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AQMD Orders Additional Mitigation atSunshine Canyon Landfill
VO LUM E 69 | W IN T ER | 2012
INSIDE SOLIDWASTE IS PRODUCED QUARTERLYBY THELOSANGELESCOUNTYSOLIDWASTEMANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE/INTEGRATEDWASTEMANAGEMENTTASK FORCE
On December 6, 2011 the HearingBoard of the South Coast Air QualityManagement District (AQMD) issued aThird Amended Order for Abatement inan effort to further mitigate trash andlandfill gas odors from SunshineCanyon Landfill.
The Amended Order imposedadditional conditions beyond thoseincluded in the original Order forAbatement issued in April 2010,including:
• Expedited installation of additionalwells and flares to enhance thecollection and destruction efficiencyof the existing gas collection system;
• Submittal and implementation of aRevised Odor Plan of Action and aDamage Prevention Work Plan;
• Hiring Corrective Action Managersto respond to and resolve publiccomplaints 24 hours per day, 7 daysa week; and
• Hiring an independent consultingfirm to oversee the Corrective ActionManagers and monitor the landfill’sactions related to odor control.
The landfill, which is owned andoperated by Republic Services, Inc.(Republic), is a large municipal solidwaste landfill located about one milenorth of the Granada Hills community.
Its boundary traverses the City ofLos Angeles and unincorporated areasof Los Angeles County. In early 2009,the AQMD began receiving significantincreases in the number of odorcomplaints -- 310 complaints in 2009;over 600 in 2010; and more than 1,500in 2011 -- from nearby residents andschools.
Under the leadership of the AQMD,regulatory agencies formed anInteragency Task Force (ITF)consisting of the Sunshine CanyonLandfill-Local Enforcement Agency,County of Los Angeles departments ofRegional Planning and Public Works,and City of Los Angeles Departmentsof City Planning and Building andSafety. Over a series of meetings, theITF identified aspects of the landfill’soperations that could be potential odorcontributors and developed acomprehensive set of mitigationmeasures, which were included in theAmended Order. The ITF will be
evaluating the effectiveness of themitigation measures in the comingmonths.
The Los Angeles County Solid WasteManagement Committee/IntegratedWaste Management Task Force hasbeen closely monitoring the odormitigation efforts by the regulatoryagencies and Republic. In a letter datedNovember 22, 2011, to the Chairman ofthe AQMD Hearing Board, the TaskForce expressed its support for theAmended Order.
For any questions regarding odormitigations at the landfill, contact EdPupka of the AQMD at (909) 396-3332or [email protected], Tuesdaythrough Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. orEmiko Thompson of County PublicWorks at (626) 458-3521 [email protected], Mondaythrough Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste/Electronic Waste Roundups areconducted on Saturdays from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., rain or shine, unlessotherwise noted. For moreinformation, call County PublicWorks at 1 (888) CLEAN-LA(253-2652), or visitwww.CleanLa.com.
For information, call Tranette Sanders at 626-458-3562, M -Th, 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Task Force PE & I Subcommittee Chair - Mike Mohajer • Writer - Suk Chong •Production Coordinator - Dena Venegas • Graphic Designer - James Johnson
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City of Los Angeles Permanent Collection Centers are open on Saturday andSunday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., unless otherwise noted. For information, call1 (800) 98-TOXIC (988-6942). Services suspended during rainy weather.
Gaffey Street Collection Center1400 N. Gaffey StreetSan Pedro, CA 90731
Hyperion Treatment Plant7660 W. Imperial Highway, Gate B
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Washington Boulevard Collection Center2649 E. Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Randall Street S.A.F.E. Center11025 Randall StreetSun Valley, CA 91352
UCLA Location (E-waste acceped on Saturdays only)550 Charles E. Young Drive West Los Angeles, CA 90095
Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Los Angeles/Glendale Collection Center4600 Colorado BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90039
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Antelope Valley Environmental Collection CenterAntelope Valley Public Landfill
1200 West City Ranch RoadPalmdale, CA 93551
Note:Open 1st and 3rd Saturday each month 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., rain or shine.Common items accepted include household cleaners, paint, unused medications,
sharps waste, household batteries, TV's, computers, stereos, and printersFor more information, call County Public Works at
1 (888) CLEAN-LA (253-2652)
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTEPERMANENT COLLECTION CENTERS
WEEKLY HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUNDUPS
ACCEPT MOSTCONSUMER ELECTRONICSWITH A CIRCUIT BOARD
The Calabasas EnvironmentalCommissions 6th Annual RecyclingDrawing Contest drew more than 157submissions from grades K-8.
