In order to measure progress toward and ultimately reach these goals, the following metrics are to be measured and tracked:

• The quantity of solid waste diverted from disposal;

• the quantity of solid waste sent to a disposal facility;

• the residential and non-residential installation population;

• the economic benefit of solid waste diversion, and

• the cost of solid waste management.

The Garrison’s solid waste goal to continuously reduce the quantity of solid waste gener-ated is highly dependent on the residential and non-residential population. Based on the fact that the population is fluctuating, due to the deployment of units and positioning of new units (e.g., AFRICOM) the evaluation, if the Garrison has achieved its goal will be based on the quantity of solid waste generated per capita.

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Table 3-1. Solid Waste generated Per Capita & Recycling data.

Parameter

Base Year

(BY)

BY +1 BY +2 BY +3 BY +4 BY +5 BY +6 BY +7

FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023

Solid Waste

Generated Total

(U.S. ton)

5,517.80

5,521.89

5,606.15

5,417.83

5,041.36

5,814.02

4.836.85

4.874.73

Solid Waste Dis-posed/Inciner-ated (U.S. ton)

2,671.24

2,451.19

2,420.250

2,386.15

2,202.55

2,345.04

2,104.68

2,090.31

Disposal/Incin-eration Cost (€)

671,991.70

620,187.80

612,096.00

620,187.80

612,096.00

1,341.049

619.308.36

630.619.56

Solid Waste Re-cycled (U.S. ton)

2,846.56

3,069.90

3,185.90

3,069.90

3,185.90

3,468.98

2,818.44

2,708.81

Recycling Cost

497,178.80

522,329.00

559,222.80

522,329.00

559,222.80

898,968.87

660,105.46

634.429.04

Diversion Rate

50.00

55.60

55.30

55.60

57.70

54.90

Solid Waste

Generated per

Person (U.S.

ton)

1,3224

1,3117

2,2469

1,3117

2,2469

2,3040

2,0792

2,0438

Total Population

22,146

22,146

13,230

13,730

13,730

In accordance with the Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) the 50% diver-sion goal have been reached in FY16 indicating that the Garrison’s recycling program has been implemented successfully and is working in a steady state. Since FY08 the population census was not available due to security reasons, and it was estimated. Ac-cording to information provided by DPW, the actual population numbers were not made available to the public during the recent years due to the incidents of 9-11. The popula-tion number should be monitored very closely over the next fiscal years to receive appro-priate and reliable data for the evaluation of the Garrison’s goal to reduce the annual quantity of solid waste generated, diverted, recycled, and disposed.

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WASTE COLLECTION

The USAG Stuttgart provides recyclable and solid waste collection services to all resi-dential, administrative, and maintenance facilities within the Garrison’s fence line. DPW

O&M Division is managing the recycling and solid waste operation with the local agency

(Landkreis Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb) and in-house personnel. DPW O&M Divi-sion operates and maintains waste collection trucks that are used to collect and pick up bulky waste and abandoned hazardous waste at Patch Barracks, Kelley Barracks, Pan-zer Kaserne, Stuttgart Army Airfield, Weilimdorf Warehouse, and Kornwestheim Golf

Course with in-house personnel. Residual solid waste collection and the collection of re-cyclables at the entire Stuttgart Garrison is contracted out to the Böblingen Abfall-wirtschaftsbetrieb. The Garrison’s main recycling center (SORT-Center) is located at

Kelley Barracks, building 3360 and served by personnel of the DPW, O&M Div on a regular basis. The collected and separated recycling materials are pick up by the

Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb.

4.1 SINGLE-FAMILY HOME (CURBSIDE) COLLECTION

The USAG Stuttgart provides curbside home collection service to 41 single-family resi-dences located in Steuben und Weicht Village Family Housing at Patch Barracks and to

23 single-family residences located in Roosevelt Village Möhringen Family Housing at

Kelley Barracks. Containers from each residence are picked up on a weekly basis.

Containers are being provided to the residents by the Garrison. Waste is required to be source-separated into household refuse, paper and cardboard, plastics, and glass. This service is performed through the Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb.

