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Step 1

Drop off

What is NOT allowed?

Explosives

Radioactive Waste

Medical Waste

Old Cars

What IS allowed?

Recyclable Materials

Cans, bottles, paper, scrap metals

Special Wastes

Tires and appliances

Construction and Demolition Waste

Electronic Waste (E-Waste)

Anything with a circuit board or chip

Household Hazardous Waste

Antifreeze, paint, oil, batteries, drain cleaners

Green Waste

Wood, branches, leaves, lawn clippings

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Household garbage and refuse

Who can drop mterials off?

Usually anyone can use the transfer station. However, some stations restrict public use and allow commercial use only. This depends on the location of the station, and who owns and operates it. Public use is usually accepted.

How are materials dropped off?

Self Hauling vehicles (cars, trucks, dump trucks)

Franchise Collection Vehicles (Garbage Trucks)

Transfer Station

Step 3

Shipping away the trash

Where do transfer stations ship the garbage?

Disposal Facilities

Treatment Plants

Processing Plants

Landfills

How do the transfer stations ship the trash away?

Large capacity trucks

How long does the transfer station keep the materials?

Transfer Stations sort and ship away garbage within 24 hours of its arrival

Resources

Transfer stations: A guide to decision making. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/ r02002.pdf

City of elk grove. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.elkgrovecity.org/

Step 2

Receiving Materials Dropped off

What does the transfer station do with the materials they take in?

Load into large capacity trucks

Handle all materials properly

They sort all of the garbage by type