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El Sobrante Landfill is a Class 3 regional disposal facility permitted to accept up to 10,000 tons per day, seven days per week. It employs approximately 40 full-time employees. Landfill operations are overseen by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, and the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health.
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Dear Friends,
As we wrap up the first month of the new year, I’m proud to report some safety and environmental developments at El Sobrante Landfill.
As you know, we keep working to decrease our impact on the environment. Over the past couple of years, operational improvements have helped to reduce our emissions as well as increase our production of renewable energy.
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Our goal to preserve the environment means we work hard to reduce our “carbon footprint.” Since 2001, through various operational improvements at El Sobrante Landfill, we have reduced nitrogen oxides emissions by 462 pounds a day and reactive organic gas emissions, such as methane gas, by almost eight pounds a day. Both of these gases are components of greenhouse gas emissions. The reduction is the equivalent of taking approximately 4,316 vehicles off the road on a daily basis.
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During the holiday break, Cub Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 424 helped to restore areas of the El Sobrante wildlife habitat preserve that were destroyed earlier in the year by fire. A spark from a trespasser’s motocross bike caused the fire, which burned nearly 200 acres of the preserve and jeopardized 31 protected species.
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As the only female heavy equipment operator at El Sobrante, Maria Muro is known for the dedication and skills she brings to the job.
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