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Staff Report -2- PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM AT COUNTY DISPOSAL SITES agreements with wood chipping operations and to take advantage of the current favorable markets for wood wastes as fuel . It may be possible that regulations will change to allow a jurisdiction to count such program toward the 25% waste reduction goal . Through this kind of recycling, waste wood is replacing and thus conserving virgin wood and fossil fuels. Additionally, other types of materials will be recycled (metals, white goods, etc. ) as we develop markets . This will give us valuable experience which will help us in planning and meeting our AB 939 goals . Second, landfill space at the Harney Lane Sanitary Landfill is running out and the permitting process for the new North County Landfill has not been completed . Any programs which extend the life of the landfill will help prevent or delay interim use of the Foothill Landfill, which would involve increased transportation costs . This project will serve as a prototype for other recycling operations which can be conducted at County landfills and at the Lovelace Transfer Station. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The proposed project would last for a six-month period and involves establishing a separate unloading area at the Harney Lane Landfill for separation and storage of wood waste. vehicles with significant amounts of wood waste would be directed to the wood waste area for unloading the wood waste. A worker will supervise the unloading to prevent dumping of non-applicable materials . The vehicles would then be directed to the appropriate area to unload the remaining waste. Additionally, Alternate work Program (AWP) participants will be utilized at the landfill working face to pull wood waste from the waste stream before the waste is compacted. The wood will be transported to the wood stockpile by landfill equipment. As the wood accumulates , a dozer will periodically run over the stockpile to break up larger pieces and reduce overall volume. As necessary, the wood could be loaded into vehicles and transported to a chipping operation, or an alternative would be to accumulate a sufficient quantity of wood and contract with a wood processor to bring in a portable wood chipper to process the wood on site. There currently appears to be wood processors willing co accept wood collected under either alternative. This program will require assigning and training an employee to oversee the recycling operation, and to supervise and train