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    <CFRTITLE>40</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Protection of Environment</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>24</VOL>
    <DATE>2009-07-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2009-07-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Recommended procedures: Operations.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>243.204-2</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 243.204-2</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="Title 40" SEQ="4">Protection of Environment</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER I" SEQ="2">SOLID WASTES</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 243" SEQ="1">GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart B" SEQ="0">Requirements and Recommended Procedures</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 243.204-2</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Recommended procedures: Operations.</SUBJECT>

    <P>(a) Records should be maintained detailing all costs (capital, operating, and maintenance) associated with the collection system. These records <PRTPAGE P="364"/>should be used for scheduling maintenance and replacement, for budgeting, and for system evaluation and comparison.</P>
    <P>(b) The collection system should be reviewed on a regular schedule to assure that environmentally adequate, economical, and efficient service is maintained.</P>
    <P>(c) Solid waste collection systems should be operated in a manner designed to minimize fuel consumption, including, but not limited to, the following procedures.</P>
    <P>(1) Collection vehicle routes should be designed to minimize driving distances and delays.</P>
    <P>(2) Collection vehicles should receive regular tuneups, tires should be maintained at recommended pressures, and compaction equipment should be serviced regularly to achieve the most efficient compaction.</P>
    <P>(3) Compactor trucks should be used to reduce the number of trips to the disposal site.</P>
    <P>(4) When the distance or travel time from collection routes to disposal sites is great, transfer stations should be used when cost effective.</P>
    <P>(5) Residential solid waste containers which are serviced manually should be placed at the curb or alley for collection.</P>
    <P>(6) For commercial wastes which do not contain food wastes, storage capacity should be increased in lieu of more frequent collection.</P>
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