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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0334.000 1996-1998Cover Letter May 3, 1997 To: County Councilmember Dominic Yagong From: Donald (Leo) Leopoldino and Margaret Pahio Attached is our request in writing as per your instructions. Please contact us in writing at Leo's Rubbish Service P.O. Box 1204 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 '97 MY 30 Aijl 10 59 00;_x,; COUN,"' u,= HNNAII If more information is requested, please contact Leo at 935-5850 after 9am. Thank you for your time and concern. Mafgaretii Leo. .r... �iJ7_�.... cue. Date KAY 3 0 1991: May 3, 1997 Mr. Dominic Yagong Chairman of Solid Waste Dept. County Council 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Mr. Yagong: Re: Repeal of Disposal Fee from Chapter 20 of Hawaii County Code 1983 Because of enforcement problems occurring in Hilo's transfer station in regards to the monitoring of the type of rubbish and equipment being allowed to dispose of trash at this site illegally (should be going over the scales and paying a tipping fee at the face of the landfill per the ordinance and its supporting administrative rules) we request a repeal of the disposal fee of $35.00 per ton. According to the Hawaii Tribune Herald article dated Friday, March 7, 1997, page 8, Sewer,: Major fee increases proposed, the amount that private haulers pay for sewage sludge disposal to the County sewer treatment plant is only $30 a load with an increase to $35 a loan come 1999. How is this fair to rubbish haulers? The repeal of the disposal fee will coincide with the request of the taxpayers who are required to pay sewer fees but are not using the services. Haulers of residential and commercial waste bypass the transfer station and reduce the cost to the County by taking it direct to the face of the landfill. Here are the inconsitencies we see at transfer stations. 1. Solid Waste Transfer Station Guidance Directive May 1, 1995 (enclosed) 2. Article by Chief Engineer dated May 17, 1995, Home rubbish only, please. 3. Solid Waste Information Sheet, Feb. 1997 (enclosed) 4. Pipes specifically put in for no illegal dumping of pickup trucks were removed. 5. No monitoring and enforcement by security guards as to what is being allowed to be dumped into transfer station. Enclosed are pictures from different locations at the Hilo landfill at the auto scrapyard area showing HMR's use of County land to store and work outside scrap from plantations. Y truly, 04 �; Ci c l n 1o) poldino,President, Leo's u ish Service Margaret Pahio, President, Business Servi es waif SOLID WASTE DIVISION - DPW _ COUNTY OF HAWAII - 108 RAILROAD AVENUE - HILO, HAWAII 96720 HILO OFFICE (808) 961-8339 WAIMEA OFFICE (808) 8853687 KONA OFFICE (808) 326-1180 May 1, 1995 SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS GUIDANCE DIRECTJVF THE TRANSFER STATIONS ARE CONVENIENCE DROP OFF STATIONS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REFUSE ONLY INDIVIDUALS CARRYING LOADS FROM MORE THAN ONE RESIDENCE MUST GO TO THE LANDFILL. 2. NO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS ARE ALLOWED AT THE TRANSFER STATIONS. NO PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF THESE AGENCIES MAY USE PRIVATE VEHICLES TO DUMP NON-RESIDENTIAL REFUSE. RESIDENTIAL LOADS SHALL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN SIX BAGS OF REFUSE OR THREE RUBBISH CANS OF REFUSE. USE YOUR DISCRETION. 5. OLD LUMBER. TREE BRANCHES OR ANY UNBAGGED REFUSE SHALL BE LESS THAN FOUR FEET LONG AND SHALL WEIGH NO MORE THAN A TOTAL OF FIFTY POUNDS. YOU MUST ESTIMATE THE LOAD. USE YOUR DISCRETION. 6. ALL REFUSE ITEMS OTHER THAN THAT COVERED ABOVE MUST GO DIRECTLY TO THE LANDFILL. DIRECTIONS: A. Inform those individuals that appear to be in violation of the above that they will be allowed to dump only one time. Show them the rules if necessary. B. Instruct the individuals that they must go to the landfill on any future trips. If you find that the same individuals are violating the directive, and after informing them they become belligerent. do not argue with them. Get their license plate number and turn it in to the division office. C. You may inform those who insist on violating this directive that there is a $500 fine and community service involved if they are prosecuted and found guilty. It is cheaper for them to go to the landfill and pay $1.75 per 100 pounds. —Hawaii Tribune - Herald, Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Home rubbish only, please Chief Engineer Donna Fay Kiyosaki has issued a reminder to the public regarding the func- tion and use of the county's islandwide residential transfer stations. Kiyosaki said the following guidelines should be followed to avoid any conflict with existing county policies. • The transfer stations are con- venient drop-off stations for single-family residential refuse only. Government agencies, commercial businesses, non- profit agencies or religious groups should not be utilizing the transfer stations. • Lumber, tree branches, or any unbagged refuse must be less than four feet long. • All bulky refuse items must be taken directly to either the Hilo or Kona landfill. Kiyosaki went an to say that although transfer station atten- dants and security guards will be instructed to use their discretion, "We are again asking for public support and cooperation in working within these guidelines." She invites the public to con- tact the Solid Waste Division at 961-8339 for clarification of these guidelines. SOLID WASTE INFORMATION SHEET //' / xy ,:ter• HOURS OF OPERATION: All facilities open 7 days/week including all holidays. 1. Hilo Landfill : 6:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 2. West Hawaii Landfills 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - (CLOSED .n N. v.>r. o., E.,.c J�b 4h. b.b.r D.y, m>w>rs�'.,e, atl cnn>e»» 3. ALL Transfer Stations 24 hrs./day except below as posted and gated Hilo Transfer Station - 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Kailua Transfer Station - 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Waimea Transfer Station - 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Keauhou Transfer Station - 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. RULES FOR TRANSFER STATIONS; A. GENERAL RULES: 1. All materials shall be deposited directly into the container 2. Burning of refuse is not permitted. 3. Scavenging is not permitted. B. PERMITTED MATERIALS: 1. Household refuse and shrubbery not exceeding 4 feet in length. C. PROHIBITED MATERIALS: No hazardous or radioactive wastes. UNITEK (Oahu) 836-0555/834-1444 NCNS Environmental, Inc. (Medical Waste) 1-800-870-3464 EnviroServices & Training Center 533-7222 (Oahu) Ohana Environmental (Oahu) 836-6955 HI Petroleum 961-2661 (Used Motor Oil/Cooking Oil) Mauna Loa Mac Nut 966-9301 (Cooking Oil) Ask for Larry Martin Environmental Services 329-4214 (KONA) Unitek Solvent Serv. 935-8160 (Used Motor Oil) Coolant Savers of HI (Kona) 329-4797 (Rad. Coolant) 2. No commercially hauled refuse. 3. No abandoned vehicles. Must be taken to the old Kailua Landfill metal area or the Hilo metal area adjacent to the transfer stations. Tire Shredder (NO TIRES ALLOWED IN LANDFILLS) Leo's Rubbish Sew. 935-5850 K & P Tire Shredders 982-9559/Pager 969-5307 Puna Express 969-6605 Opala Man 9340133 Car Batteries - DALECO 329-4605 or INTERSTATE BATTERIES 9347256 4. No wastes from manufacturing, industrial or agricultural processes. 5. No materials from either construction or demolition work. 6. No dead animals, animal parts or other similar organic wastes. Hilo Landfill - Dead Animal Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or by appointment 7. Sulky items such as mattresses should be disposed into the Landfill; refrigerators and stoves should be recycled at our scrap metal sites and not disposed into our transfer station refuse containers. D. PENALTIES: - Violators may be subject to a fine up to $500 and a minimum of 20 hours of public service. E. NO COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES OF REFUSE OR COMMERCIAL HAULERS ARE ALLOWED. PERMITS: A. ASBESTOS DISPOSAL: 1. Accepted at both the Hilo Landfill in East Hawaii and at the West HI Landfill 2. Permit applications available in office. 3. Allow 5 working days to process. b !8:': �' �� R m f. yrs fj ss �; Fr { �f � Y a f Xf wx f / fy f / .{ >. : :: . / 4 �j•'�"fib f{: r. �� R � 2 «v«� �\°w2� �� < � /.�\� �e�*�«, ~ . / � \ \ «. �.� \3 �� a.«�- > © §� /�%%��\� / �©�� \:. � � � . © \ \�) ��_®/�2�«<. � � \� t\ . �� \ ^\ � � \^ : \\ •/\� \��/� �l \\.. \t� � \ .� � � 2%^ % � � ®\ �.� \ w\� \� ' � � � ` y� /� \ \ } % �� / 2� \� � . :» . % . »� � �� <��§. � � � � � < � y.y�: :»ad � y?«� � » �.. 2� )� � � i� : /� � :� � r � � � �� . S� � : y� � .�� \ � d � � .,� � � � �� \ .4. 2 . so: '"� ;; ,,. '>.-. �., , <.; ., ;�. '�, ,��.: ��. '�_< ;Q s: k' '- iti .�.< 0 <� �i $: .'�' ': O .. i II -.: S'1.. i�'Si�. iii _. i Y, F .......... >� . ƒ VX:: ;77. 