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<br />The proposed types of site users would generate no wastes that are <br />considered "hazardous". Types of solid wastes generated would include <br />those common to office uses such as paper, cardboard, newspaper, food <br />wastes, metal cans, film plastics, glass, etc. Using data from a 1993 study <br />of wastes generated by various types of businesses (Los Angeles AB 939 <br />Plan: Commercial Generator Strategies, 1993), estimated quantities of <br />solid wastes that will be disposed are as follows: <br /> <br />Type of Sample Size Average Proposed Estimated <br />Business Amount of Number of Amount of <br /> Solid Waste Businesses Solid Waste <br /> Disposed to be <br /> (tons per Disposed <br /> year (tons per <br /> (b) year) <br /> (a) x (b) <br />Office 1,000 137 8 1,096 <br />Total 1,096 <br /> <br />The following table shows typical recyclable materials generated by 2 <br />types of businesses proposed for the site and the percentage of each <br />business' waste stream that is comprised of those materials. <br /> <br />Business Recyclable Percent of <br />Material Waste Stream <br />Office mixed paper 15.3 <br />ledger paper 15.1 <br />corrugated 12.4 <br />cardboard 8.5 <br />newspaper 6.9 <br />organIc <br />compostables <br />Source: SCS Engineering, 1991; Ventura County, CA, Source Sampling Study, 1992 <br /> <br />The City of Rose vi lie has no recycling program or applicable recycling <br />ordinance in place for businesses. Individual businesses will be <br />responsible for their own source separation plan, and recycling will be <br />coordinated through their chosen solid waste contractor. All unrecyclable <br />wastes will be hauled off-site by licensed waste haulers to approved <br />landfills. <br /> <br />Page 19 <br />