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H. Project Description <br /> Infectious Wastes <br /> J <br /> Sterilized infectious wastes are accepted at the Austin Road Landfill,subject to the special <br /> handling procedures described below. <br /> The City of Stockton has developed procedures for the handling and disposal of sterilized <br /> infectious wastes in accordance with California Code of Regulations,Title 22,and the Medical <br /> Waste Management Act of 1990. <br /> The site does not accept anti-neoplastics,recognizable anatomical remains,viable microbiology <br /> cultures,nor fetal remains. Sterilized infectious waste in clearly marked red plastic bags are <br /> immediately covered by the landfill operator with either refuse or dirt as soon as they are <br /> received at the landfill. <br /> Screening of Waste <br /> Some of the prohibited wastes described above are readily observable and easily screened out. <br /> Other prohibited waste are not as easy to screen because it includes a wide variety of products <br /> that can be delivered in quantities too difficult to notice. To minimize the potential for f <br /> dangerous waste to enter the landfill,employee training and a load checking program would be <br /> required. <br /> The scale operator would screen waste loads by asking questions and visually inspecting <br /> incoming loads. The scale operator would be looking for unacceptable loads and evidence of <br /> potentially dangerous wastes,such as: <br /> • containers with warning labels; <br /> • sealed drums; <br /> • leaking containers; <br /> • wastes with strong and/or unusual odors; <br /> • sludge;and <br /> • "hot-loads"(waste that may be burning or smoldering at delivery). <br /> If prohibited or dangerous wastes are identified by the scale operator,the vehicle containing the <br /> waste is refused entrance to the landfill. <br /> l <br /> 11.22 <br />