2 v� d :y« >� use News i April 15, 1997 Re.,_fI The Solid Waste & Recycling News & Marketplace of the West nnr snth voar N. A Refuse News P.O. Box 180 Osmond, NE 68765 b/JV Lt0'S RU6131SId U 1. EUPOLI,1NU 1/1 KtK EKUAVfaNq UA Hll_U SVC Wichita landfill vote questioned TOPEKA- The Kansas House Environment Cofiunittee questioned the processbehind the Wichita City Council's vote to acquire land for a new landfill near Furley. ozens'of area residents traveled to T� ka to testify infavorofa bill proposed by their representative, Republican Susan Wagle and three other Wichita lawmakers that would require a citizen vote on solid waste disposal, permits statewide. Wagle said she felt the Wichita City Council's yore IastSeptember to purchase 1,440 acres fora landfill ata cost of $4.2 million "was done on the sly, and the people felt left outofthe decision process." Wagle said the purpose of her bill was to give residents near proposed landfills a chance tovoteonthesitingof thefacilities. Mike Taylor, lobbyist for the city of Wichita, testified that the bill was flawed because a negative vote from the residents in a small geographical area, such as Furley, could override tbe,wishes of the, ..,.........n,.. , ... majority of voters in Sedgewick County. He said the kind of dual voting requirement contained in the bill would allow the 12 percentof non -city residents in the county to overrule the 88 percent who do live in cities. Taylor believes the bill would be rendered unconstitutional if tested in court. OPPONENTS of the landfill questioned the way thecity purchased the land. The council was criticized for the price paid for the agricultural land and for dealing with a land company nobody TO Advertise To Subscribe yun call Us Toll-AYee V*579 70 SI Hl 96/20-4361 BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID Wayne, NE 68767 Permit No. 41. knew anything about that was created. opponents say, a few months before the sale for the express purpose of purchasing the land then selling it to the city at an inflated price. Taylor said the city had not choice but to 903long with this type of transaction because two real estate agents the city hired earlier to scout for potential landfill property received threats in other parts of the county. Bill Bider, solid waste chief for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the bill could endanger solid waste management plans required to be Bled by all counties in the state. He said ifa small percentage ofvoters decided to block waste facilities identi0ed in county plans, entire plans could be invalidated. The Department took no formal position on the bili. Bider's testimony andconcerns voiced by othersupporters convinced Wagle and the co-sponsors of the bill to agree to narrow its scope to Sedgewick County only. The landfill site was purchased by the city as a possible replacement for the city's Brooks Landfill. The city paid an average. price of $2,942 an acre for the property. According to the Sedgewick County assessor's office, land sells in the largely agricultural Furley arca for $900 to $1,000 an acre. Supreme Court s, es species Act is t,, i-way law WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 19 that enforcement and interpretation of the nation's Endangered Species Act is a two-way street that equally protects the rights of those seeking to toughen the act, and others seeking to weaken it. The unanimous opinion stemmed from an Oregon case, and upheld the rights of people who claim to have suffered economic harm from the Endangered Species Act to use the act to sue the federal government. The decision was seen as a victory for those seeking to overturn lower court decisions which held that people who suffer economic harts as a resultof efforis to prolec t endangered species do not have the proper legal standing to sue over how the federal law is enforced. The high court's interpretation could help sevual companies involved in the siting and building of both hazardous and non -hazardous solid waste landfills and other facilities that have been prevented from doing so because of the act. which seeks to protect identified, and in some cases, yet -to -be -identified endangered species. Nancy Marzulla of the Washington - based Defenders of Property Rights told the Associated Press the high court decision upholds her group's assertion that the Endangered Species Act must 11 also protect the property rights of owners and commercial interests. "Thelawcan't be viewed as a one-way street." THE SUPREME Court case stems from the Bureau of Reclamation's 1992 decision to cut off irrigation water to farms and water ranches near Oregon's LostR iver to help preserve two species of fish, the Lost River sucker and the shormose sucker. Both species have been on the endangered species list since 1988. Two Oregon ranchers and the Langell Valley and Horsefly irrigation districts challenged the Endangered Species Act in court, saying without the needed water, they had to sell off cattle they couldn't feed and could no longer grow crops in many fields. Theagricultural losses alone exceeded $75 million. The case went to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which duew out the lawsuit for a lack of legal standing. A federal judge agreed and refused to overturn the 9th circuit ruling. The case then went to the Supreme Court on appeal last November, Attorney Gregory Wilkinson of Riverside, Calif. represented the farmers and ranchers. Environmentalists WASHINGTON D.C.- A coalition of environmentalist groups last month criticized the Clinton Administration's proposed regulations for medical waste incineration, saying the burners are a main source ofcancer-causing dioxin and other dangerous pollutants. A report issued by the Environmental Working Group said the administration's proposed regulations for incineration of hospital wastes will "do next to nothing to halt emissions of dioxin, mercury and other pollutants." The environmentalist groups stand on the proposed regulations are opposite decry hospital THE HIGH court noted that the act authorizes "any person" to sue the govern. mentover analleged violation. Thclower courts said the ranchers and irrigation districts failed to show that their concem fell "within the zone of interests to be protected or regulated." Supreme Court justices disagreed. "It is true that the plaintiffs here are seeking to prevent application of environmental restrictions rather than to implement them, but the 'any person' formulation applies," wrote Justice Antonin Scalia, who added the rancher's and irrigation districts' claims are "reviewable under the (act's) citizen - suit provision." waste incineration that taken by the American Hospital Association, which is lobbying to re- write new anti -pollution language proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. American hospitals generate about 2 million tons of waste yearly, according to hospiudassociation, About2,250ofthe more than 5,000 hospitals in the U.S. operate on-site waste Incinerators. Other hospitals contract for disposal or incineration with private waste handling companies. Over 300 hospitals nationwide reported closing down their on-site incinerators during the last two years due to pollution concerns and the high costs of retrofitting aging facilities to meet clean air standards. Rick Wade, a spokesman for the association, said his group wants to see proposed EPA rules that better reflect scientific fact. "The standard we believe EPA is going to set far exceed what we know in science to represent a health risk." Wade said his group favors standards well above scientifically proven risks for dioxins, polyvinyl chloride plastics, mercury, cadmium and other pollutants. See'INCINERATION' on page 6. 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One blatant example can be found in a recent edition of a monthly magazine titled MUSE that's targeted to children ages 6-14. The cover sports a close-up of a Hereford calf with the caption, "Please don't eat me" emblazoned across it. One Knowledge is power, the old adage says, but are our children being bombarded with half-truths and misinformation that are downright harmful? article, that supposedly presents both pro - vegetarian and pro -meat eating, is below the headline "Eating Dead Meat." The coverage includes phrases like"unneces- sary killing" and "disgusting and cruel." The article also imples that farm animals are treated cruelly. There maybe a few isolated cases of abuse or mistreat- ment, but it's unfathomable to most farmers. 1 wonder if the author of these stories has ever set foot or. a farm or ranch. THE AMERICAN Dietetic Assoc- iation's theme this year is "All Foods Can Fit." Everyone should be able to chose the vegetarian lifestyle if they do so in an educated manner, but no one should be made to feel bad for eating beef, one of the best forms of protein. Unfortunately this article skewed the facts, and made eating meat akin to drinking paint. And to make matters worse, the Smithsonian Magazine was involved. Although no federal funds are involved in publishing MUSE, having a federally funded entity involved with a publication promoting these controversial views, especially for children, is absolutely unacceptable. To its credit, the Smithsonian has readily admitted its error, apologized for the lack of balance in the article, promised a fairer discussion of the issue in the next edition and dismissed the editor. But the MUSE article is only one example of the problem. Some argue that our schools are among the largest distributors of skewed scientific information. Many, without knowing it, arc teaching from textbooks with only half the information included, Guest Commentary i For their book, "Facts not Fear," Michael Sanera and lane Shaw reviewed more than 130 textbooks and about 170 environmental books for children. What they found was disturbing. For example, children are taught that global warming will melt the ice caps and flood coastal cities. One book states, "New York City would be almost covered with water. Only the tops of very tall buildings will be above the water." The fact is that there is significant disagrwmentin the scientifhceommunity, and many will argue that even if global warming happens, the rise in the sea level would amount to inches --not feet. ANOTHER EXAMPLE Sanera and Shaw cite is the children are taught that our nation's forests are in danger because of the logging industry. One textbook states that large areas of forest have been "wasted." They neglect to inform them that we have more trees today than we did in the 1920s and that the amount of standing timber grows each year. Not to mention that we need timber to build our homes. They found example after example of textbooks scaring kids about wildlife being killed off, the ozone layer being destroyed and millions of people starving around the world because of overpop- ulation. There's no denying those are important things tostudy, butwhat they're not being taught are the "other" facts that say many wildlife populations are larger than they were 80 or 100 years ago. They're not telling them that air quality has dramaucally improved in the Iasi few decades. And they're not telling them that the growth rate of the world's pop- ulation peaked in the mid 1960s and is slowing in most nations. They also fail to point out that the world's food supply has grown even faster than population has grown. 