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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM <br /> As part of the NCRCSL operation, the County proposes to incorporate <br /> a HHW Recycling Program at the landfill. This program is <br /> envisioned as a permanent drop-off program for the following <br /> recyclable household hazardous wastes: used motor oil, used <br /> antifreeze, lead-acid batteries, and latex paints. This program <br /> applies only for households. <br /> The recently completed HHW Element of the San Joaquin County <br /> Integrated Waste Management Plan estimates that HHW comprises from <br /> 0. 5% to 1. 5% of the total waste stream entering the landfills in <br /> the County. As much as 50% of that amount consists of empty <br /> containers. Of the 645, 000 tons of solid waste deposited in the <br /> County's landfills in 1990, anywhere from 3 , 225 to 9, 675 tons has <br /> been characterized As HHW. This figure, however, does not <br /> necessarily represent the total volume of HHW generated within San <br /> Joaquin County. What remains unknown is the amount of HHW stored <br /> in residential garages and storage closets, and the amount <br /> indiscriminately disposed of on vacant land, storm drains, and <br /> similar places. <br /> OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS <br /> Similar to the Solid Waste Recycling Program at NCRCSL, the HHW <br /> Recycling Program will utilize an area within the Recycling Center <br /> Building to collect four specific wastes: used motor oil, used <br /> antifreeze, lead-acid batteries, and latex paint. These recyclable <br />