Waste Reduction in Tehama County

Table 3: 1998 Tehama County Landfill Diversion

	Local Govt. &   Contracted Haulers (Tons)1	Commercial Self-haul (Tons)	Landfill (Tons) 2	Other (Tons)3	Total (Tons)
Recycling	3,249	15,039	1,069	1,097	20,447
Mixed recyclables	3,247	14,824	692		18,763
Redeemed containers				1,097	1,097
Corrugated cardboard		62			62
Plastic wrap		10			10
Metal		38			38
Pallets		105			105
Concrete/asphalt			370		370
Tires	2				2
Composting	154	339	108	0	601
Yard debris	154		108		262
Food waste		339			339
Source Reduction	423	9,217	0	2,726	12,366
Paper	2				2
Grasscycling	417				417
Wood/reuse		9,217			9,217
Other reuse	4			2,726	2,730
Total Waste Reduction	3,826	24,595	1,170	3,823	33,414
Disposal					43,697
Total Generation					77,111
% Reduced					43%

Source: Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Management Agency, 1999.

Notes: Figures may not add to total due to rounding.

1. Tonnage includes materials diverted by local government operations and residential and commercial materials collected by franchised haulers. The haulers do not track materials by residential v. commercial origin.

2. Figures represent materials salvaged at the landfill by its operator.

3. Tonnage includes redeemed deposit containers and estimated reuse of materials through thrift stores and yard sales. The Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Management Agency (TCSLMA) estimates thrift store reuse based on the assumption that the seven stores in Tehama County sell an average of 426 tons of materials per year. TCSLMA estimated yard sale reuse based on the assumption that residents hold an average of eight sales per week and sell and average of 700 pounds of materials.

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