PARADISE, Calif. — Cal Recycle has decided to send the debris from the Camp Fire to three of 15 possible landfills all over Northern California.
The state has a program where Camp Fire survivors can have professionals remove hazardous waste for free. This hazardous waste can include propane tanks, ashes, soil and containers with chemicals. The program also includes the removal of several other items that are just considered debris and not necessarily hazardous.
The landfills that receive the debris are certified to take hazardous material and have received hazardous material before. These landfills have a line approved by the Regional Water Control Board to accept the waste, according to Lance Klug, a representative of Cal Recycle.
Here is a list of the landfills that could receive the material according to Cal Recycle:
- Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility
- Orcutt Road Landfill near Wheatland
- Anderson Landfill near Redbluff
- West Central Landfill in Redding
- Tehama County Landfill in Red Bluff
- Recology Ostrum Road in Wheatland
- Western Regional in Lincoln
- Yolo Central in Woodland
- Kiefer Landfill in Sloughhouse
- Hay Road Landfill in Vacaville
- North County Landfill in Lodi
- Forward Landfill Manteca
- Portero Hills in Suisun City
- Keller Landfill in Pittsburg
- Redwood Landfill in Novato
Before it gets to the landfill, the selected contractor will wrap it in materials to make it is safe for transport.
Klug said that the wildfire debris is handled in a special way to limit the exposure of chemicals to the community and the workers handling it. This program comes at no cost to the survivors of the fire. All they have to do is fill out a "Right of Entry" form, which can be found on the Butte County Recovers website.
Questions about participating in this program can be emailed to ButteCountyRecovers@buttecounty.net.
For more information on what can be removed check out the photos below or refer to Butte County Recovers:
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The Camp Fire displaced thousands of people from the town of Paradise. Nearly three months later and some of the survivors are still searching for a permanent place to live.