4.2 RECYCLING ISLAND COLLECTION

The Garrison provides collection service to residential, administrative, and maintenance buildings and units throughout the Garrison’s installations through the use of recycling islands. The islands are listed in Appendix 3 and shown on maps in Appendix 1. Each island serves an average of two multi-family housing residences or two administrative buildings and provides separate containers for the collection of refuse, paper, plastics, and glass and metal cans. The recycling islands are within 100 meters walking distance from the respective buildings served and are not locked. The recycling islands are fenced with wooden or concrete palisades for aesthetical reasons. New recycling is-lands located at the AFRICOM area will be fenced with concrete columns as a force pro-tection measure.

The Garrison provides separate containers for Garrison personnel in offices of adminis-trative buildings for the collection of refuse, paper, empty soda cans, and empty plastic bottles. Contracted custodial staff is collecting and transferring the solid wastes and re-cyclable materials once a week and place them into the appropriate collection containers at the respective recycling islands of the administrative buildings.

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Recycling Island with containers for the collection of trash, plastics, paper/cardboard, and glass and metal cans

4.3 CENTRALIZED COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTERS

The Garrison has four Centralized Community Recycling Centers at Kelley Barracks, Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks and Panzer Kaserne that can also be used to collect overflow of recyclables from collection points at the housing areas and barracks.

These centralized facilities include the Garrison’s main recycling facility, the SORT-

Center, Building 3360, located at Kelley Barracks.

The Centralized Community Recycling Centers are serviced by DPW O&M personnel on a regular basis. Delivery of recyclable items at the Centralized Community Recycling Centers need to be coordinate with the Installation Coordinator in charge for your Installation. The recycling center locations are depicted on the Garrison maps in-cluded in Appendix 1.

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4.3.1 SORT Center Kelley Barracks, Building 3360

The following containers are provided:

• Paper

• Cardboard Press Container

• Glass & Metal Cans

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• Plastics

• Metal scrap

• Bulky Items

• White Goods, Refrigerators

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• Electronic Scrap

• Used Tires

• Construction Debris

• Yard Waste

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4.3.2 Recycling Center Patch Barracks, Building 2338

• Electronic scrap

• Metal scrap

• Bulky waste

• Press container cardboard

• TVs Monitors

Based on the size of the installation and the residential, community, and administrative activities at Patch Barracks, the installed Recycling Center is considered too small and not appropriate to provide for an adequate collection of the different streams of recycla-ble materials.

Bulky Waste collection container at the Patch Barracks Recycling Center

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4.3.3 Recycling Center Robinson Barracks, Building 146

• Refuse

• Paper

• Plastics

• Metal scrap

• Bulky waste

• Glass and Metal Cans

Recycling Center at Robinson Barracks

4.3.3 Recycling Center Panzer Kaserne, Building 2956

• Bulky waste

• Metal Scrap

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COLLECTION FROM SIGNIFICANT GENERATORS

Table 4-1 identifies the Garrison’s significant waste generators. The Garrison defines significant waste generators as those who are responsible for 5% or more of the overall solid waste generation, responsible for 5% or more of the generation of a single waste stream (e.g., cardboard), or presenting unique waste collection challenges. Generators meeting this definition are identified in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Significant Waste Generators

Description of Generator Primary Types of Waste

Kelley Barracks

• DeCA Commissary, Building 3316 Cardboard, Wood (Pallets)

Patch Barracks

• DeCA Commissary, Building 2350 Refuse, Cardboard, Wood (Pallets)

• AAFES Shoppette, Building 2349 Cardboard

• Destruction Facility, Building 2395 Paper shredder

Panzer Kaserne

• AAFES Shoppette, Building 2952 Cardboard

• DeCA Commissary, Building 2957 Cardboard

• AAFES PX Store, Building 2903 Refuse, Cardboard, Wood, Metal

• Food Court, Building 2903 Refuse, Cardboard

• Central Receiving Point, Building 2958 Bulky Waste, Furniture, Metal

Robinson Barracks

• AAFES CX Store/Commissary, Building 146 Refuse, Cardboard, Wood (Pallets), Bulky Waste, Plastic

• DeCA Commissary, Building 146 Refuse, Cardboard

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Waste collection from the above-listed generators is handled by the Böblingen Abfall-wirtschaftsbetrieb. At the collection point, waste is source-separated by the generator into the following categories:

• Refuse • Glass and Metal Cans

• Paper and Cardboard • Bulky Items

• Plastic

Collection occurs as needed to prevent unsightly conditions occurring in the waste stor-age areas.