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The latest divestiture of property by WMI is part of a plan to eventually sell off $1.5 billion in assets and services in markets where the company is not considered a leader. WMI is considered the largest hauling concern in Halton, Hamilton, Niagara and Montreal. Those units in Canada will be retained by WMI for awhile, then will be sold off Clinton Administration embraces recycled letterhead WASHINGTON D.C.- Nearlytivee years after issuing an executiveordermandating die use of recycled and recyclable office products in federal offices, the Clinton While House quietly announced the switchover to letterhead and envelopes made with recycled content paper. The lag in complying with the Nest - dent's executive order came about while administration officials searched for recycled -content paper that met EPA's definitions for post -consumer content. The new paper: Crest R, manufactured by Crane & Co. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU - LOOK FOR US AT THESE APRIL. 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The acquisition includes 13 collection operations and a landfill, Canadian W ante will now service 80,000 new customers in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The new holdings will bring to 13 die number of landfills Canadian Waste Services now owns. In addition, the company will operate 18 transfer stations and 66 collection routes. Interstate waste: From page I. Of these interactions, 146 (almost 60 percent) involvedmovement to neighbor- ing states. To put this further into perspective, solid waste disposal capacity survey data shows that imports are not depriving states of adequate capacity, Ciofalo said. The nationhadmore disposal capacity in 1995 than it has had in the past 10 years based on the fact that 38 states reported more than 10 years of capacity in 1995, compared to only 21 states reporting that much in 1992 and 25 in 1986. Moreover, a number of communities invite waste in because they are paid "host benefits" from the disposal fees collected at the local landfill, Ciofalo said. NSWMA'S WRITTEN testimony also addressed flow control. It referred to a recent Standard & Poor's report on waste facility bond ratings that indicated ratings would not even be affected by legislation to reauthorize flow control. Business management ability is more important today than flow control in maintaining financial stability at waste facilities, according to S&P. Ciofalo told the committee that NSWMA had sat before them on the same topic almost exactly two years earlier. "Mr. Chairman and members of this panel, today I can repeat to you what we advocated two years ago, because the message has lostnone of its force. In fact, it has gained relevance. The message is this: restricted borders have no legitimate place in the management of solid waste." Cioldo said. "It makes neither economic norenvironmental sense" inclose borders to waste exports or imports. Incineration: From page 3. The environmental group found in its study that 69 percent of all operating hospital waste incinerators have no pollution control devices at all. These incinerators account for 56 percent of the total incinerator capacity. New proposed regulations for hospital waste incinerators will not be published until later this summer, said an EPA spokesman who cal led cri deism from both the environmentalist groups and the hospital association "premature." Midwest lawmakers seek exemption from air rules WASHINGTON D.C.- State and federal lawmakers from several s laces in the upper Midwest are seeking an exemption from tough now clean air standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA will be toughening the 1990 Clean Air Actin aneffort to bring heavily mclustrlalizecicitiesintheeastem Midwest into tougher compliance standards Lake County, California added to recycling zone SACRAMENTO- The California hueg- rated Waste Management Board has expanded the Sonoma/Mendocino Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) to include Lake County. The expansionwill allow fumcn aced activity by businesses that benefit from locally diverted recyclable materials. "Recycling and economic develop- ment officials in Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties have historically worked well together when it comes to improving the working environment for small businesses," said Waste Board member Janet Goich. '7t seems like the logical step to allow Lake County tojoin theotherssothat this existing relationship could help make the marketdevelopment efforts for recycled materials stronger in this region." currently --c tin Southern California. The mainfocus of the change will be to narrow the paniculates emitted into the air that may now be as large as I Omicrons in diameter to 2.5 microns. Mandatory vehicle -inspection programs will go into effect in twice as many urban areas. Barring Congressional intervention, EPA intends to impose the new standards -by the end of April. Lawmakers say the EPA wants to reduce ozone, nitrous oxide and volatile organic compounds in the Northeast and in the Chicago -Milwaukee areas by including area already in compliance with tougher new standards that will cost local economies and businesses millions of dollars. Under the new clean air standards, electrical plants in 37 states and the Upper Midwest would be required to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by 60 percent. Industry would also be required toretrofit it existing equipment, according to Iowa U.S. Rep. Greg Oatcake's office. Accord- ing to one Iowa manufacturer, it would cost $5 million to retrofit a single boiler. Besides retrofitting andotherexpenses, Gatuke said residents and business owners in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and North and South Dakota may also be faced with buying cars and trucks equipped with expensive anti -smog devices that would add hundredsordollars to purchaseprices. The use of reform-ulated gasoline like that sold in Southern California would also be required, adding per gallon to the cost of fuel. GANSKE'S OFFICE noted that that computermodels show that imposing the strictest measures in the Midwest would not change ozone levels in eastern states that wouldbe thrown outofcompliance if the EPA's tougher air standards are allowed to be implemented. In aletterdrafted byGanskeandelecled officials in Ove states, EPA Administrator Carol Browner was told that "EPA's decision flies in the face of the scientific information derivedfrom its own studies. 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Supervisors unanimously supported cutting both tipping fees and six landfill jobs to encourage waste haulers in the county to patronize the system. High Lipping fees and the continued instability of the county system have, in recent months, prompted many haulers and cities to take their solid waste loads to landfills located outside the county. Supervisors voted to charge a base fee of $38 a ton at the landfills. Heavy users will receive incentives that could drop the fee to just $30 a ton for haulers and cities which deliver more than 200,O70 tons of waste to county landfills per year. The base per ton tipping fee at county -owned landfills was lowered to $38. Heavy users will receive Incentives that could drop the fee to just $30 a ton for haulers and cities which deliver morethan 200,000 tons of waste to county landfills per year. Transfer vehicle owners who travel 25 miles or more to the Olay Landfill will pay only $17 a ton. Transfer vehicles traveling less than 25 miles to reach a county landfill will pay a base fee of $25 per ton. Supervisors agreed to this steep discount to lure the cities of Escondido and Oceanside back into the county system. Both cities currently send their solid waste to Orange County. Other waste generated in San Diego County is taken as far away as Arizona. THE SIX STAFF reductions, along with the eliminationof 125 otherposilions overthe lastseveral months, helpedmake PE1111i MR- I V 111 RN INSURANCE AGENCY UMBRELLA LIFE INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE WORKERS COMP. COMMERCIAL AUTO C PROPERTY GENERAL LIABILITY HEALTH HOME OWNERS BONDS CARGO the I mdfill ripping fee reductions possible. The latest round of cuts included the layoff of the manager of the county's San Marcos landfill, which closed last month. The five other positions are vacant and will not be filled. "I think it (the lower tipping fees) will he tremendously well-received," said Larry Prior, the county's chief admin- istrative