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B. 1991 Waste Quantities: <br /> Forward, Inc. reported that the landfill received 90, 437 Tons <br /> of non-putrescible solid waste during 1991. The landfill has <br /> no scales so cubic yard data are converted to tons for <br /> reporting purposes. <br /> 1991 Waste Quantities <br /> Weiaht % of Total <br /> Asbestos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 600 Tons 13 . 9% <br /> Commercial & Industrial. . 29,775 Tons 32 .9% <br /> Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 057 Tons 23 . 3% <br /> Contaminated soil. . . . . . . . 26,912 Tons 29 .8% <br /> Sludge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Tons 0. 1% <br /> Total: 90,437 Tons 100. 0% <br /> From commercial and industrial waste, Forward, Inc. recycles <br /> wood, all grades of paper and cardboard, ferrous and non- <br /> ferrous metals, glass and plastic. Recycling is accomplished <br /> at Forward, Inc. by hand-picking the large materials and <br /> running the rest of the commercial-industrial waste over a <br /> belt for additional sorting. The wood is chipped on site and <br /> sold for fuel. After recycling, the amount landfilled in 1991 <br /> was 77, 886 tons. <br /> 19 <br />