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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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Last month, Italian television correspondent Valentina Martelli visited El Sobrante Landfill to produce a segment on how Americans handle trash.
Waste disposal has long been a problem in southern Italy, particularly in the province of Naples where 60,000 tons of waste have accumulated on the streets since May 2007. The waste crisis hit a low point in December when all refuse collection stopped as landfills reached maximum capacity, leaving the residents with no choice but to throw trash onto the streets. In some areas, locals resorted to burning the refuse to remove it.
RAI, the Italian nationally owned network, was interested in showcasing an effectively managed American landfill to demonstrate to the Italian citizens how waste can be managed in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner. Los Angeles-based reporter Valentina interviewed us to learn about the stringent regulations El Sobrante meets to maintain its waste permit. We described the cutting-edge technology El Sobrante uses to convert the gas generated by the decomposition of waste into electricity and the state-of-the-art landfill liner system designed to protect the ground water and the surrounding environment.
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