Winners were selected by theCommission based on the creativityof their illustrations, reflecting the2011 theme “Benefits of Green WasteRecycling.” Each winner received a$25 gift card and a framed copy oftheir art.
The Commission advocates soundenvironmental policy and action inthe areas of air and water quality andwaste management. The annualcontest is part of the Commission’seffort to promote recycling.
Each of the 14 winners read a two-minute statement on the benefits ofgreen waste recycling during apresentation at a commissionmeeting.
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The calendar cover on the leftwas created by Khai Berry, asixth-grader at A.E. WrightMiddle School.
Calabasas 2011 Recycling Drawing Contest Winners Announced
Sekander Ali, a 3rd grade student atViewpoint School, spoke about thebenefits of having a compost bin.
“I help my family take care of ourcompost bin. The plants really likethe fertilizer (that) the compost binmakes and the vegetables we grow inour garden are delicious,” Sekandersaid.
The winning drawings are featured inthe 2012 City of CalabasasCommunity Recycling AwarenessCalendar. The speeches and drawingscan be viewed atwww.cityofcalabasas.com/drawingcontest.html.
For additional information, contactAlex Farassati, City of CalabasasEnvironmental Services Manager, at(818) 224-1680.
Calabasas grade-school students pose with their award winningdrawings at the 2011 Recycling Drawing Contest awardceremony, held at City Hall.
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This summer, paint manufacturerswill begin to assume responsibilityfor the management of post-consumer paint (latex and oilpaint) in California.
Unused/discarded paint accountsfor the largest share of thehousehold hazardous waste(HHW) collected in the State.
With the passage of AssemblyBill 1343 (Chapter 420 of 2010Statutes), paint manufacturers ortheir designated stewardshiporganization are required todevelop and implement arecovery program to reduce thegeneration of postconsumer paint,promote its reuse, and manage theend-of-life of postconsumer paintin an environmentally soundfashion, including collection,transportation, processing, anddisposal.
PaintCare, the non-profitorganization established by theAmerican Coatings Association todevelop and implement the paintrecovery program in California, isdeveloping a state-wide networkof collection locations. Currently,local government HHW programoperators, including Los AngelesCounty, are in negotiations withPaintCare to ensure an expeditedand smooth transition of paintmanagement responsibilities toPaintCare. For more informationregarding PaintCare, contactExecutive Director MarjanehZarrehparvar [email protected]
Shift in CaliforniaPaint Management
Rowland Heights residentsrecycled more than 200 gallons ofused oil and 100 used oil filters ata recent collection event.
The event was sponsored by theLos Angeles County Departmentof Public Works in partnershipwith O’Reilly Auto Parts.
In exchange for recycling,residents received free containersfor used motor oil and oil filtersand tip sheets on used oilrecycling.
This popular event attracts morethan 100 residents each year. Overthe last two years, residentsrecycled 240 used oil filters and400 gallons of used motor oil.
County PublicWorks wouldlike to thankthe followingc ommun i t yorganizationsand businesses fortheir support of the event: thelibraries of Rowland Heights,Hacienda Heights, Walnut,Diamond Bar, and La Habra;Mobil and Chevron gas stations;Key-Met, and Replanet recyclingcenters; Rowland HeightsCommunity Christian Church; andFirst Chinese Baptist Church forpromoting this campaign.
For additional used oil and used oilfilter recycling event information,call 1(888)CleanLA or visitwww.CleanLA.com.
USED OIL RECYCLING A HIT IN ROWLANDHEIGHTS
Area resident picking up used oil tip sheets at used oil collection event.
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The massive efforts of completing theWaste-by-Rail system are rapidlydrawing to a close. The system hasbeen under construction since 2006and, when complete, will providelong-term disposal capacity forLos Angeles County by transportingcontainerized refuse from the Countyto remote landfills, using trainscapable of carrying about 4,000 tonsof refuse each.
