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All County solid waste facility personnel are trained to inspect <br />agricultural chemical containers. All containers must have <br />documentation showing that they have been properly rinsed and <br />punctured, and are dry before they are accepted at the site. <br />Containers which do not meet the above -stated criteria are not <br />accepted at any of the previously mentioned County facilities. <br />The County, through its load checking program, makes every effort <br />to screen agricultural chemical containers from the waste stream. <br />Agricultural chemical containers received at all County solid <br />waste facilities are separated from the waste stream and stored <br />at a designated area in a fully enclosed 40 cubic yard metal bin. <br />The bin is kept closed except during loading/unloading of <br />containers. The doors are kept closed for safety as well as <br />vector control purposes. <br />Quarterly Event Practices <br />The County has contracted with a properly authorized contractor <br />to perform quarterly events at the North County, Lovelace, and <br />Corral Hollow facilities. The contractor processes and removes <br />all certified agricultural chemical containers from the <br />respective County solid waste facilities. <br />Containers stored in bins at the North County, Lovelace., and <br />Corral Hollow sites are recycled once per quarter (every three <br />months), or when necessary if on-site storage reaches capacity <br />prior to the quarterly recycling date. Containers stored at the <br />Foothill site are transported to the Lovelace or North County <br />site at the time of that site's quarterly event. <br />During a quarterly event, the County allows persons to drop off <br />certified (documented) and self -certified containers. Persons <br />bringing undocumented containers are allowed to self -certify that <br />the containerls has/have been triple -rinsed and punctured. <br />An agricultural inspector is present at all events, quarterly or <br />otherwise, to inspect all containers received at the event. The <br />agricultural inspector present at the event, at his/her <br />discretion, retains the right to allow or reject any and/or all <br />self -certified containers. The events are free to persons <br />bringing agricultural chemical containers only. If other waste <br />is brought with agricultural containers, the person is <br />appropriately charged for the other waste. <br />Containers which have been certified or given approval by the <br />agricultural inspector are then separated by the contractor by <br />type (i.e., metal, plastic, or cardboard) . The contractor then <br />chips the containers with a portable chipper. After chipping the <br />containers, the chips are taken off-site by the contractor to be <br />recycled. <br />2 <br />