Thanks to an innovative earthquake ...

Thanks to an innovative earthquake debris recycling program initiated from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), a large quantity of the materials from residences damaged by means of the january 1994 earthquake is being reused for beneficial ends

In a cooperative effort between LACSD and the looks Angeles Integrated Solid Waste Management Department, the county's Calabasas Landfill accepted tons of debris from damaged or overthrowed homes, walls, fireplaces and other makes As disposal tonnage rose, sanitation engineers began to explore the potential for recycling a certain number of of the material to jam resources and to limit landfilling.

After planning expenses with the city, LACSD launched its pilot program onward September 28 to collect, sort and reuse up to half of the 1000 tons of debris then being trafficed to the landfill for disposal daily; through 800 tons per day now are being sorted and procedureed

Landfill weigh masters direct earthquake debris