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iv. A rise in the total volume of on-site hazardous waste can impact storage constraints at the hazardous waste accumulation area b. On-site management of hazardous waste i. Excess damaged or non-sellable products unnecessarily increase the volume of hazardous waste that must be managed at the distribution center ii. An increased volume of hazardous waste places additional stressors on the maintenance department which is tasked with processing said items iii. Additional supplies (bags, labels, absorbent material, etc...) are necessary to deal with proliferation of hazardous waste, which increases costs associated with management of the program iv. Increases in the volume of generated hazardous waste can result in additional removal service requests that amplify the costs of managing the program c. Off-site management of hazardous waste i. Dollar Tree does not manage hazardous waste off-site 1. All hazardous wastes are removed from the distribution center by Stericycle, which transports them for proper disposal 7. REJECTED SOURCE REDUCTION MEASURES The following source reduction measures were rejected: a. Donate usable product to area agencies i. Donating potentially hazardous product entails significant risks that we choose not to assume at this point in time. 8. SELECTED MEASURES AND IMPLEMENTATION DATES The following source reduction measures were selected for application: a. Refresher training across the organization b. Communication strategy: top of mind c. Minimizing broken, damaged and expired materials These administrative & operational measures shall be adopted in effort to substantially increase annual training and communication throughout the organization. Steps toward active implementation of the selected measures include the following timetable: Source Reduction Plan 2018/2019 pg. 4