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<br />The Plcasanton Tnmsfer Station is owned and operated by Pleasanton Garbage Service (PGS),
<br />and has a design capacity 01'720 tons per day. In t9952llil.S, it processed an average 01'234400 tons
<br />per day." In addition to the residential, commercial, and industrial refuse collected by PGS in
<br />Pleasanton, the transfer station accepts refuse collected by PGS in the Sunol and Castlewood areas
<br />of unincorporated Alameda County, from the general public, and from residents and businesses
<br />from neighboring jurisdictions. Approximately eight-twl'nty percent of the selt:haul refuse
<br />processed at the transfer station originates outside the Pleasanton city limits.u..tt
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<br />Pleasanton's principal solid waste management planning document is the City's Sourcc Rcduction
<br />and Recycling Elcmcnt (SRRE), adopted in January 1992. This document has been incorporated
<br />into the Alameda County Integrated Waste Management Plan. The SRRE describes the programs
<br />that the City will use to comply with the Califomia Integrated Waste Management Act, which
<br />requires all cities and counties to recycle 25 percent of their waste by the year 1995, and 50 percent
<br />by the year 2000. TIn; AlulIl\;J,. CouuLy R\;,-,ydillg luilidlin; (rvkd~lIl\'; D) dbu I~llllill.;~ llu,; C;Ly Lv
<br />lII~d lll~ '''III\; 25 "lid 50 p\;'~\;lIl d;v\;.,;vlI gv"b. T"Lk '11-] '[IV,"' ll,\; SRRE', "du,,1 (1990) "lid
<br />pluj~"",h:;J (1995, 2000, ilUJ 2005) o\.,IU.,;aat;ulI, divl,,;I::>;VU, l.luJ Ji;)pu;)c&! <.lIuvulIb.'2
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<br />The Sourc.e Rp.rllJ(~ti()n nnd Rec.ydine Initintiv[" ("Mp.:lSnTp. on) W:lS :l rOllnty hnllnt initintivp. pnssf"n
<br />hy the votPTS in 1 QQO I. pstnhlishcn nCCTPssive' c:olln.ywidp. wm;:.tc. divp.Tsinn conI... :lhovp. the' eonl...
<br />,,(Of hy tht, "tflfl" MP.:lSIITP. n not only spts :l 7" pp.TC"f"nt nod hiehp.T eo::!1 for Tf"OIlC'pd I:mdlilline hilt
<br />:11,,0 f"mphn"i7p.t.::: the prp.sp.Tvntinn of nnlllm! n"SOIlTCP.S nnd df"sc.rihf"<::' the nppd to pstnhlis.h Inne-h"nl1
<br />s.lIs.t::tinrlhlp. cnmmmpt;nl1 rind dis,pno:;;.::tl p:1ltprn"
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<br />The two most prominent waste divcrsion programs utilized by the SRRE are use of a Matcrials
<br />Recovery Facility (MFR) and a green-waste/composting program. The MFR has been in operation
<br />at the Pll'n.'1I110n C,nrhncr Srrvi"r Transfer Station since 1990. It uses a conveyor belt to facilitate
<br />manual removal of recyclable material from the refuse. PGS also operates a buy-back center
<br />through an atliliated company at the Transfer Station, and collects cardboard, glass, and paper from
<br />commercial and industrial generators. In 2llil.St995, npprnximnfrly 10 to 1 ~ Ion. n dny (nhollt 1600
<br />10 ~ 400 ton. n yrnr) 7,950 tVIl' vI' ,,,,,k,i,,1 was removed from the waste stream at the transfer
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<br />The City and Plrnsnnton c'mhncr Srrvicr P6S-implementcd a grcen-wastc collcction program in
<br />1996, :1nd incrp:ls,p.d this. tn wp.p.kly s,prvicp in ?004 willi till.; ~1\';{';II~Wd;:)h.: hdll;:)pvlkJ tv \..vlllpv;:)l;ug
<br />f,,~ilili\;, vl.Il>idc ll,\; Cly. The program witt-is now diverting approximately 10 ton. n ,by (nhollt
<br />II 000 tnn. n y,'ar)5,000 "ddit;vll,,1 tVB> pc, YC'" from landfill. A 1.0 in 7004 ,hi. proemm was
<br />cmpplpmpntpd hy foon ..r.r:1p rpr.yr.1ine: :1ltholleh to d:1tp. .hi... h:1<;' nof :Hfneci o:;;.ienifir.:1ntly to thp. :lmOllnt of
<br />wn.'r divt'r!,.d In addition, the City participates in educational activities and supports home
<br />composting etlorts.
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