officer, "We've briefed this extensively to the hauling association and in discussions with various cities. I think this will generate a lot of interest." County officials hope the bond market and buying community also express interest. Additional business at the landfills could add to the sale price of the facilities. The county board of super- visors is expected to preview advertising and other sales material for the landfill system on April 15. Preliminary bids on the system could be solicited as early as late June, with purchase offers expected to be under review by August. Colorado commissioners approve new landfill CANON CITY -The Twin Landfill Corp. received initial approval recently m build a landfill 10 miles east of Canon City in Fremont County. The Fremont County Commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of the landfill. The new landfill will be located on 31 acres of a 60 -acre site in the Phantom - Beaver community on Fremont County Road 132. The most recent appearance of Twin Landfill Corp's owner LCN Liman was the third time the landfill has been presented to the county commissioners. They had previously voted 2-1 against the landfill in October 1994 and 2-1 against in April 1996. There were a different makeup of commissioners on the board each try. Nevada landfill question removed from June ballot BOULDER CITY -The BoulderCity City Council voted 3-2 recently to remove from the June ballot an advisory question on whether a new landfill should be built in the Eldorado Valley. City officials had been working on the language for the ballot question as opposition from citizen groups mounted against the facility, which is proposed near U.S. Highway 95 and visible to incoming traffic from Las Vegas. hie rE-I )�q_S F61ai .fra r. �GsrICJ�_ Tip &� 'ESS �r� � ��•.-Y ``�`4��_'� g�G&., ACIFIC UNIFIED INSURANCE COMPANY 2 O81 South Western Ave., #290, Torrance, CA 90501-1706 Cal( 800.579.5570 to advertise Supervisors approve t.-hiquita Canyon expanSA%.Al LOS ANGELES -There's always a bit of Hollywood thrown into landfill hearings in Los Angeles County. The latesthearing, which at its conclusion resulted in county Community-based recycling Is subject of Nebr. workshop OMAHA- The NebraskaState Recycling Association (NSRA) and the Creighton University College of Business will host a Community Based Recycling and Environmental Planning Workshop on April29 at Creighton University's Student Center, 24th and California streets in Omaha. The workshop will focus on providing inner-city residents with tools and strategies to rebuild and restore their neighborhoods through community- based programs available to residents. The workshop is an effort to bring together community leaders, residents and businesses in order to establish the framework for an upcoming project that involves training volunteers to identify and evaluate environmental problems within their communities. The workshop will beheld from 9 a.m. to3:15 p.m. andcostsSI 5perperson. For additional information and to register, contact NSRA at(402)444-4188. ARE YOU SURE YOUR CUSTOMER'S CONTAINER WAS EMPTIED? NOW YOU IRV CAN BE SURE Introducing THETIPSTER. With The Tpsler you will be able to verify your —' pickup service to your customers. You can show your customer the DATE and TIME that their container was emptied. No more guessing who is right -- your customer or your driver -- when it comes to verifying your customer's service. 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LACH is the spanish abbreviation for Lucha Ambiental de Is Communidad Hispana (Environmental Struggle of the Hispanic Community) and was organized by the Via Verde Association expressly to fight the landfill in 1995. LACH members have since split from the Via Verde group and are considering filing a lawsuit to block the expansion. The Washington D.C.-based Clean Water Action traveled west to oppose the landfill and indicated after supervisors had approved the expansion thattheirgroupmayjoin LACH in filing a lawsuit. THE COMPROMISE between Laidlaw and the Via Verde Civic Association calls for the company to pay the group up to $280,000 a year in exchange for the group agreeing toend its battle to block expansion of the landfill. Payments will come from Laidlaw, which owns the landfill, but not the Newhall Land and Farming Co., which owns the landfill property. Laidlaw plans to expand Chiquita Canyon from its current 3 million Ion capacity to23 million tons. 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Yes, this is the same terrible anti -Christ Jeff Bailey who had the temerity to write an article delaring recycling a feel -good waste of time, so I'm sure anyone who makes it a practice to regularly skim the Journal for other Bailey outrages read the piece The article, entitled "Arizona has plenty of what Oceanside needs and vice versa," tells the story of Oceanside, California, which constantly needs sand to replenish what is loston public beaches because of high tides, winter storms and erosion, and an Arizona landfill company that wants its share of Southern California's solid waste. The city and the landfill traded garbage for sand. The arrangement is working out swimmingly. The La Paz landfill and the company which operates the facility, Browning. Ferris Industries, enjoyed happy, heady days a few years ago when San Diego County raised tipping fees at county landfills to pay for a failing recycling facility. Cities in the county, including Oceanside, retaliated by quitting the county landfills and sending up to 850 tons a day to the La Paz facility. The ROLL -OFFS ♦ FRONT LOADER CONTAINERS WASTE CONTAINERS SCRAP BINS o RECYCLING STORAGE CONTAIN I e ;- ULPAIM, AMU HCUUILUInN PARTS AND SERVICE ♦I CUSTOM FARRICATIN NO ORDER TOO LARGE...OR TOO SMALL (80 01 t ;. ?38-2545 444-9251 Lipping fee at La Paz was ,0 a ton. Then Orange County cut rates at its landfills, offering a $19 -per -ton (plus transportation) deal to attract San Diego County trash, Next, San Diego County announced cuts to keep its solid waste at home. Business at La Paz slackened. Tharswhen BFT contractor Kelly Sather came up with the idea of trading sand for solid waste. Ms. Sather enjoys surfing. Her hobby helped cement relations with the mayor of Oceanside, 73 -year-old Dick Lyon, who also likes riding the waves. Il helped too that Lyon and Sarber's father served Washington council GRAHAM, WA.- Members of the Pierce County Council have shied away from making the county landfill independent. A recent proposal tostudy more in -county landfill sites for $300,000 failed to pass muster with the council in February. Sixoftheseven membersofthecouncil voted last year to build a local landfill south of Graham. That support withered due to residents who opposed the project and an interim election which brought three new members on board who have not been convinced the county needs to own and operate its own landfill. The new members and perhaps two of incumbents now say the alternative -- hauling county waste by train to a landfill cast of the Cascades, might be the best solution even though residential ratesmay rise $3 to $4 monthly. in the Navy together, and the mayor has known Ms. Sather all of her life. The (rash forsand arrangement is ideal for the landfill, which still receives a pricey $43 a ton for Oceanside's waste. But Ox eanside gets a load of sand in tach returning transfer truck and, in a city where tourist dollars make up for a lot, Lyon says."thesand is worth something." If a big national company can work beneficial trades like trash for sand,just imagine what smaller, more flexible independent companies can do to make their services more attractive by finding business deals like trash for sand. shies from landfill Time is running out for the county to make a decision. The Washington Dep. artment of Ecology probably will allow the county's current landfill at Hidden Valley to remain open until the end of 1998, 15 months after its permit would haveexpired. Beyond that, say members of the county's solid waste advisory committee, the only choice will be to send the waste outside the county. Pierce County currently sends about 40 percent of its waste east by vain each day. 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Original legislation introduced by then-Asaembl yman Byron Sher Outlawed manufacturers' claimsof biodegradability and other environmental attributes unless they were true. The bill was signed into law. Despite a legal challenge that resulted in the U.S. Ninth Circuil Court of Appeals upholding the law, the Legislature repealed it two years ago after being successfully lobbied by manufacturers. Another version of the law, AB 362, sponsored by Assemblywoman Debra Bowen (D -Marina del Rey) would delete the repeal, a move once again being opposed by manufacturers and the California Chamber of Commerce. In 1995 the Chamber supported the repeal bill (SB 426) that required the state's labeling law to be consistent will' the Guides for Use of Environmental Marketing Claims published by the Federal Trade Commission. The Chamber said the claims guide was adopted by most states and California should not be an exception. Terry A. Trumbull, an environmental attomey at Werner, Nabb, LeBourveau & Trumbull, and a former chairman of theCalifomia Waste Management Board, supports AB 362 and the return of a California -specific labeling law. He explained the reasons behind his support in a March 18 letter to Assemblywoman Bowen: "As Chairman of the California Waste Management Board from 1979 to 1984, and in my subsequent work for about 201 California local governments who are trying to encourage recycling, there