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Typical Wastes Acceptable at Class III Landfills <br />Page 2 <br />NOTE: Infectious wastes are actually classified as hazardous under CCR Title 22. <br />Discharge of these wastes to Class ill landfills must be approved by the local <br />Environmental Health officer and must implement the applicable statutes and <br />regulations. <br />B. Agricultural Origin: <br />1. Plant residues from the production of crops including, but not limited to stalks, vines, green drops, <br />culls, stubble, hulls, lint, untreated seed, roots, stumps, prunings, and trimmings. <br />2. Dried manures. <br />3. Dead animals and portions thereof. <br />4. Adequately cleansed pesticide containers provided that the following minimum criteria are met: <br />a. Metal, plastic, and glass containers used for liquids or powders shall havebeen processed by <br />rinsing and draining or some other approved decontamination technique. The processing <br />procedure shall include or be equivalent to at least triple rinsing with thorough draining and <br />puncturing of the containers. Rinse waters produced shall be placed in the spray tank or <br />disposed of in accordance with requirements of the Regional Board. <br />b. Prior to any pesticide container disposal at the landfill the County Agricultural Commissioner <br />must certify that such a processing program exists and is utilized by pesticide users in the <br />county. <br />c. Paper or plastic sacks and bags used for pesticide dusts and wettable powders are not to be <br />disposed of at Class Ili landfills. <br />`INERT WASTES'— consist entirely of non -water soluble, non -decomposable inert solids. <br />A. Construction and demolition wastes such as earth, rock (provided the earth and/or rock materials <br />are not from a chemical spill, leaking underground tank or similar excavation/cleanup), concrete <br />rubble, and asphalt paving fragments (provided the pavement had been in place for at least two <br />rainy seasons; not fresh asphalt). <br />B. Vehicle tires. <br />C. Industrial wastes such as clay products from brick and pipe manufacturing, glass, and inert slags <br />(provided the wastes are blemishes, seconds or rejects of similar product manufacturing and <br />were never used or came in contact with chemical processing), inert tailings, inert rubber scrap, <br />and inert plastics. <br />111. MOISTURE LIMITATIONS — <br />All wastes must contain at least 50% solids and must not contain moisture in excess of the moisture -holding <br />capacity of the landfill, either initially or as a result of waste management operations, compaction, or <br />settlement. <br />MHM/JBM 8!26/91 <br />