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General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

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3.4 Solid Waste<br />

3.4 SOLID WASTE<br />

This section describes existing solid waste management and resource recovery systems for<br />

the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong>. In addition, a discussion <strong>of</strong> current local and regional regulations<br />

regarding the collection and disposal <strong>of</strong> solid waste is provided. Information for this<br />

section is based on the <strong>City</strong>’s Resource Allocation <strong>Plan</strong>, Source Reduction and Recycling<br />

Element, data from the Integrated Waste Management Board, and conversations with<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Public Works staff.<br />

• Existing Conditions<br />

The residential solid waste generated in the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> makes up 48 percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />

waste disposed to the landfills, and the commercial sector makes up the remaining<br />

52 percent <strong>of</strong> the waste disposed to the landfills. The primary facilities that are currently<br />

serving the <strong>City</strong> are the Puente Hills Landfill and the Carson Transfer Station which<br />

transfers solid waste to the El Sobrante Landfill located in Riverside County, California.<br />

The majority <strong>of</strong> residential solid waste generated in the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> is collected and<br />

transported to a <strong>City</strong>-owned transfer station. Refuse is then consolidated and transported<br />

to a materials recovery facility where recycling materials are then sorted from refuse by<br />

machines and other methods. The remaining solid waste is then taken to one <strong>of</strong> three<br />

County landfills. Details regarding waste haulers, transfer stations, recycling facilities, and<br />

landfills are provided below.<br />

Solid Waste Haulers<br />

The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> Municipal Code states that no person shall provide commercial<br />

solid waste handling services or conduct a solid waste enterprise in the <strong>City</strong> without<br />

having been awarded a non-exclusive solid waste franchise and entered into an agreement<br />

with the <strong>City</strong>. As part <strong>of</strong> its franchise agreement, all solid waste haulers that serve the <strong>City</strong><br />

are prohibited from transporting any waste, residential, commercial, or industrial, outside<br />

<strong>of</strong> County limits. In the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong>, Waste Management is the only authorized<br />

solid waste hauler. The Refuse Division <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> <strong>General</strong> Services Department collects<br />

refuse from the majority <strong>of</strong> single-family homes and some multi-family complexes,<br />

commercial and industrial sectors within the <strong>City</strong>.<br />

Transfer Stations<br />

Transfer stations are facilities where refuse is sorted from recyclable material, and the<br />

residue is then transported to landfills that serve the residents <strong>of</strong> the County <strong>of</strong> Los<br />

Angeles. The Carson Transfer Station has 5,300 tons <strong>of</strong> capacity available under its daily<br />

capacity limit. The Carson transfer station transfers the solid waste to the El Sobrante<br />

Landfill located in Riverside County. Additional incidental volume is also delivered to a<br />

variety <strong>of</strong> other facilities from self haul generators.<br />

<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Update</strong> Technical Background Report<br />

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