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Waste-To-Energy In addition to the generation of electricity, the ash residue generated as a result of the incineration process is cycled through a magnetic separation process where the metals are separated and then recycled. The remaining ash residue is transported to the Southeast County Landfill where it is either landfilled or utilized as daily cover. Due to safety considerations, the RRF only provides service to SWMD transfer vehicles, franchise collectors, and commercial customers which utilize mechanically unloading vehicles. Service is provided at the RRF Monday through Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Class I Landfill Class I landfill disposal is provided at the Southeast County Landfill (SCLF) which is the only public Class I landfill in Hillsborough County. Opened in 1984, the 179 acre SCLF is constructed over the clay residue from a phosphate mining operation. These clays serve as the liner for the SCLF. Generally, the SCLF receives: non-process-able solid waste (solid waste which is unacceptable for disposition in the Resource Recovery Facility such as bulky items, construction and demolition debris, etc.); ash from the RRF and the City of Tampa waste-to-energy facility; shredded tires; and, when necessary, diversions from the RRF and the transfer stations. The SCLF is operated by Waste Management, Inc. of Florida in accordance with a "life-of-site" contract with the County. Generally, the SCLF provides service to the SWMD transfer vehicles, franchise collectors, and commercial customers. Residential (Annual Disposal Assessment) customers may utilize the (SCLF) when the size of the load is too large to be accepted at a Community Collection Center. There is no charge for Annual Disposal Assessment customers. Service is provided at the SCLF Monday through Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Transfer Stations In order to provide more convenient disposition alternatives for processable solid waste, the System utilizes two (2) transfer stations which are operated by the SWMD - the Northwest County Transfer Station located in the northwest part of the County and the South County Transfer Station located in the southern part of the County. The transfer stations: receive loads of processable solid waste in varying sizes; consolidates them into tractor trailer size loads (approximately 18 tons); and then transports the larger loads to the RRF, or when necessary, to any one of a number of designated diversion facilities. Therefore, in addition to providing more convenient service to System customers, the transfer stations also serve to reduce the amount of vehicular traffic at the RRF and the SCLF. Generally, the transfer stations provide service to the SWMD, franchise collectors, and commercial customers. Residential (Annual Disposal Assessment) customers may utilize the transfer stations when the size of a load dictates that it is appropriate. There is no charge for Annual Disposal Assessment) customers. Service is provided at the transfer stations Monday through Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Collection Services With a few minor exceptions, the System provides all of the solid waste collection services in the System service area. Collection services are provided by private contractors through exclusive collection contracts (franchises) for residential collection services and commercial collection services. The collection services are provided by three (3) franchise collectors: East Bay Sanitation Services, Inc.; Kimmins Recycling; and Waste Management of Tampa. Solid waste collection services are regulated by County Ordinance 96-34. Residential curbside collection service is mandatory for all residential units in the System service area, with exemptions for some residential units. Residential collection service provides for four (4) curbside collections each week: 2 garbage; 1 yard waste; and 1 recyclables. Residential customers are billed for this collection services as an annual collection assessment on the Ad Valorem Tax Bill. For commercial collection services, all three (3) of the franchise collectors have the exclusive right to compete for the commercial business anywhere in the System service area. Commercial customers are free to negotiate cost and service terms with any of the three franchise collectors. Yard Waste Processing Yard and wood waste received at the Northwest County Yard Waste Processing Facility (8001 West Linebaugh Avenue), the Falkenburg Yard Waste Processing Facility (350 Falkenburg Road) and the South County Yard Waste Processing Facility (13000 US HWY 41) is size reduced with a tub grinder by a private contractor. The size reduced yard waste is windrowed, and recycled as mulch, soil amendment or fuel by the same private contractor. The YWPFs are open Monday thru Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. NOTE: ALL YARD WASTE SITES CLOSE AT 5:00PM TO CUSTOMERS THAT DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC UNLOADING VEHICLES. Community Collection Centers Residential customers who are billed the Annual Disposal Assessment may deliver their own non-processable solid waste to any one of five (5) conveniently located SWMD-operated Community Collection Centers (CCC). Solid waste received at the CCCs is transported by the SWMD to the SCLF, or the Waste Tire Processing Facility. The CCCs are not available for use by commercial customers. To gain access to a CCC, a customer must show a copy of their Ad Valorem Tax Bill, which includes the Annual Disposal Assessment, and another form of identification. Service is provided at the CCCs Monday through Friday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (except Wimauma which closes at 5:00 PM). Household Chemical Collection Program Residential customers, throughout the entire County, may deliver household chemicals (paints, fertilizers, herbicides, used oil, used antifreeze, etc.) to one of three (3) Household Chemical Collection Centers (HCCC) - the Sheldon Road site (9805 Sheldon Road, North Road Maintenance Unit), the South County site (Powell Road, east of U.S. 41, quarter-mile north of Big Bend Road), and the East County site (County Road 579, quarter-mile north of Interstate 4's Exit 10). Chemicals received are either managed as a hazardous waste by a private contractor or recycled (paint, antifreeze, oil, and others) by the SWMD. Residential customers are not charged directly for this service. This service is not available to commercial customers. Service is provided from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Sheldon Road site on the first Saturday of each month; at the South County site on the second Saturday of each month; and at the East County site the third Saturday of each month. Waste Tire Processing Program Virtually all tires received in the System are ultimately delivered to the Waste Tire Processing Facility (WTPF) where the tires are shredded by the SWMD into tire chips two (2) inches and smaller. The tire chips are either utilized as a landfill cover or disposed of in the SCLF. ACDA customers may deliver used tires to the CCCs at no charge. Commercial customers are required to deliver used tires to the WTPF. Service is provided at the WTPF Monday thru Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Other Recycling Services. Citizens and businesses are provided with the opportunity to utilize a number of other recycling services.
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