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11 <br />tamping floor. If electronics are found on the tipping floor, refuse workers are trained to identify <br />and remove them. <br />3.2.1.4 Agricultural Plastic Recycling <br />LTS hosts bi-monthly Agricultural Pesticide Container Collection Events for growers to bring <br />triple -rinsed, punctured agricultural containers free of charge. A recycler arrives on-site at LTS <br />and chips the plastic and then hauls the plastic away for remanufacturing into new containers, <br />recycled lumber, etc. <br />3.2.1.5 Medical Wastes <br />Medical waste is not accepted unless it has undergone autoclave treatment. <br />3.2.1.6 Waste Oil <br />Waste oil is accepted from the public and is stored in a double walled, 1,000 gallon tank located at <br />the northern end of the MRF (Figure 4). The oil is removed by an environmental contactor on a <br />regular basis as the amount of oil approaches the tank capacity. This occurs once ever <br />weeks on average. <br />17409.3 (d). There is ne long teFm storage of reeyelable fnater-ials at the . All <br />recyclable materials are stored in containers and bins. Containers f , orglass are located outside the <br />MRF building. Waste oil is aeeepted-fr�� ,"�,��stored in Ydouble walled, 1,000 ..alle,, <br />tank leeated at the nefthefn end of the Transfer- Station building as shown an Figur-e 5. The <br />removed by 1 ver-g-ee 1~nvi-.,w ne tal on a r-egulaf basis. All recovered wood waste is stored on a <br />concrete floor adjacent to the western wall of the Transfer Station and transported to wood <br />processor for processing. <br />When the maximum storage capacity for a given material is approached, the appropriate recycler <br />is contacted to remove that material from the site. <br />Some materials such as precious metals, plastics and cardboard are received in quantities that <br />require that they remain on-site more than 48 hours; however most materials are removed within <br />48 hours of receipt. <br />The following average storage limits and capacities are presented below for various recyclable <br />items: <br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division <br />Transfer Processing Report 35 County of San Joaquin -Revised 8/23/07 <br />