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TYPICAL WASTES ACCEPTABLE
<br /> AT CLASS III LANDFILLS
<br /> GENERAL DEFINITIONS:
<br /> 'NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE' is defined by Title 23, CCR, Chapter 3, Subchapter
<br /> 15, Section 2523(x). "Nonhazardous solid waste means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid,
<br /> semi-solid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash,refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial
<br /> wastes,demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home
<br /> and industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes and other
<br /> discarded solid or semi-solid waste;provided that such wastes do not contain wastes which must
<br /> be managed as hazardous wastes,or wastes which contain soluble pollutants in concentrations
<br /> which exceed applicable water quality objectives,or could cause degradation of waters of the state
<br /> (i.e., designated waste)." [emphasis added]
<br /> NOTE: Moisture limits exist for wastes discharged to Class III landfills. See Section III below.
<br /> 'INERT WASTE' is defined by Title 23, CCR, Chapter 3, Subchapter 15, Section 2524(a).
<br /> "Inert waste does not contain hazardous waste or soluble pollutants at concentrations in excess of
<br /> applicable water quality objectives,and does not contain significant quantities of decomposable
<br /> waste."
<br /> SPECIFIC WASTES—The following are lists of waste types which are commonly considered to
<br /> fall under the above definitions:
<br /> I. 'NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTES'
<br /> A. Municipal and Industrial Origin:
<br /> 1. Garbage from handling, preparation,processing or serving of food or food products
<br /> (excluding grease trap pumpings and cannery wastes).
<br /> 2. Rubbish such as paper, cardboard, tin cans (provided they are empty, opened,dry,
<br /> and five gallons or less in volume),cloth (provided it is not oil or solvent soaked
<br /> industrial cleanup rags) and glass.
<br /> 3. Construction and demolition materials such as paper,cardboard, wood, scrap metal
<br /> (provided it is not friable, finely divided, or powdered), glass,rubber products,
<br /> roofing paper and shingles (provided they contain less than 1% friable asbestos) and
<br /> wallpaper.
<br /> 4. Street refuse such as sweepings,dirt(provided it is not from a roadside chemical spill
<br /> or in any way contaminated), leaves, catch basin cleanings, litter,yard clippings,
<br /> glass, paper, wood, and scrap metals.
<br /> 5. Dead animals and portions thereof.
<br /> 6. Abandoned vehicles.
<br /> 7. Ashes from household burning(not from industrial or large municipal incinerators).
<br /> 8. Infectious materials and hospital or laboratory wastes authorized for disposal to land
<br /> by official agencies charged with control of plant, animal,or human disease
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