4.4 MATERIALS PROCESSING FACILITY (MPF)

All solid wastes or materials that have been separated for the purpose of recycling are stored in such a manner that they do not constitute a fire, health or safety hazard, or pro-vide food or harborage for vectors, and are contained or bundled so as not to result in spillage. The Garrison does not operate a Materials Processing Facility.

4.5 YARD WASTE

Yard waste collection and transportation at the USAG Stuttgart is coordinated and pro-vided by the Roads and Grounds Contract. The Roads and Grounds Contractor is re-sponsible for tree cutting, lawn mowing, and yard maintenance at the Garrison and pro-vides the disposal of the generated yard wastes.

4.6 HAZARDOUS WASTE

The Garrison provides hazardous waste collection at central Hazardous Waste Accumu-lation Points located at each installation. These facilities are fenced and secured. The Garrison has developed a reuse program for household hazardous waste. Household hazardous wastes (i.e. paint, cleaners, spray cans, solvents, pesticides, bleach, automo-tive liquids) that are not expired and originally sealed can be dropped off at the LRC Re-use Center at Building 2958 on Panzer Kaserne. Further details are provided in the USAG Stuttgart Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP).

For hazardous waste disposal, the respective Installation Coordinator should be contacted. For Access to the Hazardous Waste Storage Area (HWSA) in Kelley DPW Environmental Division should be contacted. All contact information is found at the Garrison website.

4.7 BULKY WASTE, WHITE GOODS, AND FURNITURE WASTE

The Garrison provides collection of furniture, bulky items, and white goods (refrigerators, air conditioners) as part of its curbside collection services. Bulky waste, white goods, and furniture are collected curbside on a regular basis, as well as during spring and fall cleanups. In addition, Garrison personnel and residents can contact the Installation

Coordinator to make an appointment for an extra waste pick-up.

White goods that contain Freon and other refrigerants or chemicals are only temporary stored at the Garrison. It is not allowed to empty or destruct items containing refrigerants

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Bulky items and furniture waste are collected at the following facilities:

• SORT-Center at Kelley Barracks, Building 3360;

• Recycling Center at Panzer Kaserne, Building 2956;

• Central Receiving Point at Panzer Kaserne, Building 2958;

• Recycling Center at Patch Barracks, Building 2338;

• Recycling Center at Robinson Barracks, Building 146, and

• Depot Weilimdorf

White goods are collected only at the SORT-Center at Kelley Barracks, Building 3360.

Pick-up of collection containers for bulky waste, white goods, and furniture waste is con-tracted through the Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb.

4.8 SCRAP VEHICLES

The FMWR Organization currently has no license for holding scrap vehicles. Collection and disposal of scrap vehicles is done on an as-needed basis by FMWR, Auto Skills

Center, at Building 2928 at Panzer Kaserne. (Section 9.3)

4.9 TIRES

Tires with and without rims are collected at the SORT-Center at Kelley Barracks. Tires can no longer be disposed at B2930, MWR brings the tires to Kelley. The tires are disposed of free of charge at Bldg. 3360. The waste tire storage area is fenced and secured when not open for operation. Contact of waste tires with storm water run-off is restricted through collection of the tires in a container as required by the Garrison's

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). The collected tires are picked-up and transported for disposal under contract with the Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb.

4.10 METAL SCRAP

Metal Scrap is collected at the SORT-Center, Building 3360 at Kelley Barracks and at the recycling center, Building 2956 on Panzer Kaserne. The scrap metal container at Kelley Barracks is within an area that is fenced and secured when not open for opera-tion.

