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<br />The Pleasanton Transfer Station is owncd and opcrated by Plcasanton Garbage Scrvicc (PGS),
<br />and has a design capacity of 720 tons per day. In t9952.illl5., it processed an average ofZ:144illl tons
<br />per day." In addition to thc rcsidcntial, commercial, and industrial rcfusc collcctcd by PGS in
<br />Pleasanton, the transfer station accepts refuse collected by PGS in the Sunol and Castlewood areas
<br />of unincorporated Alameda County, Irom the general public, and Irom residents and businesses
<br />Irom neighboring jurisdictions. Approximately ~i1;l,l Iwenty pcrccnt of thc sclf-haul rcfusc
<br />processed at the transfer station originates outside the PIeasanton city limits.">-"
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<br />Plcasanton's principal solid waste management planning document is the City's Source Reduction
<br />and Recycling Element (SIill.E), adoptcd in January 1992. This documcnt has been incorporated
<br />into thc Alamcda County Integrated Waste Management Plan. The SRRE describes the programs
<br />that the City will use to comply with the California Integrated Waste Management Act, which
<br />requires all citics and counties to recycle 25 percent of their waste by the year 1995, and 50 percent
<br />by the year 2000. TII\; r\ldIlII,,;J<< Cuuuly R\,;,-,ydillo 11I;[;al;...1,,; (~ku~ull,,; D) dbu I\,"'''I'.I;I\';~ lilt.; Cily tv
<br />1I,~d tl,~ ''''II~ 25 "lid 50 p~I~~lIl d;V~I,ivlI 1;u<lb. T"t..I~ VI-3 ,"u.., tll~ SRRE', ,,~tu,,1 (1990) "lid
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<br />The SOllrce Rl'nllC".ion nnd Rpl'ydine Initintive ('-Mp':l~lIre n") wns, :l rmmty hnllnt initintivt'! pm;:s,en
<br />hy thl' vntroT" in t QQO It p."'-'nhli"hp'd aeerp'"sive f':n1I11.ywirle W:1s.'e diversion eonl" nhovp. the eonl"
<br />"ie' hy the ,,'nlp Mp.:1!'mn~ n not only "pIs :l 71) perl':p.n' nnd hiehf"r en:1) for rf"dll{,N~ landfilline hilt
<br />nl"o l"mphm;';7p<;;, thl' rrt~sp.rv:1tion of "nlnral rp<.:onrcps. :lnd dt~sc.rihp.s. the. nped to ps.tnhlis.h Inne-tt"ml
<br />"'lI",t~in~hle c.nn"'llfnption ~nci di"po\'ml p~ttf'm~
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<br />The two most prominent waste diversion programs utilized by the SRRE are use of a Materials
<br />Recovery Facility (MFR) and a green-waste/composting program. The MFR has been in operation
<br />at the Pl"nsnnlon r.nrhng" S"rvice 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 affiliated company at the Transfer Station, and collects cardboard, glass, and paper from
<br />commercial and industrial generators. In 2.illl5.t995, nppmximnt"ly 1 0 10 I ~ tons n (by (nhollt 1 (i00
<br />10 ~ 400 Ions n y"nr) ?,950 tVII' uf 111,,1<;1;,,1 was removed Irom the waste stream at the transfer
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<br />statton.
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<br />The City and PI"nsnnlon r.nrhng" S"rvi"" P6S-implcmentcd a green-waste collection program in
<br />1996, ~nci inc.rp.~",p.ci thi", to wp.p.kly Sf'rvicp. in ?004 vv;lll LIlt..; OH..\..II-VVd;::'h.; hall;::,}-'ulkJ Lu \..VIII}-'U;::,Lillg
<br />f,,~;Jiti~, vu[,id~ tll~ City. The program witt-is now diverting approximatcly 10 Ions n dny (nholll
<br />II 000 Ions n y"nr)5,000 "dditiulI<l1 tVII' I'~I y~"1 from landlill. A Iso in ?004 Ihis pmgmm wns
<br />""rr1p.mented hy fond "c.r:lp rpc.yc.1ine ~ltholleh to datt" thi" 1m.... not :lddp.d sienific.nntly to tilt" amollnt of
<br />wn<I" diVt'rt"d In addition, the City participates in educational activities and supports home
<br />composting efforts.
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