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• As of 1988, there were no existing off-site commercial treatment, storage, or disposal facilities in the County. Chapter 10.0 - Waste Reduction Needs and Impacts • Waste reduction is the preferred method of managing hazardous wastes. • Waste reduction refers to practices that eliminate, — reduce, or avoid the generation of hazardous waste. • In 1987, a number of County generators implemented waste reduction practices. Based on a survey of the top 15 hazardous waste generators and manifest data made available by the DHS, these generators reduced their waste production by an estimated 59 percent in 1987. • Four techniques are generally recognized as waste reduc- tion: a change in production materials, process modifi - cation, waste stream segregation, and recovery of wastes for reuse or exchange. Any method that treats the waste stream after it has been generated is not considered waste reduction. Nor are concentrating. wastes to reduce volume, or diluting them to reduce the hazard, considered waste reduction practices. • Some generators have not yet implemented waste reduction methods because of technical , financial , institutional , and physical barriers. • Development of a County-wide waste reduction program is a feasible and desired objective. Chapter 11 .0 - Siting 9 • The CHWMP designate specific sites, because the DHS Guidelines do not require the County to designate specific sites. • Siting criteria have been identified to guide the siting process in the County. The criteria represent (1) high hazard areas, (2) public safety, (3) physical limitations of the site area, and (4) site-specific features. • Five candidate areas in the County have been identified for further consideration as areas suitable for transfer facilities. • Any proposal to site a facility will be subject to rig- orous analysis and assessment on the local , state, and PJ9 9390502D.00D 4-2 Rev. 1 11/08/88