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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,
The holiday season is always our busiest at El Sobrante, as it is at landfills around the country. Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and the New Year than during the rest of the year.
Last Friday, the LA Times reported again on growth here in Riverside County; in 2005 alone, the county population grew by 3.4 percent. Fortunately, job growth, at 4.8 percent more than kept pace. More residents, and more workers, too – this is yet another reminder of why it is so important that we reduce, reuse and recycle in order to keep Riverside County clean and spacious.
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Recently the Riverside Press Enterprise happened to catch us leading a field trip of 31 Corona High School students visiting El Sobrante for their physics and advanced placement environmental science classes. The teens, along with their teachers, were visiting to learn how the landfill captures methane gas to generate electricity; to tour our Wildlife Habitat Preserve with a biologist; and to see the disposal site where trucks compact garbage. As an extra bonus, they got a demonstration from the landfill's resident falconer, who trains birds to shoo away pesky seagulls that circle the trash heaps. Press Enterprise reporter Mary Bender tells the story:
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Corona area leaders recently got an up-close and personal lesson in waste issues as they toured El Sobrante, and discussed recycling and sustainable living with WM compliance manager Cynthia Vant Hul. The visit was part of Leadership Corona, a program sponsored by the Corona Chamber of Commerce that provides an overview of local government, health issues, technology, educational needs and functions. The program also educates community members on how the City operates and how citizens can be more involved.
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As the holidays approach, Waste Management advises customers to be proactive about recycling holiday shopping catalogues and taking care when recycling items that contain personal information.
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