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<br /> <br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division <br />Transfer Processing Report 24 County of San Joaquin <br />September 16, 2024 <br />3.2.3 Materials Removal <br />The majority of the recyclable materials are manually separated and loaded in 40 CY containers <br />for transportation to secondary markets. <br /> <br />Material removal operations at the MRF are conducted as an ongoing basis. When a full <br />shipment of recyclable materials is ready, it is transported to a secondary materials market. The <br />amount of materials and frequency of removal depends upon the composition of the recyclables, <br />the amount of recyclable material recovered and the efficiency of sorting. The trailers and bins <br />for cardboards, mattresses and carpet will be hauled offsite to the appropriate recycler or <br />disposal site once full. <br /> <br />During normal operating conditions municipal solid waste is processed the same working day. <br />Mixed waste that is not processed by the end of the working day is left on the MRF tipping floor <br />until it can be properly loaded into transfer trailers the next working day. <br />Green waste will be removed from the green waste processing area within 72 hours and taken to <br />North County Landfill’s green waste processing area. A log will be kept at the scale house for <br />removal of green waste off site. Materials will not be stored on site for a period of time which <br />may result in the creation of a public health hazard, nuisance or fire hazard in accordance with 14 <br />CCR, Section 17409.3 (c). <br /> <br />3.2.4 Burning Wastes and Open Burning <br />Burning of wastes is not permitted in the facility. If burning wastes are inadvertently received at <br />the LTS, they are separated from other wastes to a safe area away from the unloading, transfer <br />and processing areas where it is be spread and extinguished with water. <br /> <br />3.2.5 Process or Quench Water <br />Process or quench water is not used at the LTS. <br /> <br />3.2.6 Hazardous, Liquid and Special Waste Exclusion <br />Facility staff conduct hazardous waste screening in the form of a random load-checking program. <br />In the event that a hazardous or prohibited waste is detected as part of the load checking