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METHODOLOGY. . . ' ' - t 4' As the cannery waste was s+ � "s dumped it was immediately disced into the soil at a rate '$ commensurate with the con- Sistency and the type of soil. IMES AM'93h I L E MIMI A . . Approximately 24 hours later the same area of soil was • disced again to turn over the residue and allow it to dry on WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE WASTE? By discriminately planning each area the other side. of operation, most parts of the acreage were completely devoid of moisture within two days and the waste was thoroughly PI mixed into the soil. Insects were not a problem, since the time that the soil con- r, BACKGROUND. . . tains moisture is shorter than it would take larvae to develop. Food processing plant waste has The process totally and inexpensively always been a problem. If dumped in eliminates all kinds of food processing conventional land fills or in any other waste.It simultaneously adds great benefit Vin; random location it can be a dangerous to the farmland by adding nitrogen and health hazard. Fly or other insect larvae other nutrients to the soil and increases its can breed in the moist residue, caus- ability to retain water. ing disease or even epidemics among Experiments indicate that it might be humans. possible in the future to upgrade certain Although the concept of plowing types of land that have been subjected to food waste into the soil as fertilizer is enrichment techniques. over hundreds of years old,the technique has been further developed in California during the last Seven or eight years. � I efPaAMr RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM Delta Container Corporation has been experimenting with soil enrichment technology for some time.However,the organization wanted to prove that the state of Ty , _ Soil enrichment was carried out the art has been reached where the perennial problem of food processing disposal "" right up to the fence line of this golf could be solved easily and with great economic benefit to all concerned. Many course with absolutely no complaint agencies helped in the development of the process. In this particular case,approxi- of any kind from the management or mately 150 acres of farmland were selected in the city limits of Stockton,California and the golfers. adjacent to a City-owned golf course. Tomato and peach waste from California Canners&Growers was regularly hauled to the site and dumped over a period of several months. PERSONAL REACTIONS. . . ALFRED M.DIAS—Chairman of the California State Solid Waste Management Board: "The California Solid Waste } Management Board commends San Joaquin County and Delta Container Corporation in their utilization of cannery waste as a soil supplement." STEVE MACAULEY—Associate Water Quality Control Engineer,Valle Regional Water Quality Control Board: "Out ft experience is that this method,when done in a conscientious manner t at grecludes nuisance conditions and vector problems,is a very effective method of waste disposal.It appears to be beneficial from the standpoint of waste - --- reclamation and the enhancement of agricultural land." HAL WETJE—Plant Manager,California Canners and Growers.Stockton Plant: "The soil enrichment program of + which Delta Container Corporation is a participant has provided canneries with a means of disposal of waste which has the endorsement of regulatory agencies and has also reduced waste disposal costs." Y ,L. DONLAYSON—San Joaquin Health District: "The disposal of cannery waste in San Joaquin county in the past was a major health problem.Thousands of tons of cannery waste were disposed of insanitary landfills,as cattle feed. y and in illegal promiscuous dumping in the rural areas.creating a public nuisance as well as a vector problem.The �� s � - A present land enrichment method as used for the past two years by the canning industry and haulers,is an innovative and highly acceptable method of disposal of cannery waste."