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6.4. Waste Handling During daily operations, the active face is approximately 200 to 300 feet wide. Vehicles (both commercial and private citizen) are directed to an area approximately 50 feet from the toe of the active face and instructed to unload. This unloading operation in monitored by landfill staff. After unloading the vehicles return to the scale house to be weighed. Unloaded waste is then pushed to, and upon the active face. A solid waste compactor then compacts the waste. This process is repeated throughout the day until the last loads are compacted. The active face is then covered with daily cover soil (Section 7.2.1) before the landfill is closed for the day. 6.4.1 Public Health Design Parameters The planning and design of Foothill Landfill very much considered the protection of Public Health and Safety as required by California Code of Regulation Title 27. The operation of Foothill Landfill also very much considers public health and safety. The Foothill Landfill is operated using measures described in Section 7, "Environmental Controls", to minimize nuisance created by the disposal of waste; thus, protecting public health and safety. Disposed waste is covered daily to minimize the harborage of flies, rodents and other vectors. 6.4.2 Salvaging Activities A minimum salvaging occurs at the site due to the removal of most useful materials at the transfer stations prior to delivery to the Foothill Landfill. Inert materials, such as demolition debris, are "salvaged" by diverting to a beneficial use. In some cases, "salvaging" involves collecting materials that may not be disposed in the landfill. These include: • Tires - Stored on a tire trailer provided by Waste Recovery West and removed as needed. Foothill Sanitary Landfill Page 39 of 57 Public Works/Solid Waste Joint Technical Document County of San Joaquin — Revised 7/30/10