In the foreseeable future, thedestination of the Waste-by-Railsystem will be the Mesquite RegionalLandfill (MRL), which is located in aremote portion of Imperial Countyand is now capable of receiving refuseby rail or truck.
Development of the Waste-by-Railsystem is the responsibility of theSanitation Districts of Los AngelesCounty.
In 2011 the focus of construction wason the rail infrastructure, specificallyconstruction of the Puente HillsIntermodal Facility (PHIMF) andassociated rail improvements inLos Angeles County and thecompletion of a one-mile-long railyard at the MRL site and a five-milespur connecting the landfill with theUnion Pacific Railroad mainline nearthe Glammis community in ImperialCounty.
The PHIMF is located in the City ofIndustry close to the Puente HillsMaterial Recovery Facility (PHMRF)and will be the rail loading facility forLos Angeles County’s refuse.Construction of the $107 millionPHIMF project is expected to becompleted this year. It will include 3.5miles of railroad track, retainingwalls, and two railroad bridges withinthe Union Pacific right of way;
Waste-by-Rail Closer to Ready and Waiting
modifications to State Route 60 andCrossroads Parkway over passes; andrailroad sidings for loading trains andadministrative and maintenancebuildings within the 17.2 acre site.When construction is complete,refuse will be delivered from thePHMRF via an access road thatpasses under Workman Mill Road andthe Union Pacific mainline.
Upon completion of the tworemaining contracts for the PHIMFand associated rail improvements, allthe components of the SanitationDistricts’ Waste-by-Rail system willbe in place.
For additional information, contactMark Revilla (562) 908-4288,extension 2448 or by email [email protected].
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“Squirmy-Wormy Vermicomposting” This presentation explores the world ofvermicomposting or worm composting.Participants learn how to start a wormcomposting bin.
Santa Monica Shows Residents How to Be Green
Carpet End-of-Life Care MovesCloser to Implementation
compliance. A civil penalty may beimposed by CalRecycle to anymanufacturer or distributor for non-compliance to the law.
There is an initial 5-cent per squareyard fee to cover the program’s setupcosts. The fee was enacted on July 1,2011 and will continue until January 1,2013. Subsequent to this period,manufacturers or their stewardshiporganization are required to assess anamount to their product, to be approvedby CalRecycle that does not exceed theplanned costs of implementing theprogram.
For additional information, contactMike Mohajer of the TaskForce at (909) 592-1147 [email protected]. For up todate information on the regulations andproposed plan, please visitwww.calrecycle.ca.gov/epr/PolicyLaw/Carpet.htm.
California is one-step closer toimplementing the nation’s firstextended producer responsibility(EPR) legislation for the managementof post-consumer carpet.
On November 15, 2011, theDepartment of Resources Recyclingand Recovery (CalRecycle) approvedcarpet stewardship regulations,pertaining to Assembly Bill 2398 (AB2398, Perez 2010). The regulationwhich subsequently received itsapproval from The California Office ofAdmintrative Law on January 26,2012, establishes policy for CalRecycleto accept payment for its servicesrelated to oversight and enforcement,the establishment of penalty ranges thatreflect a progressive enforcementapproach and criteria for acceptance ofannual reports.
Discarded carpet is one of the 10 mostprevalent waste materials in Californialandfills, equaling an estimated 3.2percent of waste by volume disposed in2008. The EPR will provide convenientopportunities for the collection ofcarpet at their end-of-life for recyclinginto numerous products includingcarpet backing and backingcomponents, carpet fiber, carpetunderlayment, plastics and engineeredmaterials, and erosion control products.
CalRecycle is also currently reviewinga stewardship plan submitted by CarpetAmerica Recovery Effort (CARE), anon-profit industry organizationidentified in AB 2398 as its CarpetStewardship Organization. The planwill be consistent with the State’shierarchy for waste management.CalRecycle must approve the plan byMarch 31, 2012 in order to be in
“Choose to Reuse” This presentation demonstrates thebenefits of a waste-free lunch andchallenges students to findalternatives to garbage including thecreative use of ordinary objects.
