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Harney Lane SL and at the Forward Inc. SL processed the wood <br /> for use as fuel in cogeneration facilities. Waste tires were <br /> collected at the Harney Lane SL and at the Lovelace TS. The <br /> tires were transported to the Oxford Tire WTE Plant in <br /> Stanislaus County. <br /> San Joaquin County has a new and innovative disposal facility <br /> on Harney Lane, located east of the Harney Lane SL. The North <br /> County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill (NCRCSL) began <br /> accepting waste in October of 1991. It was designed with a <br /> recycling center/transfer station near the entrance to the <br /> site, and in that facility, completed in February of 1992, <br /> recyclable materials are being removed from the waste stream. <br /> All waste loads which have not been through a transfer station <br /> with recycling programs are dumped on an enclosed tipping <br /> floor. County staff and Alternate Work Program (AWP) personnel <br /> manually sort recyclable material. The remaining waste is <br /> pushed into bins and transported to the landfill for disposal. <br /> Recycling will increase over time as markets are developed for <br /> recyclable material. If necessary in the future, the <br /> recycling activities can be mechanized through the <br /> installation of a system of picking belts and mechanical <br /> separators. <br /> The Recycling Center provides bins for drop off of presorted <br /> recyclables which include aluminum cans, newspapers, clear and <br /> colored glass, corrugated paper, steel cans, and polyethylene <br /> terepthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) <br /> plastic containers. <br /> A. Methods of Measuring waste Quantities: <br /> Basically, there are two methods for quantifying waste <br /> received at the above facilities. The waste can be measured <br /> by volume in cubic yards (cy) , or by weight in pounds or tons. <br /> Waste is brought to the disposal facilities in different types <br /> of vehicles, some of which are designed to compact waste. <br /> Compacted loads contain more waste and weigh more than <br /> uncompacted loads of the same volume. Therefore, weighing <br /> waste is probably a more accurate method of recording waste <br /> quantities. However, this method -does require a scale system <br /> to weigh the vehicles bringing waste to the sites. <br /> Not all of the disposal facilities in San Joaquin County have <br /> scales to weigh incoming waste. The County's Harney Lane SL, <br /> NCRCSL, and Lovelace TS have scales. These scales are <br /> computerized and the system provides a significant amount of <br /> information concerning the waste stream, based on both weight <br /> and volume. The City of Stockton has scales at its Austin <br /> Road SL and its French Camp SL. Information for the other <br /> disposal facilities is based on volume and is more general in <br /> 2 <br />