[Pharmwaste] RE:landfill issue

[Jackson, Jennifer]

In the San Francisco Bay Area we do not have consensus from the solid
waste companies and agencies that trash is the solution. My
understanding is that there are several reasons for this. First, manual
sorting happens at some landfills and transfer stations, opening the
issue of diversion. Second, some areas still have not-so-modern
landfills located adjacent to surface water bodies. And last, leachate
that is collected from even the modern landfills is typically off-hauled
to wastewater treatment plants, so if there are pharms in the leachate,
we are just putting the issue of treatment back into sewage treatment's
court.

Jen Jackson | East Bay Municipal Utility District | 510-287-0818