seem to be no controls on the use of words like 'recycling' and 'recyclable.' In theo.,, everything can be recycled but in practice, that is often not the case. The public needs a clear definition of what these terms mean, instead of misleading claims that prejudice real recycling." UNDER THE 1990 California law, product makers could not advertise a product as "ozone friendly,""biodegrad- able, "photodegradable, "recyclable"or "recycled" unless that product met defin- itions in state law. The FTC adopted its national environmental packaging stan- dards two years after Sher's 1990law was enacted. The California Chamber and others said the law placed California businesses at a competitive disadvantage. The Chamber said in its weekly Alert pub- lication on March 14 that it opposes AS 362 because the bill's mandate that the state have its own separate labeling requirements would only contuse consumers and subject manufacturers to unnecessary, expensive rules. AB 362 will first be heard by the Assembly's Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development Committee. Colorado rally protests jail DENVER- Residents of west Denver staged a rally Feb. 27 to protest plans to build a juvenile jail on an old landfill site in the city's Valverde neighborhood. The rally was led by Councilwoman Ramona Martinez. The group fumed in nearly 600 signatures to Gov. Romer and members of the Colorado General Assembly. The state Department of Human Services proposes building the jail on a 10.8 -acre site at the corner of Irvington Place and Tejon Sleet. It could house as many as 120 inmates and cost up to $20 million. The Legislature must approve the plan to build the jail. a' } LEGEND VALLIEY ,a, — PARTS FOR — NEIL ® DEMPSTER ♦ MAXON C & O BODYWORK -q * AND MANY OTHERS LA MIRADA. MESA, MEWARK, CALIPOR141A ARIZOKA , OHIO (800) 485-2495 (800) 768-0217 (800) 331-6557 Illinois Lregislatu.-e revisits incinerate! subsidy issue SPRINGFIELD, IL.- Rep. Harold Murphy (D -Markham) has introduced legislation partially reinstating the controversial subsidies for solid waste incinerators that was ended last year by Gov. Edgar and the Legislature. Murphy introduced legislation to give state subsidies to incinerators in his district, according to the Chicago Sun - Times. The incinerators are located in Robbins and Fort Heights. The 1996 repeal of the subsidy, known as the Retail State Law, was an act of bad faith that has cost his economically depressed region badly needed jobs, Murphy said. The Robbins solid waste incinerator opened in December, the Ford Heights incinerator bums tires and did not open because the subsidy was withdrawn. "I'd rather have people working at these incinerators than in jail," Murphy said. "I think this will get out of (the HERD YESTERDA House Public Utilities) Committee, pass the House and Senate, and the governor will sign this bill." ENVIRONMENTALIST groups who fought hard to end the subsidy last year oppose Murphy's legislation this year. The groups haveenlisted diesuppon of House Speaker Michael Madigan (D - Chicago), who pledged in March to fight the bill if it reaches the House Boor. Under the old law, the state gave Commonwealth Edison tax credits to purchase electricity from waste incinerators, which typically charge more for power. Over a 20 year period, the price tag mIllinois taxpayers ig estimated at $350 million for power from the Robbins plant and $130 million for power from the Fort Heights facility. Robbins Mayorlrene Brodie told Sun - Times columnist Dave McKinney that environmentalists are spreading mis- information and castigated many of the issue's political opponents as "racists" who "hate African Americans." In her 1994 campaign, Rep. Eileen Lyons (R-Westem Springs) called for the repeal of the subsidy. She said Mayor Brodiewaswrong, andcalledherattempt to introduce race into the issue " something that's done when you don't have a good argument." Court says California landfill cah't reopen AZUSA, CA: A California state appeals courtrecendy upheld a lowercwurt'smling that the Azusa Land Reclamation Co. landfill cannot accept solid waste until it complies with current environmental laws. 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Cucamonga Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 The permit did not require the facility to meet strict new groundwater pollution standards since the landfill was anexisting facility. Environmentalists, lead by the the Main San Gabriel Basin W atermaster, a local utility, appealed the water quality board's approval, citing leakage from under an older, 80 -acre unlined pit at the site. BFI officials hired independent experts who found the landfill was not leaking and did not have a detrimental effect on the area's groundwater. Groundwater under much of the San Gabriel Valley has been found to be so polluted that it is listed as one of the federal EPA's Superfund cleanup sites, according to the local agency. Though BFI is not allowed to operate the Azusa site as a solid waste landfill, the company is being allowed In accept inert materials. Vector Engineering wins award for Las Vegas waste center project LAS VEGAS- The California Geotech- nical Engineer's Association recently awarded Vector Engineering, Inc. ofGrass Valley, Calif. the 1996 Outstanding Project Award for the design and cam struction of the Apex Regional Waste Management Center in Las Vegas, The Apex Center, a 2,200 acre waste management facility, serves the greater Las Vegas area by receiving approx- imately 6,300 tons of municipal solid waste per day. Over a four month period, Vector prepared an alternative liner system for all containment facilities at the site, and developed permit, design and conswction plans and specifications for a lined municipal waste disposal unit, a double lined industrial waste cell, a soil remediation cell, and septage treatment ponds. Vector also performed construction quality assurance services during all phases of construction. The California Geotechnical Engin- eers Association was founded in 1971 and currently has 90 member firths. Vector was one of three winning flora out of a field of 13 submittals. Vector is a multi -disciplinary engineering firm specializing in solid waste and mine consulting. 2 Frazee, Relis reapl,ointed to Waste Bard SACRAMENTO. Gov. Pete Wilson has reappointed Robert C. Frazee and Paul Relis to their positions as members of the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The reappointments mark the second and third terns for Frazee and Relis respectively. Frazee, the current Vice Chairman of the Board, was appointed in 1995. Rel is, who serves as a represent. ative from the environmental community, was appointed in 1991. Frazee, 68, a Republican from Carlsbad, also chairs the Waste Board's Permitting and Enforcement Committee and is a member of the Legislation and Public Education and the Local Assistance and Planning Committees. "I am grateful to the Governor and look forward to continuing to represent the best interests of the people of California;" Frazee said. "It is my hope that we can continue what is well under way and usher in a new era in permit and regulatory reform for the next century, making the safe and proper management of our solid waste facilities a less burdensome task for their operators." PRIOR TO serving on the Waste Board, Frazee represented northern San Diego County as a California State Assemblymanfrom 1978 to 1994. Before his election to the Legislature, he served as mayor andcouncil memberofCarlsbad. Frazee was also founding chair of the North County TranskDistrictBoard, chair of the Regional Coastal Commission and a memberof the SANDER Board, a waste - to -energy project. Relis, 50, a Democrat from Santa Barbara, also chairs the Board's Market DevelopmentCommittee and is a member Of the Permitting and Enforcement and the Policy Research and Technical Assistance Committees. 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As a compromise, Briggeman will provide recycling pickup weekly and residents will be allowed to keep their old bins. JIM joint venture wins Hong Kong contract HOUSTON- Browning-Ferris Industries said March I1 that Hong Kong's govern- ment awarded Swire BFI Waste Services Ltd., a company BFI co-owns, a 5127.75 million contract tobuild and operate seven transfer stations. Swire BFI Services Ltd., jointly owned by Browning-Ferris Industries and Hong Kong -based Swire Pacific Ltd., collects, recycles and disposes waste. Browning-Ferris said Hong Kong awarded Swire BFI a $41.5 million contract to build the facilities and about $5.75 million a year to operate them for 15 years. Need advertising that is I nexpensive and effective? Refuse News • 800-579-5570 PROFESSIONALS AT MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF: FRONT LOADERS ❑ MANUAL SIDE LOADERS ROLL -OFFS O SEMI ROLL -OFF TRAILERS PULLTRAILERS ❑ RECYCLERS ----- CYLINDER SALES st REPAIRS ----- 1436 E. 6TH ST. (909) CORONA, CA 91719 ED E 273-9992 WERNER, NABB, LeBOURVEAU & TRUMBULL Attorneys At Law Environmental Law & Land Use ♦ Soilid & Hazardous Waste O Land Use ♦ Real Estate O Economic Regulation 1590 Berryessa Road • San Jose, California 95133-1003 Phone (408) 453-1121 ♦ FAX (408) 437-9011 California waste board approves recycling loans SACRAMENTO- More than 31,000 additional tons of solid waste will be diverted from landfills in Southern California thanks to $1.2 million in loans from the California Integrated Waste Management Bond. The Board approved loans to three companies as partof is RecyclingMarket Development Zone (RMDZ) program's effort to spur markets for recyclable goods in California. The loans are