The City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling Division makes learning to recycle fun and engaging for itsresidents through a series of interactive workshops. The workshops, conducted monthly, are open to community members,businesses, and students of all ages. Each workshop is adjusted to fit the needs and age level of the participants. All workshopsare free. For information, contact Kim Braun at (310) 458-2223. Here’s a few of the City’s most popular workshops:
Textile RecyclingWorkshop participants learn how todeconstruct old clothing such as at-shirt and turn them into scarves, bagsand other items.
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Teachers and students from five localschools were recently recognized bythe Los Angeles County Board ofSupervisors for their commitment toreducing waste and recycling.
The five schools diverted over 78,740pounds of waste from their schoolcampuses and landfills during the2011 Battle of the Schoolscompetition.
This year’s recipients and theiramounts of diverted waste were:
� El Rancho High School11,576 lbs.
� Markham Middle School14,639 lbs.
� Palisades Charter High School16,600 lbs.
� Hughes Middle School 18,883 lbs.
� San Gabriel Christian School 16,771 lbs.
This was the second consecutive yearthat El Rancho High School andHughes Middle School received theaward.
The competition is conducted by Generation Earth, an environmental programmanaged by The Los Angeles County Public Works Department, and is open toall middle and high schools. Through the program, students are empowered tosolve environmental problems and encouraged to be stewards of theenvironment. During the 2011 competition, 60 participating schools conducteda waste audit, analyzed the impact of pollution on their school campuses, andimplemented source reduction techniques, such as recycling over a three-monthperiod.
The 2012 Battle of the Schools competition began in January. To learn moreabout the program, visit www.generationearth.com
STUDENTS REDUCE WASTE ON CAMPUS
Representatives from each of the five schools were presented with scrolls at arecent LA County Board of Supervisors meeting for their efforts to divertpaper, plastic, aluminum, glass, and plastic bottles from landfills.
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Future of Solid Waste Management Forum
Over 110 elected officials, wastehaulers, and consultants gathered onJanuary 23, 2012, to discuss solidwaste issues impacting the SanGabriel Valley.
The forum, entitled “Future of SolidWaste Management,” was hosted bythe San Gabriel Valley Council ofGovernments (SGVCOG) at theSanitation Districts of Los AngelesCounty Headquarters in Whittier.
The forum was convened to discussseveral pending solid waste issuesincluding the closure of Puente HillsLandfill in 2013 and the effect it mayhave on disposal costs and greenwaste management.
The event also provided updates onfuture innovations in solid wastemanagement, such as the County
Sanitation Districts’ Waste-by-Railsystem, the County of Los Angeles’conversion technologies efforts, andproducer responsibility from theCalifornia Product StewardshipCouncil.
Sam Pedroza, Mayor of the City ofClaremont and forum moderator, saidthe forum was a great success.
“The forum gave local governmentdecision makers an opportunity to notonly hear first-hand about solid wastechallenges, but to network withpeople who could provide assistanceto overcoming those challenges,”Mayor Pedroza said.
Howard Levenson, CalRecycleDeputy Director, gave presentationson the organics roadmap, mandatorycommercial recycling, and Assembly
Bill 341 (AB 341), which requiresbusinesses generating over four cubicyards of trash per week andmultifamily housing with five ormore units, to recycle beginning July1, 2012.
Keynote speaker, and newly-appointed CalRecycle director, CarollMortensen, discussed CalRecycle‘spriorities for the coming year,including implementing AB 341 andreforming the bottle bill. She alsoemphasized her desire to work withindustry and local governments toachieve these objectives.
For additional information, contactMr. Mike Mohajer of the TaskForce at (909) 592-1147 orMike [email protected] .
RIP ROARING SUCCESS...Morethan 400 vehicles dropped off 862tons of paper at the City of RanchoPalos Verdes’ first-ever papershredding event. The free event,sponsored by Escondido Disposal,Inc. (EDCO), provided Rancho PalosVerdes’ residents with an opportunityto drop off personal documents, suchas old tax returns, medical records andbank statements, for shredding at CityHall. Residents also dropped offabout 1,500 lbs. of unwantedelectronics for recycling. City staffhanded out public outreach material,including stormwater pollutionprevention, water conservation, andinformation on EDCO’s various freeservices.
