Los Angeles County Countywide Integrated Waste Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
CHATER 4 - CURNT INEGRATED SOLID WASTE MAAGEMENT
PRACTICES
4.1 BACKGROlJ .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 JUSDICTION PROFILE OF INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE
MAAGEMENT METHODS ..................................... 4-3
4.2.1 Description of Factors Afecting the Curent Wase
Management System ....................................... 4-4
4.2.1.1 Service Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.1.2 Organzation of Services .............................. 4-4
4.2.1.3 Quatity of Waste Disposed and Final Destination of Waste . 4-10
4.2.1.4 Recycling Storage and Transporttion Needs ............. 4-14
4.2.1.5 Quantity ofWastè Diverted by Jursdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
4.3 IDENTIFICATION OF PERMITTD SOLID WASTE FACILITIES..... 4-16
4.4 DESCRIPTION OF WASTE DIVERSION FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4.4.1 Exempt or Excluded Waste Diversion Facilties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4.4.2 Other Waste Diversion Facilties . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4.5 DESCRIPTION OF RECYCLING MAT DEVELOPMENT ZONES .. 4-31
4.5.1 Recycling Market Development Zones Withn Los Angeles County . 4-34
4.5.2 Description of County Market Development Program ............ 4-36
4.5.3 Description of City Market Development Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
4.6 ALTERNATIE DIVERSION TECHNOLOGIES ....................4-39
4.6.1 Aerobic Composting ...................................... 4-39
4.6.1.1 Process Description ................................. 4-40
4.6.1.1.1 The Genesis Process ....................... 4-40
4.6.1.1.2 Bio-Mass Systems ......,.................. 4-41
. 4.6.1.1.3 The Eweson Digester Technology . . . . ; . . . . . . . . 4-42
4.6.1.1.4 Wright Envrronmenta Services, Canada . . . . . . . . 4-4
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