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3.1.2.3 HOUSEKEEPING
<br />In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17416.1, general housekeeping is conducted at the facility
<br />to minimize the accumulation of materials (i.e., used parts, inoperable equipment, tires, scrap and
<br />similar items) inherent in the operation of a Transfer Station. Housekeeping activities are
<br />conducted on a continual basis by station personnel.
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<br />In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17408.4, drugs, cosmetics, foods, beverages, hazardous
<br />wastes, poisons, medical wastes, syringes, pesticides and other materials capable of causing
<br />public health or safety problems are not salvaged at the LMRF&TS unless approved by the LEA.
<br />3.1.4 SCAVENGING AND SALVAGING
<br />Scavenging is prohibited at the LMRF&TS in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.3 (a).
<br />However, salvaging operations including collection of recyclable materials (e.g., including
<br />corrugated paper, mixed paper, newspaper, plastics, aluminum, ferrous metal, green materials
<br />and glass) is performed at the MRF.
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<br />The LMRF&TS is designed to accept and process commercial, industrial, and household self -
<br />haul refuse material, including garbage, trash, and recyclable materials such as yard waste, wood
<br />waste, construction/demolition waste, agricultural waste, commingled recyclables, electronic
<br />waste such as televisions and computers, white goods such as refrigerators and air conditioners,
<br />tires, agricultural pesticide containers, and household hazardous waste. In the future, other
<br />materials may be added to the recyclable stream based on new State of California requirements.
<br />Commingled recyclable material is deposited on the MRF tipping floor either from the
<br />commercial side or the self haul side. Upon reaching the tipping floor, materials which are hand
<br />sorted will be pushed by a loader to recycling bins located beneath a "Z" wall at the south end of
<br />the station. The remaining refuse is pushed into transfer trucks through a transfer truck pit, an
<br />opening in the north side of the tipping floor. Refuse entering the waste stream from the Self -
<br />Haul side is unloaded by the customer from the vehicles under the scrutiny of refuse workers
<br />assigned to the area. White metals, electronic waste, tires and household hazardous waste are set
<br />aside prior to reaching the tipping floor and relocated to the appropriate staging area for
<br />dismantling and processing.
<br />ELECTRONICS RECYCLING — To free -up space due to multiple diversion activities, the
<br />LMRF&TS proposes to relocate the current CRT/Electronics Waste Collection Area from the
<br />recycling materials staging area south of the station, which is also used for appliance processing,
<br />to the staging area northeast of the station (see attached diagrams, revised Figures 2, 4, 5 and 6).
<br />Storage and handling of all material will be performed in accordance with all applicable Federal,
<br />State, and local laws and regulations.
<br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division
<br />Transfer Processing Report - 18 - County of San Joaquin -Revised 1/25/07
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