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6 <br /> <br />classes. These programs can be very effective in reducing the amount of HHW generated and <br />in educating people about proper disposal techniques. <br /> <br /> Each of these program alternatives are evaluated in Table 1 according to criteria mandated <br />by Section 18751.3 of the State Planning Guidelines for the HHW Element and summarized <br />below. <br /> <br />Analysis of Alternatives <br /> <br /> The recycling and disposal of HHW was analyzed by the Authority in 1989. Their decision <br />was to construct three permanent countywide facilities for the transfer and temporary storage of <br />HHW. The focus of this analysis is to review this decision and to determine whether additional <br />efforts are necessary. <br /> <br /> County Program. As Table 1 indicates, although periodic and permanem collection are <br />both successful approaches, a permanent drop-off facility is superior to periodic collection <br />because of the additional costs and hazards of a periodic program. Hazards are inherent in any <br />HI-IW program, but they can be more easily prevented in a permanent facility. In reviewing the <br />program, the County also considered the factors listed below: <br /> <br /> · Ability to service mini-generators as well as households, thus increasing the storage, <br /> treatment, recycling, and disposal options for wastes in a broader community; <br /> <br /> · Ability to consolidate wastes and to provide on-site treatment or recycling; <br /> <br /> · Ability to coordinate other programs such as waste minimization; <br /> <br /> · Anticipated changes in the waste stream. <br /> <br />Countywide facilities are able to incorporate these important features more easily than periodic <br />collection with no permanent facility. <br /> <br /> As described in the Selection of HHW Program section, the County program includes the <br />chemical identification and recycling, as appropriate, of hazardous materials received. The large- <br />scale nature and permanent operation of the three sites facilitate the recycling of a wide variety <br />of hazardous materials. The County program includes a public information program, which <br />Pleasanton will supplement locally. Pleasanton's future efforts will supplement the County's <br />public information program. Pleasanton will disseminate the public information materials <br />developed by the County to publicize the permanent HHW collection site. The County program <br />more than adequately satisfies Pleasamon's needs and AB 2707 requirements. <br /> <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Printed on recycled paper <br /> <br /> <br />