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Our landfill accepts the following types of wastes:
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Garbage / refuse and other discarded material from:
•Homes
•Schools
•municipal buildings, agencies, offices
•commercial businesses
•institutional establishments
•community activities
•industrial lunchrooms / restrooms / office waste
CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION WASTE
Solid waste from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, include:
•wood
•plaster
•metals
•asphaltic substances
•bricks
•block
•unsegregated concrete
RESIDUAL WASTE
Residual waste is garbage/refuse, solid, semi-solid, gaseous materials, sludge, process and non-process material that are generated by:
•industries
•mining
•wastewater treatment facilities
•air pollution control facilities
•agricultural operations
ASBESTOS WASTE (friable)
Friable asbestos-containing waste:
•Crumbles easily with hand pressure
•Is usually off of pipes, furnaces, heaters, ductwork and used as insulation
•Can be painted onto surfaces and found in concrete.
•Is considered a residual waste.
ASBESTOS WASTE (non-friable)
Non-friable asbestos-containing waste:
•Cannot be crumbled with hand pressure.
•Is very brittle and hard.
•Comes in the form of roofing, shingles, siding, roofing sealer and in sheets used as a fire or heat barrier (e.g., furnaces, stoves, kilns, etc.).
•Is considered a municipal waste, unless it has been rendered friable or was in a fire.
SLUDGE
Sludge can be generated by both municipal and industrial facilities.
•Sewage sludge from a municipal sewage treatment collection and treatment system
•Industrial wastewater treatment plant sludge
•Water treatment plant sludge
CONTAMINATED SOIL
Virgin petroleum fuel contaminated soil is generated from an accident or spill and is from some type of a storage container, the types of contaminants include:
•Fuel oil
•Diesel fuel
•Kerosene
•Aviation Fuel
•Gasoline… from underground storage tanks, above ground storage tanks, tractor/trailer saddle tanks, fueling equipment, etc.
INCINERATOR ASH
Ash generated by an industry or from a municipal waste incinerator must be tested prior to disposal.
•Bottom ash
•Fly ash
•Mixed ash
•Municipal waste incinerator ash
