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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to present information about the waste quantities delivered during the 1990 calendar year to solid waste disposal facilities throughout San Joaquin County (County) . Following is a list of disposal facilities which are included in this report. - Harney Lane Sanitary Landfill - Austin Road Sanitary Landfill - French Camp Sanitary Landfill - Forward Incorporated Sanitary Landfill - Lovelace Transfer Station - Foothill Sanitary Landfill - Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill San Joaquin County is responsible for the administration and implementation of the County-Wide Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan required by the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. The County Board of Supervisors has appointed the Department of Public Works the lead agency responsible for preparing and implementing the Plan. The Department's Solid waste Division (Division) is assigned this responsibility. The Division is currently preparing the County's first County-Wide Integrated Waste Management Plan as required by the ACT. To aid in the planning for the disposal needs of the County, the Division compiles waste quantity data regarding the amounts of solid waste delivered to the various disposal facilities throughout the County. This year, information on material diverted at landfills for purposes of recycling or transformation is included in this report. Transformation, as defined in the ACT includes incineration, which applies in this case. Some of these diversion programs have been in effect for some time, some are pilot projects, and some are very small scale projects due to the limitations of the facilities. In early 1991 the County will break ground for the new North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill, located east of the existing Harney Lane Landfill. When construction is complete, the recycling center will facilitate diversion of recyclable materials from the waste stream.