4.11 FOOD WASTE AND COOKING GREASE

Food waste is collected at the dining facilities and commissaries and picked-up by con-tractor for proper disposal.

Collection of cooking grease in proper container is provided at the various dining facili-ties and cantinas and picked-up by contractor.

Food waste and cooking grease generated by the residents of the Single-Family Home and the residents of the Housing Areas are disposed into the residual waste containers.

4.12 EXPIRED MEDICINE

Expired medicine can be turned in at the pharmacies for free.

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TRANSPORTATION

5.1 LABELING OF SOLID WASTE TRANSPORT VEHICLES

When Garrison personnel and vehicles are used to transport bulky waste on public roads, each of the following criteria are met:

1. Vehicles are labeled with 2 rectangular, reflective, white warning signs, with a minimum baseline of 40 centimeters (cm), and a minimum height of 30 centime-ters (cm).

2. The warning signs are:

• marked with a black ‘A’ (20 cm high, 3 cm wide);

• clearly visible on the front and rear of the vehicle;

• perpendicular to the axle and no more than 1.50 meters above the road.

3. The driver of the vehicle is responsible for ensuring that the signs are in place.

5.2 TRANSPORTING WASTE OUTSIDE OF GERMANY

The Garrison does not transport solid waste that is generated in Germany to locations outside of Germany.

5.3 USE OF APPROVED DISPOSAL COMPANY

The Garrison uses only approved and permitted disposal companies. DPW O&M Divi-sion is responsible for confirming that disposal companies used are permitted and ap-proved. An approved disposal company must have an inspection certificate (Überwa-chungszertifikat) and inspection seal (Überwachungszeichen) issued by the technical in-spection organization and displaying the word “Entsorgungsfachbetrieb". If Garrison

(DoD) trucks are used for the transport of Garrison (DoD)-generated bulky waste, no permit is required.

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DISPOSAL

6.1 SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS

The USAG Stuttgart does not operate an on-post solid waste landfill. Garrison refuse is currently transported through the Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb to the thermal heat-ing plant at Böblingen for incineration and thermal recycling (waste to energy).

6.2 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL

Construction debris generated in the course of larger construction/renovation projects is disposed of through the contracted construction/renovation company. Construction de-bris generated during small renovation work performed by resident or Garrison person-nel is collected at the SORT-Center at Kelley Barracks and disposed of through the

Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb.

6.3 INCINERATORS

The Garrison does not operate an incineration facility on its installations. Refuse from the Garrison is transported through the Böblingen Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb to the thermal heating plant at Boeblingen for incineration and thermal recycling.

6.4 OPEN BURNING

Open burning is not a method of solid waste disposal used at the Stuttgart Garrison.

6.5 SEWAGE SLUDGE/WASTEWATER TREATMENT

The USAG Stuttgart does not operate a wastewater treatment facility, thus does not gen-erate sewage sludge. Wastewater treatment for the different installations of the Garrison is provided by the respective municipality.

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COMPOSTING

7.1 YARD WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITIES

USAG Stuttgart does not operate a Yard Waste Composting facility on site. Collection and disposal of yard waste at the USAG Stuttgart is provided and coordinated by the

Roads and Grounds Contractor

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CONTAINERS

8.1 CONTAINER SPECIFICATIONS

Storage containers are leak proof, waterproof, and vermin-proof (including sides, seams, and bottoms) and are durable enough to withstand anticipated usage and environmental conditions without rusting, cracking, or deforming in a manner that would impair service-ability. All storage containers have functional lids.

Storage containers are inspected on a regular basis to ensure that they continue to meet the above requirements throughout their lifetime.

Storage containers are replaced immediately if any one of the following conditions is met:

• Container has a leak; or

• Lid no longer functions to keep rainwater out of waste; or

• Container no longer seals tightly enough to deter vermin; or

• Container is cracked or deformed, making handling difficult.

