The franchise system is governed by the San Diego Municipal Code, Article 6: Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Trash and Solid Waste. These companies have franchise agreements with the City and pay franchise and AB939 fees. The City of San Diego operates a non-exclusive Solid Waste Collection System, which consists of companies that provide collection services within the City of San Diego. fuel over 400 cars for a year (156,610,400 gallons/25 miles per gallon/15,000 miles/year).energize over 181,000 households for a year.San Diegans throw away enough recyclables to.Trash composition studies indicate that 76 percent of San Diego's trash can be recycled.Today we are at a 66 percent diversion rate. In 2004, the City of San Diego met this requirement with a 52 percent diversion rate. All cities in California are required to reduce, reuse or recycle half of their trash or be subjected to a $10,000 per day fine.The City's recycling programs help reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill and the increased levels of organic waste recycling will have a positive impact on reducing methane emissions.The Miramar Landfill receives approximately 870,000 tons of trash per year. San Diego, with a population of over 1.4 million, disposes approximately 1.58 million tons of trash per year.Approximately 44,000 pounds of hazardous substances are discovered and diverted for proper disposal each year.Customers' vehicles are randomly checked for hazardous materials.About 3,900 tons of trash are accepted on weekdays and lesser amounts on Saturdays.The landfill is open 306 days a year, rain or shine.About 1,050-1,100 customers bring materials to the landfill each day.Approximately 275,000 vehicles bring trash to the Miramar Landfill each year.It is a safety issue to the public and employees and a hindrance to operations when dealing with incapacitated vehicles. This would occur in the event conditions at the tipping deck are not conducive to the maneuvering of vehicles with trailers. Inclement Weatherĭuring rain or other weather-related conditions, the landfill and greenery operations reserves the right to temporarily close to vehicles with trailers for safety reasons. The Miramar Landfill and Recycling Center is CLOSED on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. GREENERY: City Personnel Tractor Loading 'only' until 4:30 p.m. and NO clean fill dirt program trucks after 4 p.m. LANDFILL: Self-dumping vehicles accepted until 4:30 p.m. Please note, the Miramar Landfill and Recycling Center are closed on Sundays. The Miramar Landfill and Recycling Center is located at 5180 Convoy Street, San Diego.īusiness hours are Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m.

High-quality mulch, compost, and wood chips are made at the Greenery and are available to the public.Methane, a greenhouse gas, produced as a byproduct of the landfill, is captured and used to provide 90 percent of the fuel to power electrical generators at the Metropolitan Biosolids Center and North City Water Reclamation Plant to total 10 megawatts.At this environmentally secure, lined landfill, the City's trash is covered daily in conformance with regulatory and environmental requirements.The West Miramar Landfill, which is still in operation today, opened in 1983. The North Miramar Landfill operated from 1973 to 1983. The South Miramar Landfill operated from 1959 to 1973.7, 1959, and has since operated in three areas: north, south and west. The landfill spans over 1,500 acres and is the City of San Diego's only active landfill.

Almost 910,000 tons of trash is disposed of yearly at the Miramar Landfill.

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