available to businesses in specific geographic areas designated RMDZs by the Waste Board at the request of local governments. Since its inception in 1990, the Board's program has designated 40 separate RMDZ areas throughout the state. RMDZ loans provide businesses using secondary materials from the waste stream with financial incentives, encouraging industry to expand recycled materials manufacturing activities and overcome financial barriers. The loans are fixed, low-interest capital available for up to 10 years. They can be used to purchase real property and equipment and as working capital or to re fiance acompany's current debt. Eligible businesses can borrow up to 50 percent of a project's cost or a maximum of $14 million. The Waste Board approved the following loan amounts on March 26: • Maintenance Constroction Clean- up (Ventura County) received $300,000 to add 12 new jobs to its 30 -member workforce and begin sorting, processing, and reselling debris from new construction sites. The company plans to reuse or recycle nearly all the materials it now landfills. • Industrial Tire Service (Los Angeles County) received $350,000 to triple its present workforce with 10 new jobs and divert 620 tons of rubberized waste from area landfills each year. The company will use the money as working capital and to expand its tire recapping andretreading services by purchasing a larger building and more equipment. • CoastConverters, Inc. (Los Angeles County) received $623,000 to increase the amount of waste it annually diverts from 300 tons to 700 tons and add 20 new jobs to its current workforce of 205. The loan represents half of the company's total project costs, with the remaining funds coming from the Los Angeles Community Development Bank. The company manufactures plastic bags and will use the loan to increase the post- consumer recycled -content of the bags and realize greater profit margins. Alameda County, Calif. awards $1.1 million In recycling grants SAN LEANDRO, CA.- The Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board has approved $1.1 million in grant funding for waste reduction programs designedtoredL icamountofmaterials going to landfill. The grants were issued pursuant to the voter -approved Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative (Measure D, 1990) under die Alameda County Charter. Financial support for the Recycling Board during the 1996/97 fiscal year is targeted to provide assistance for non- profit organizations, to promote source reduction or waste prevention activities and to develop markets for recycled materials. A total of 17 grants were awarded from a pool of 45 grant app- lications. 1996M grants include: • Alameda Count y Ofce of Educ ati on, $29,241 for a schools to work program, "Explore A Career in Trash." • Wee Poets, $5,836 for production of a "Wee Recyclers" cable television program onwastereducdon andrecycling. • Tri -City Economic Development Corporation (Tri -CED), $248,402 to purchase equipment for a small bus, recycling program. • C.URA, Inc. (a residential drug and alcohol treatmentprogram), $150,000for facility expansion for bulky goods collection, recycling and muse program. • Youth Employment Partnership. Inc., $145,650 for deconstruction and reuse of salvageable materials from abandoned military facilities. • Tri -Valley Business Council Edu- cation Collaborative, Inc., $14,000 for "From Crayons to Computers" tooperate andexpand asurptusmaterials warehouse serving schools. • Oakland Recycling Association, $45,000 for California Paper Industry Initiative, to examine expansion of pulp and paper production capacity based on recycled paper or non -wood fiber reso rces. • ACORSE Home Cares Network, $49, 30 for expansion of program that supplies recovered and reusable medical supplies and equipment for people in need. • Alameda County Community Food Bank, $44,165 for expansion of delivery networks for perishable foods targeted for consumption, and spoiled food targeted for compost or animal feed. • City of Berkeley, $40,000 for Straw Bate Nature Center utilizing sustainable building materials. • Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility, $20,000 for market research to increase the retail availability of"green" building materials. • City of, San Leandro, $10,000 for development of community garden composting and yard waste reduction demonstration project. • Applied Composting Consulting, $48,750 for design modification and testing of prototype commercial food waste in -vessel composter. • Alameda County Public Works Agency, $6,000 for development of See'ORANTS' on page 16. 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The plant has been closed for nearly two years now, its $139 million price tag hanging like an albatross around the necks of San Diego County politicians. The landfill closed without the expected bang on March 11, when a last-minute deal to keep it open and operating a few more years fell through. On March 7, the old landfill proved it had a story or two left to tell when North County News repotted that Herzog Contracting Corp. wanted to persuade the city of San Marcos and San Diego County to let them operate the landfill for three more years. Herzog offered to buy the remaining trash capacity at the county -owned site for$16.5 million. The majority ofsupervisors, perhaps tiring of nearly two decades of largely negative headlines, said no thanks. It's hard to tell if it will be dateline: San Marcos any longer. The beautiful San Diego County community can go back to looking pretty, and enjoying its well- deserved reputation as one of Southern California's preferred areas of living. Permit approved for Coachella Valley transfer station COACHELLA, CA: The California Integrated Waste Management Board approved an operating permit March 26 for the City of Coachella's future ransfer and recycling station. The permit allows the city to build the facility at the Coachella Landfill. The existing landfill is scheduled to close this year and it is expected that waste now will have to be hauled 30 to 60 miles to either the Edcom Hill or Badlands landfills. The new facility is expected to open later this summer. [,&T*PMibJTA: * WD Bayne Thinline Lift Systems 4 Top quality materials used forollproducts 1 All prime Steel (NO secondaryscrap) f All Roll- Off bodies have 3X3 structural tubing sills&headers ♦ All products primed in& out (to preventrusy Duraflex Plastic Lids ' + BullDog/Linkweld Casters + All containers have inseam weld with drain plug For information and quotes call Danny or Sue (209) 333-4414 1803 S. Stockton St., Lodi, California (Folly Licensed & Insured) California waste con.pany loses bid to retain contract SAN BERNARDINO- Colton Landfill Gas. Corp.'s lawsuit to retain a contract return rolling solid waste into energy at two San Bemardino County landfills was rejected in late February by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Stephen B. Cunnison. The company's contract was terminated for failure toperfori. Judge Cunnisonhad previously denied the company's bid for an injunction preventing the county from bringing in another contractor as a replacement. Debris from old landfill tainting Utah River OGDEN-The City of Ogden will spend more than $30,000 to clean up debris tom lose from an old landfill by the Weber River. The cost includes a $2,500 fee charged by Union Pacific for city crews to pass through land owned near the cleanup site. The old landfill is located near the 31st Street viaduct. Officials found the river sloughing waste when searching for a drowned teenager last summer. In February city workers diverted the river back to its former course and built an embankment to prevent further erosion while the river was low, according to Ogden Public Works Director Jon Ruiz, The county estimates 100 cubic yards of trash swept into the river before the erosion was discovered. IRA's 17th Annual Conference is May 6-7 In Springfield SPRINGFIELD, IL: The Illinois Recycling Association will hold its 17th Annual Conference, "Recycling Makes Cents!!" May 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza -Holiday Inn East in Springfield. An extensive exhibit hall will be open on the 6th; concurrent educational sessions will take place both days, ending with the annual IRA Awards Luncheon on the 7th. Special features will be tours, a silent auction and the annual IRA Invitational Golf Tournament. For additional information, contact IRA at (708) 479-3800. R.M. county considers Grants: - waste fee Increases From page 15 SANTA FE- Santa Fe County is considering imposing fees on coun ty land. owners or residents to cover higher costs of operation at the Santa Fe city -county landfill. The county commission voted in February to hear a proposal this month to impose a $77 yearly trash fee on all residents living outside the Santa Fe city limits, or a $41 yearly fee on all landowners whose property is outside the city limits, according to Public Works Director Larry Velasquez. It will cost about $2 million a year for the county's trash services once the new landfill opens, Velasquez said. The county's general fund will cover about $650,000 for personnel and operating costs. The remaining $1.4 million, proposed to be covered by yearly fees, would pay for monitoring, equipment and dumping costs for the new landfill. community gardens featuringcomposting and yard waste reduction instruction. • Green Billion Industrial Corp. USA, $87,280 for equipment purchase and expansion or recycling capacity for N7 plastics. • Dept. of Energy/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, $84,000 for research in indentiBcation and processing proper -ties of blended recycled plastics. • Jet Mulch Corp., $69,000 for equip- ment development to increase efficiency of mulch and compost field application. The Recycling Board is funded through a $6 per ton landfill disposal fee at the Altamont and Vasco Road landfills. The Board operates as a specialized arm of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority. Board members are composed of elected public officials, selected by the Waste Management Authority, and pro- fessional experts in specified areas of waste reduction, selected by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Southern California Disposal Co., Inc. is interested in purchasing routes located in the following areas: San Fernando Valley a WestLosAngeles North Hollywood s Palms North of Santa Barbara LosAnge/es a Will PayCoshll Please contact Sam ' (310) 828-6444 NOTE: transfer station in W. Los Angeles available for dumping. More testing ordered for proposed Colorado recycling complex site BOULDER. More environmental testing needs to be done on nearly 20 acres offered by Eco -Cyte to the Boulder County Recycling and Composting Authority for construction of an $11 million regional recycling complex Public Service Co. owns the 19.9 acre Boulder site, but Eco -Cycle has an option to purchase the property. In late February the authority singled out the site for further environmental testing, which was greeted as good news by Eco -Cycle officials. The authority represents the cities of Boulder, Broom- field, Erie, Jamestown. Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Nederland and Superior. Eco -Cyte, Western Disposal, waste Managementof Coloradoand FCR Inc. are competing to operate the facility. The recycling complex will be paid for through a tenth -of -a -percent sales tax expected to generate $23.5 million by the time it expires in 2001. The facility is expected to open in 1998. The Eco -Cycle site was chosen from four potential sites, including a 12 -acre site offered by Western, a 7.8 acre site owned by Boulder County and aprisafety- owned 10.2 acre site in Longmont. Environmental testing will include assessments of wildlife and wetlands. The contract for operating the new facility is expected to be granted to an applicant early next year. Colorado counties agree on trash plan FT. COLLINS- In a move to protect air quality in Fort Collins and nearby wilderness areas, Larimer County, Coloradohas agreed to acceptsolid waste from neighboring Jackson County. Jackson County operates a small incinerator near Walden, upwind of Fort Collins, state forest lands and Rocky Mountain National Park. The incinerator did not meet federal air quality standards. Latimer County commissioners offered to allow Jackson County to deposit up to 10 tons of solid waste a day into the Latimer County Landfill for free if officials there agree to close the incinerator. Reusables as art displayed at Oakland Museum OAKLAND, CA: Over 50,000 people are expected toattend the Oakland Museum of California's latest exhibit entitled, "Hello Again: A New Wave of Recycled Art and Design." "HelloAgaln"waspartially funded by the AlamcdaCounty Wazte Manage-ment Authority and features more than 600 items ranging from the functionally sublime to the wittily weird. The exhibit illustrates the many ways in which recycled goods are now entering die commercial mainstream and how consumers can ch,. _.,he recycling loop by purchasing clothes made with fiber derived from recycled soda bottles, furniture forged of recycled plastics, and works of art created from every imaginable discarded object otherwise destined for the landfill. The exhibit. which runs through July 27th (before being'recycled' down to Los Angeles) also features information on recycling practices and services, M well as a "buy recycled" gift shop. Some of the exhibits include a cock- tail dress fashioned from plaztic garbage bags, candlesticks made from bicycle cogs and gears, and a robot built from parts of abandoned appliances. For additional information on the exhibit, contact Roberta Rankin at (510) 614-1699. Tulare County, Callf. recycling facility receives permit VISALIA-The Tulare County Recycling Complex in Visalia can now begin accepting municipal solid waste in addition to recyclable materials following the March 26 approval of its newoperating permit by the Califomialntegrawd Waste Management Board. The permit allows the existing recycling center to become a fully functioning transfer station and material recovery facility that can accept up to 1,200 tons per day of mixed solid waste, construction and demolition debris, industrial waste, and green waste. The facility is located on nearly six acres and had operated as a recycling center since 1995. WE'RE THE PEOPLE TO CALL, I FYOU WANT':: TO PURCHASE OR SELL USED EQUIPMENT atoll -Offs Eront toedero Pete'sond Whites Pete's, Whites& Mocks '78to'92models '781o'89models ACT NOW...TO ATTEND THE SWN SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA Rear toederi Whites, IHC / PakMor (20 to 25 yds.) S OSIS Pates/ Leach (20 to 25 yds.) 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"Zero Waste: Challenge for the Next Millennium." Refuse News welcomes news from associations, sernmarandmemmil sponsors andotherorganizationsplaoning upcoming events. Becauseofourmonthlypublication schedule, we must receive your notices at least one month prior to the event date in order to insure inclusion. Notices should be submitted in a format similar to the ones shown here. Note: Due to last minute cancellations or changes, it's always advisable to call ahead when planning to attend 'Calendar' functions. To .submit itemrto'Calendar,'sendorfaxinforrnation to: Refuse News, P.O. Box 180, Osmond, NE 68765. FAX (402) 748-3297. National -International Events April 22-25 Raleigh, N.C.: "North American Waste -to -Energy Conference (NAWTEC V)." Place: Sheraton Imeprial Hotel and Convention Center. Sponsor: SWANA. Contact: Nancy Coped, (301) 585-2898, ext. 235. April 30 -May 2 Philadelphia: "BioCycle National Conference." Sponsor. BioCycle Magazine. Contact: (610) 967-4135. is 3 W Z W u - W C 0 The CRRA's 21st annual conference will beheldJune l-4inMonterey. Plenary speakers include fomrer CaliforniaGov. Jerry Brown, Christopher Flavin, Senior Vice President of WorldWatch Institute and Congressman Sam Farr, Gov. Brown will also be the special guest speaker at this year's awards ceremony. which will be held at the world renown Monterey Bay Aquarium. This year's conference program is typically packed with informative seminars ranging from hot policy issues to sustainable construction. Anewfeature this year is a legislative hearing with invited top elected officials who will hear from Zero Waste experts and attendees on state and federal legislative priorities. Tours of local waste reduction facilities are also planned, with scheduled stops at Pebble Beach Company's composting project, Carmel -Marina's Recycling Facility, the Monterey Peninsula Land- fill and Recycling Facility, and Goodwill Indusuy's'Bargain Barn.' The CRRA Annual Conference is co- sponsored by the California Department of Conservation and the U.S. EPA. For registration information, contact CRRA at (448) 655-3209. ence," Place: Crowne Plaza -Holiday Inn Events Calendar East Sponsor: Illinois Recycling Assoc- iation. ComacC (708) 479-3800. May 19.22 Atlanta: "Waste Expo '97." Sponsor. Environmental Industry Assoc- iations. Contact: (202) 244-4700. June 8-13 Toronto: "Annual Meeting and Exhibition." Sponsor: Air & Waste Man- agement Association. Contact Maureen Brown, (412) 232-3444, ext. 3122. September 22-24 Orlando: "/6th Annual National Recycling Congress & Exposition." Sponsor: National Recycling Coalition. Contact: (703) 683-9025. October 27.30 St. Louis: "Wastecon'97." Sponsor: Solid Waste Association of North America. Contact: (301) 585-2898. California April 28 -May 1 Palm Springs: "1997 Regional Symposium." Sponsor: SWANA. Contact: Scott Ramey, (310) 327.5401. May 10-13 Long Beach: "Geosywhetics '97Conference." Contact: (612)222-2508. May 13-16 San Jose: "Manager of Landfill Operations Training Course." Sponiser, SWANA. Contact: (301) 585-0297. May 23 Monterey: "Rubberized Asphalt Concrete and Crumb Rubber Products Workshop." Sponsor: CIWMB, CSU - Sacramento. Place: Monterey Beach Bay View Hotel. Contact: Michelle M. Place, (916)278-6633. May 30 Anaheim: "Rubberized Asphalt Concrete and Crumb Rubber Products Workshop." Sponsor: CIWMB, CSU - Sacramento. Place: Sheraton Anaheim Hotel. Contact: Michelle M. Place, (916) 278-6633. June 1-3 Monterey: "21stAnnual Confer- ence." Sponsor: California Resource Recovery Association. Centact (916) 652- 4450. Colorado May 5.6 Denver: "Metals Identification Seminar." Sponsor: ISRI. Contact: (202) 737-1770. Idaho June 11-14 Coeur d' Alene: "Second Annual Conference and Exhibition." Sponsor: Association of Idaho Recyclers. Contact: Jill Bowes, (208) 666-8172. Illinois April 14-16 Chicago: "'97 Recycling Symposium." Sponsor: TAPI. Contact: Kelly Dedman, (770) 446-1400. April 25 Elmhurst: "Best Practices Work- shopfor Wood Waste Recycling." Sponsor: Clean Washington Center,ReTAP, Place: Holiday Inn. Contact: (541) 344-9454. May 6-7 Springfield: "Annual Confer - June 3.6 Chicago: Internanona Recovered Paper Conference & Exhibit VIIL" Contact: Miller Freeman, Inc. (415) 905-2393. Louisiana May 15-17 New Orleans: "Leadership Conference." Sponsor: Automotive Recy- cling Association, Contact: Susann Porter, (703) 385-1001. Minnesota May 4.7 Minneapolis: "International Conference and Exhibit:' Sponsor: TAPI. Contact: (800) 332-8686. May 8 Minnetonka: "Northwest Chapter Meeting." Sponsor: ISRI. Contact: Steve Pleis, (319) 234-7541. Missouri October 27.30 St. Louis: "Wastemn'97." Sponsor: Solid Waste Association of North America. Contact: (301) 585-2898. Montana May 8-10 Red Lodge: "Annual Convention and Exposition." Sponsor: Montana Solid Waste Contractors Assoc. Contact Suc Weinganner, (406) 443-1160. Nebraska April 29 Omaha: "Community Based Recycling and Environmental Planning Workshop. " Place: Creighton University Student Center. Sponsors: Nebraska State Recycling Association, Creighton University College of Business. Contact See'CALENDAR' on page 22. Events Calendar 11sting Form Information submitted on this loan will appear in Refuse News Events Calendar from time of submission until the issue immediately before your event. Good luck on your upcoming event! Send or FAX free listing to: Refuse News Calendar, P.O. Box 180, Osmond, NE. 66765 FAX (402) 748-3296 or (818) 974.0421 I EVENTDATES'. CITY! STATE: NAMEOFEVENT- I I EVENTLOCATION: SPONSOR: EVENTCONTACT' ILTELEPHONE: ------------------------ Wichita ponders three disposal alternatives WICHITA -An advisory committee charged with planning the waste disposal and recycling future of Wichita and Sedgwick County metro areapresented countycommissioners with three options on March 5 forreplacing the city's Brooks Landfill, which is scheduled to close in October 2001. The main goal of the committee is to recycle as much waste as possible, then find the most economical way to dispose of the rest. Commissioners were presented with three disposal alternatives: ■ Landfilling solid waste remains the most feasible and economical of the three alternatives presented. Wichita has purchased land in northeast Sedgwick County for development of a landfill to replace the Brooks facility, but must receive approval from the county com- missioners to build it. The committee estimates a tipping fee of $28 per ton and monthly residential trash bills of $15.12 per household. ■ Construction of a transfer station is the second least expensive option presented to commissioners. The pro- jected tipping fee of $44 per ton would cover the cost of operating the station plus tipping fees at a yet -to -be -identified out-of-cou. indfill. Monthly household rate., would be $17.40. A materials recovery facility would be an inexpensive add-on to the transfer station to facilitate recycling. ■ The third alternative, a waste incinerator (waste -to -energy plant), would have a $64 a ton tipping fee, with monthly residential trash bills of $20.43. The incinerator option may be downplayed because ofhigh construction costs and questionable environmental risks. Any waste management plan approved by the county would have to be approved by the state of Kansas. Officials hope to forward a document to the state later this summer. Orange County won't sell landfills it cities agree to patronize SANTA ANA, CA: Financially troubled Orange County won't sell its landfills in Brea, Irvine and San Juan Capistrano if cities within the county agree topaironize the county system instead of sending solid waste elsewhere. As an incentive to cities, the county agrees to reduce its gate fees from $27 to $22 a ton. The fee would remain fixed for 10 years, with the following exceptions: inflation rising about49 ayear; unex wily low amounts of garbage b,...g brought to landfills; or "uncontrollable circumstances" such as changes in the law. The agreement between participating cities and the county also says Orange County may import waste from other counties if it can't make enough money on local waste. Like neighboring San Diego County to the south, Orange County has considered selling its landfill system Los private company. San Diego County's system is currently for sale. Hinsdale awards contract HINSDALE, II: The village of Hinsdale Board has awarded a three-year waste hauling contract to Workman Service, Inc., which will provide rear -door service With recycling collection and a sticker program. Workman, based in LaGrange, was the lowest of three bidders, including Browning-Ferris Industries, which has served the village for six years. Residents will pay a monthly fee of $9.50 for once -a -week pickup of one can/bag, and $17.90 for twice -a -week pickup, a slight drop from the current rate. Stickers for extra cans/bags, bulk items and landscape cost $1.49 each. Under the new program, one type of sticker will apply to all uses. New Mexico legislation limits local say on landfill development ALBUQUERQUE- A bill introduced in the New MexicoState Senate by President Pro -Tem Manny Aragon would limit a cayorcounty's ability to regulatelandfills. Aragon's measure would give more control to the New Mexico Environment Department and prohibits local governments from considering the environmental or scientific merits of a proposed landfill. The legislation was introduced spec- ifically to push through expansion of the Southwest Landfill, according to nearby property owners who are challenging a zone change allowing the expansion in court. Aragon denied that was the motive, and also denied the bill was introduced to help one of his legal clients. Bernalillo County Commissioners voted to change zoning near the current landfill site to allow expansion of the facility. An application for expansion currently before the state Environment Department is expected to be decided on before May 9. The Aragon bill would not affect landfillszoned and permitted before July 1, 1997. Advertise easily, effectively and inexpensively, n Re se News Display ad prices start at just 55 per issue Midwest Regional Office FAX (402) 748-3297 Western Regional Office FAX (818) 974-0421 Or Call Us Toll -Free (800) 579-5570 for additional Information Cadiz says WMX faile, a note earthquake fault s BARSTOW, CA: A major landowner and the main opponent to WMX Tech. nologies' proposed Rail -Cycle landfill in the desert of San Bernardino County said in March the waste giant sought to hide the presence of 11 earthquake fault lines at the proposed site. If the allegations made by the attorney for the Cadiz Land Co. are true, the rail haul -landfill project could be doomed, according to a lengthy story appearing March 14 in WMX's hometown news- paper, the Chicago Tribune. The public will have to wait for several months to find out if the allegations are true, according to the Cadiz attorney. A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge ordered a review of over 100 boxes of documents seized during a raid March 7 at W MX's Irvine offices to determine if information contained in the documents are protected by attorney-client priv i lege. The review request was made by WMX attorneys, whoargued theboxescomained trade secrets and other information of value to competitors. WMX also succeeded in removing from the case the Superior Court judge who issued the search warrants used to gather the evidence March 7. THE FATE OF the Rail -Cycle project could be settled once and for all when a lawsuit filed by Cadiz Land Co. reaches SuperiorCounon July 11. Cadizaftomcys say the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved the Rail -Cycle project in November 1995 based on WMX -supplied information stating there were no active fault lines under the proposed landfill property. Cadiz attorneys say a chart prepared by WMX for the supervisors was changed to show no fault lines even though geologists reports show 1 I active fault lines On the property. READY FUR A FUN DAY? CDA'S 12TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT MONDAY, JUNE 23 BROOKSIDE GOLF COURSE PASADENA, CALIF. The California Disposal Association has scheduled the popular event atone of Southern California's favorite golf courses. This is definitely one golfing experience you don't want to miss. Des- tined to be a sell-out, your reservation should be made today. tr Includes: winner -take -the -cash putting contest, on -course prime rib sandwich lunch, earlyeven i ng barbecue banquet, long listof great awards and super raffle prizes. Call. -(714)693-8872 Benjamin Reznik, the attornry r _ representing Cadiz, said the alter mien "created a record dial is false, misleading and corrupting." WMX denies all charges of tampering with charts or lying to supervisors about the presence of active fault lines. WMX spokesman Bill Plunkett called the allegations false and accused attorney Reznik of trying the case in the press. but said he would lose in court. Calendar: Cent; nued from page 20. (402) 444-4188. June5Chadron: "Recycling Conference." Sponsor: Solid Waste Association of Northwest Nebraska & Nebraska State Recycling Association. Conwct(402)399- 1257 or (402) 444-4188. July 22-25 Omaha: "Manager afLam,f711 Operations Training Course." Place Four Points Hotel. Sponsor: SWANA. Contact: (301)585-0297. Oregon May 9 Salem: "AOR Spring Education Conference." Sponsor: Association of Oregon Recyclers. Place: Willamette University. Contact: Jeanette Hardison, (503) 581-4473. September 12-14 Eugene: "Fall Con- ference." Sponsor, Association of Oregon Recyclers. Contact (503) 6614475. Texas April 28.30 Austin: "Environmental Trade Fair." Sponsor. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Contact: (512) 239-6330. June 5-8 San Antonio: "Gulf Coast Con- ventionlTrade Show." Sponsor: ISRI. Contact: Elyse Levine, (713) 605-3191. Washington April 16-18 Seattle: ",Northwest Regional Solid Waste Symposium." Sponsor: SWANA. Contact: Lisa Wagner Haley, (206)827-4470. April 29.30 Spokane: "Expo '97: EnvironmenmlForumforBusiness." Place: Spokane Convention Center- Contact 509) 323-2641. May 4.7 Wenatchee: "Annual Con- ference." Sponsor: Washington State Recycling Associadon. Contact: (206)244- 0311,