8.2 CONTAINER INVENTORY

An inventory of the total number of containers is provided in Appendix 3. Overall, the container volume goals are being achieved. Based on existing container capacities and the annual waste generation volume per convenience center, existing containers are un-der-utilized in some locations and over-utilized in others.

8.3 CONTAINER STORAGE

Containers are stored on a firm, level, well-drained surface that is large enough to ac-commodate all of the containers and is maintained in a clean, spill-free condition.

The ED works with DPW O&M to ensure that all buildings or other facilities constructed, modified, or leased include provisions for storage areas that 1) accommodate the vol-ume of solid waste anticipated; 2) are easily cleaned and maintained; and 3) allow for safe, efficient collection.

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DOCUMENTATION, REPORTING, AND PERMITTING

9.1 DOCUMENTATION

All Garrison-generated wastes are assigned a six-digit code as per European Waste

Catalogue. When assigning the waste into the relevant types, the two-digit, branch-spe-cific or process-specific code precedes any two-digit code denoting origin or type of waste.

Preparation of solid waste documentation is, in many cases, a responsibility shared with the waste contractor or municipality. However, responsibility for retention of these docu-ments is the responsibility of the Garrison. Specific requirements are detailed in FGS

Chapter 7 by waste types. Requirements for retention of key documents are summa-rized in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1. Document Retention Requirements

Waste Type Record Type Retention Time

Residential rubbish and recycling

Acceptance slips (Übernahmeschein) and weight slips (Wiegeschein)

3 years

Commercial /

Industrial rubbish and recycling

Proof logs (Nachweisbücher), which include simplified proof forms (vereinfachter Sam-melnachweis VS), acceptance slips

(Übernahmeschein), and weight slips

(Wiegeschein)

3 years (minimum)

Compostable Mate-rials

Delivery note (Lieferschein) 3 years (minimum)

9.2 RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING

As the operator of a recycling center, the Stuttgart Garrison submits annual reports to document the following information:

Solid Waste Annual Report (SWAR)

The Garrison prepares and submits a Solid Waste Annual Report (SWAR) in compliance with the USAREUR Separate or Recycle Trash (SORT) program. The Garrison updates the SWAR every six months and submits a copy electronically to IMCOM-Europe via

SWARWeb.

Waste Management Plan and Waste Registry

At the present time, preparation of a Waste Management Plan and a Waste Registry is not required at the Garrison-level. Requirements are re-evaluated during the 5-year re-view cycle.

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Waste Stream Characterization

As part of the recordkeeping required to prepare the above reports, the Garrison generates data on waste generation rates, annual waste volumes, and waste collection frequency requirements. The data required to fully characterize the Garrison's waste streams are also used to prepare the Garrison’s SWAR (described above) and to negotiate terms and conditions with solid waste contractors.

9.3 PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS

USAG Stuttgart solid wastes are treated, stored, and disposed of in authorized facilities that have been permitted by appropriate German Federal and State authorities. Waste facilities in Germany possessing valid permits meet DOD solid waste disposal standards.

Transportation

All subcontractors that transport Garrison waste for disposal are permitted by the appro-priate German authorities. This includes the public entity responsible for disposal (öffen-tlich-rechtlicher Entsorgungsträger) or private transport companies.

Scrap Vehicles

The FMWR Auto Skills Center does not hold a current license for holding scrap vehicles.

The facility is currently part of a demolition and reconstruction project that is in the plan-ning phase. Once finalized it will hold the required operation license (Betriebserlaubnis).

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TRAINING

The Garrison conducts in-house training for waste management and recycling program personnel as necessary and reviews the training program periodically to ensure all re-quired training is provided.

The Garrison provides waste and recycling management training to the USAG Stuttgart employees as necessary and provides awareness information to the Garrison personnel and residents during the Recycling Day and Earth Day Activities.

The Garrison public website and App provide the Recycling Handbooks as an electronic format as well as the Garrison Trash Policy.

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DEFINITIONS

Bulky Waste: Large items of solid waste such as household appliances, furniture, large auto parts, and other oversize wastes whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid wastes collection, processing, or disposal methods.

Composting: The biological decomposition of organic waste under controlled conditions.

Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste: The waste building materials, packaging, and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on pavements, houses, commercial buildings, and other structures.

Disposal costs: The disposal costs are defined as costs for waste treatment or waste disposal and include treatment, transportation between initial storage facility and any ad-ditional storage facilities and final disposition. Each waste stream has a specific cost that depends on the type of disposal/treatment.

Electronic waste: Waste that is considered bulky waste or household waste powered by electricity and/or batteries and contains electronic components.

Food Waste: The organic residues generated by the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods, commonly called garbage.

Household Waste/ Residential waste: The waste generated by normal household activ-ities from residential areas.

Incinerator: A combustion device specifically designed for the volume reduction, by burning, of combustible community solid wastes.

Landfill: An area of land or excavation in which solid wastes are placed for permanent disposal and that is not a land application unit, surface impoundment injection well, or waste pile, as those terms are defined in 40 CFR 257.2.

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF): A discrete area of land or an excavation that receives household waste and that is not a land application unit, surface impound-ment, injection well, or waste pile, as those terms are defined in 40 CFR 257.2. A

MSWLF unit may also receive other types of RCRA subtitle D wastes, such as commer-cial solid waste, non-hazardous sludge, small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. A MSWLF unit may be a new or existing MSWLF, or a lateral expansion, and such a landfill may be publicly or privately owned.

Pollution Prevention (P2): Source reduction and other practices that reduce or elimi-nate the creation of pollutants through (a) increased efficiency in the use of raw materi-als, energy, water, and other resources; and (b) protection of natural resources through conservation.

Qualified Recycling Program (QRP): An organized operation that diverts or recovers scrap or waste streams, and that identifies, segregates, and maintains the integrity of the recyclable materials in order to maintain or enhance the marketability of the materials.

Recycling: The recovery operation that turns waste into products, materials, or sub-stances whether for the original purpose or for other purposes; it includes the processing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into ma-terials that are intended for use as fuels or for backfilling.

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Refuse/ Trash: Household waste excluding recyclable materials.

Rental costs: The costs for a container rental are monthly levied. There are different container sizes and different specifications of the containers, e.g., lid, compactor, water-proofed; therefore, rental prices differ. In addition, all maintenance and repair costs for waste management equipment are covered by the waste management contractor. The waste management contractor also ensures that all power operated technical equipment meets the applicable safety standards.

Reuse: The reintroduction of a product into the economic stream without a total loss of the original identity.

Service costs: The service costs are a sum of the first transportation and handling costs done by contracted waste personnel. The transportation costs include container pick up, transportation to destination and return of the empty container. Each container size has a specific price for transportation. The number of pickups multiplied by the price per con-tainer represents the service prize.

Solid Waste: May include the terms garbage, refuse, sludge, and items that have been discarded from industrial, commercial, and agricultural operations, and from community activities.

Solid Waste Management Site: Any land area used for storage, transfer, processing, separation, incineration, composting, treatment, recycling, reuse, or disposal of solid wastes.

Waste prevention: Any change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materi-als or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded; also refers to the reuse of products or materials.

Waste reduction: Decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste pre-vention, recycling, or purchase of recycled and environmentally preferable products.

Yard Waste: Grass and shrubbery clippings, tree limbs, leaves, and similar organic ma-terials commonly generated in residential yard maintenance (also known as green waste).

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ACRONYMS

AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange Service

ADBM Application Database Manager

AFV Alternative Fueled Vehicle

AP Affirmative Procurement

AR Army Regulation

ASA (IL&E) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics and the Environment

ASOS Air Support Operations Squadron

ASP Activity Specific Plan

AST Aboveground Storage Tank

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

AUL Authorized Use List

AVN Aviation

BDE Brigade

BMP Best Management Practice

BN Battalion

BOD Biological Oxygen Demand

Btry Battery

BTU British Thermal Units

CA Corrective Action

CARC Chemical Agent Resistant Coating

CAS Chemical Abstract Services

C&D Construction and Demolition

CFC Chlorofluorocarbon

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CHPPM U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine