Both sides of the street. The collection is made on both sides of the street when the streets are narrow, lightly traveled, one-way, or when bulk containers are used and have to be mechanically handled.

3.1.8 Transfer Stations

3.1.8.1 Transfer facilities are intermediate locations for gathering waste. These facilities shall be considered when:

1. access to small but restricted-access military bases must be
limited

2. disposal sites are greater than 10 miles from the collection routes

3. small-capacity collection trucks (under 20 yd3) are used

4.

medium-sized containers for collection of wastes from industrial activities are used extensively.

3.1.8.2 A solid waste transfer system becomes economical when the overall cost of transfer station construction/operation and waste haul to the disposal site in transfer vehicles is less than the cost of direct haul in collection vehicles.

3.1.8.3 Solid waste transfer is not required at some bases since the distance from the collection areas to the disposal site is generally short (e.g., less than 5 miles). In some instances, however, the disposal site might be located at a remote onsite location or at an off-base regional facility. In those cases a transfer system could prove economical.

3.1.8.4 Some bases use transfer stations near their entry gates. Base personnel are used to collect solid waste and deliver it to the transfer stations. Contractors then transport wastes from the main gate to a disposal site. When collection routes are complicated or waste generation rates fluctuate from week to week, this concept minimizes retraining problems if contractors are changed. It also allows "on call" garbage collection since base personnel are generally more readily available than contractor personnel.

3.1.8.5 The state regulations applying to transfer stations vary greatly. Permitting is always required, but some states treat transfer stations procedurally the same as landfills and incinerators. Others are much more lenient. Permitting requirements shall be studied thoroughly before a decision is made to set up a transfer station.

3.1.9 Scrap Recycling

3.1.9.1 DoD 4160.21-H, Defense Scrap Yard Handbook, outlines practical, cost-effective methods for the recovery and recycling of scrap (defined as personal property that has been discarded and which appears to have no value except for its basic material content).

to:

1.

3.1.9.2 The broad objectives of the DoD Scrap Recycling Program are

ensure that no property with utilization or sales value which exceeds the value of its material content is processed as scrap

2. optimize procedures for cost-effective recovery, recycling, or sales of scrap including precious-metal-bearing materials

3. ensure that processing of scrap is in strict compliance with all applicable safety, health regulations, and environmental protection guidelines.

3.1.9.3 Responsibilities. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, assigned to the Administrator of General Services responsibility for the disposition of excess and surplus personal property (including scrap) generated by federal agencies in the United States. The Administrator delegated responsibility for disposition of all DoD generations of such property to the Secretary of Defense, who subsequently assigned overall command and management of the Defense Personal Property Utilization and Disposal Program to the Defense Logistics Agency. Specific responsibilities of the DoD installations primarily concerned with scrap recycling are outlined in Table 3-1A (DoD 4160.21-H). Specific responsibilities of the DoD installations for the management and disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste are outlined in DoD 4160.21-M, Chapter XXI.

3.2

DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES. Selection of the proper disposal methods for use at an installation shall be based on protection of the environment and relative cost to the government. A resource recovery analysis shall be conducted before the disposal method is selected. Disposal may take the form of one or a combination of the following methods.

3.2.1 Contracting. Contracts with municipal or private individuals may be favorable when compared with the cost of in-house disposal. Large municipal operations of solid waste disposal facilities are frequently more efficient and environmentally more acceptable than smaller installation operations. Contracts can also be used when funds for capital expansions in an in-house facility are limited.

3.2.2 Sanitary Landfill. A sanitary landfill is an engineered disposal method in which solid waste is spread, compacted, and covered with soil daily. When properly designed, the sanitary landfill can handle nearly all types of solid waste while providing substantial environmental protection. RCRA regulations discourage the use of landfills and encourage generators to seek alternative methods of waste disposal.

landfill.

3.2.2.1 Hazardous wastes shall not be disposed of at a sanitary

e. Report/turn in all authorized scrap generations to their servicing DRMOS.

f. Prepare disposal turn-in documents (DTID) (DD Form 1348-1 DoD Single Line Item Release/Receipt Document,) and accurately identify all scrap listed thereon.

Military Services:
(cont'd.)

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA):

Defense Reutilization and Marketing
Service (DRMS):

TABLE 3-1A

(cont'd.)

h. Properly containerize all hazardous property in scrap condition
before turn-in. Identify by labeling containers and annotate DD Form
1348-1 accordingly.

i. Monitor, with DRMO personnel, all property sent to landfills to
ensure no economically salable or recyclable property is discarded.
j. Request DRMS provide sales services as needed for recyclable,
marketable materials generated as a result of resource recovery
programs.

Coordinate DoD policy guidance (developed by the Assistant Secretary
of Defense (Production and Logistics) or other organizational
elements of the Office of the Secretary of Defense) with the Military
Services and other DoD components, and with federal civil agencies,
as appropriate.

b. Program, budget, fund, account for, allocate, and control personnel
spaces and other resources required to support DLA scrap recycling
installations.

C.

Provide agency-level command and control of the Defense Personal Property Utilization and Disposal Program (including scrap recycling, regulated property disposal, and precious metals recovery) worldwide.

a. Manage the DoD Scrap Recycling Program (including precious metals recovery) and related financial records.

b. Command and control DRMRS.

C.

Implement applicable policies, develop procedures and techniques, and initiate other appropriate actions to ensure cost-effective and environmentally safe implementation of scrap-related programs.

TABLE 3-1A

(cont'd.)

d. Comply with DoD guidance on demilitarization of scrap generations.

e.

Provide technical guidance to DRMRS regarding equipment procurement
and development of facilities required to enhance program
effectiveness.

f. Maintain and control the Consolidated DoD Bidders List.

b. Coordinate, develop, and implement required ISAs with DoD components.

C.

Conduct sales and provide related contracting support.

d. Provide appropriate command guidance and technical assistance to DRMOS.

e. Assist all assigned organizational elements to obtain needed equipment and facilities.

scrap.