Rancho Palos Verde's shredding event
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SOLID WASTE LANDFILL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ONCE AGAIN BEING CHALLENGED
Issuers of insurance policies for solidwaste landfills are currently requiredto adhere to California Department ofInsurance (CDI) licensingrequirements. But the passage ofAssembly Bill 480 could change allthat.
Assembly Bill 480, introduced byAssembly Member Solorio inFebruary 2011, resurrects theprivately owned solid waste landfillowners/operators attempt to usecaptive insurance as a financialassurance mechanism for landfillclosure, postclosure maintenance andcorrection action. Captive insurance,(policy holder owns the insurancecompany, i.e. self-insurance),operates under fewer restrictionscompared to other types of insurancewhere the policy holder has nofinancial interest in the insurancecompany.
AB 480, sponsored by WasteManagement, Inc., would loosenrequirements on the currentCalifornia Insurance Code Section1760 related to self-insurance. Thebill, as amended on June 23, 2011,would allow self-insurers to operatewithout being licensed by the CDI.AB 480 is now a two-year bill andmay be taken up by the Senate forconsideration any time during the2012 legislative session.
The practice of self-insuring posessignificant financial risks to the State
and especially local governments. Inthe event that either a privately ownedlandfill owner/operator or a captiveinsurance company files forbankruptcy or walks away from itsfiduciary responsibility, cities andcounties that use the landfill for solidwaste disposal will be held liable forthe cost of the landfill’s closure,postclosure maintenance, correctiveaction, and related environmentalimpairments.
Waste Management, Inc. hadunsuccessfully petitioned theDepartment of Resources Recyclingand Recovery (CalRecycle) inOctober 2010, to amend theCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title27, Section 22248 (CalRecycle –Closure and/or PostclosureMaintenance and/or ReasonableForeseeable Corrective ActionInsurance).
The Los Angeles County Soild WasteManagement Committee/IntegratedWaste Management Task Force (TaskForce) conveyed its concernsregarding weakening existingrequirements on captive insurance toCalRecycle in a letter, dated February15, 2011, and its opposition to AB480 to the Senate InsuranceCommittee on June 17, 2011, and theSenate Environmental QualityCommittee on June 27, 2011. In aletter dated December 8, 2011, theTask Force urged the cities inLos Angeles County to join the TaskForce in opposing AB 480. Followbelow link for a copy of the letter:http://ladpw.org/epd/tf/Attachments/Letters/AB%20480%20Cities.pdf
For additional information, pleasecontact Ms. Emiko Thompsonat (626) 458-3521 [email protected]; or Mr.Mike Mohajer of the Task Forceat (909) 592-1147 [email protected].
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The State Water Resources ControlBoard (Water Board) is in the processof developing concepts for astatewide order requiring WasteDischarge permitting standards forcomposting facilities operating inCalifornia.
The Water Board is currentlyconducting informal workshops tosolicit public input and intends torelease its draft proposal in Spring2012.
The proposed regulations aredesigned to reduce or eliminatethreats to the surface water andground water associated withcomposting operations. If adopted,the proposed regulatory standardswould apply to all compostingfacilities in the state.
The proposed permitting standardsare being drafted consistent with Statelaw (Porter-Cologne Water QualityControl Act, California Water Code
Division 7, section 13000 et. Seq.),which requires any discharger ofwaste that affect the waters of thestate to file a Report of WasteDischarge. The proposal, once it isadopted, it will become part of Title27, Chapter 3, of the California Codeof Regulations (CCR), under thepurview of the Water Board.
CalRecycle is also conducting severalstakeholders meetings regardingrevisions to Title 14 and 27 of theCCR in order to streamline theregulations affecting compostingfacilities.
The Task Force generally supports theWater Board’s proposed concepts.However, since composting operationalso falls within the purview ofCalRecycle, the CaliforniaDepartment of Food & Agriculture,California Air resources Board andRegional APCD/AQMD, the TaskForce would like to see coordinatedefforts by these agencies in revisingTitles 14 and 27 of the CCR. Therevisions are expected to becompleted within the next severalmonths.
For more information, please contactMr. Mike Mohajer of the Task Forceat (909) 592-1147 [email protected].
Preliminary Draft Regulations for Composting Facilities and Operation
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