Show i -- )) mn'Tri'r Germ Waste Threatens Landfill By Jon Ure THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE When employees of the Salt Lake Valley Landfill see a driver in protective gear emerge from a white truck to gingerly approach their gate they get a little nervous said Lonnie Johnson county public wprks director 4It's a legal medical waste delivery and landfill employees follow specific regulations to safely dispose of it But they are increasingly plagued by illegal dumping of possibly infectious materials — needles syringes scalpels bloody tissue — entering the landfill with the normal assortment of garbage The Board of Health Wednesday appointed a committee to find safe and reasonable ways to eliminate the illegal dumping after hearing from Mr Johnson and department Director Harry Gibbons City-Coun- ty who toured the landfill several days ago "We were shocked" said Dr Gibbons He and Mr Johnson tcld the tour they beard that in a saw a variety of potentially infectious items crushed and scattered where employees tread Although fear of AIDS dominates most employees' thoughts it is hepatitis B that poses the greatest danger to them Dr Gibbons said Proposals to solve the problem te ranged from creating "garbage police" to requiring shipping infectious waste to California Ron Bouck Utah Hospital Association cautioned the board not to hamstring major disposers in an effort to eliminate the problem he said is caused by smaller institutions He said some Utah hospitals incinerate waste they generate while others contract with disposal companies over which they have no con- - Davis County Leads Way On Family-Hom- e Front has the highest perhomes centage of family-occupie- d along the Wasatch Front with Utah County coming in a close second I Davis has families in 846 percent of its households followed by Utah County with 805 percent according to 1990 US Census Bureau data released to the state i Salt Lake County registered 727 percent family households "There are probably lots of reasons Davis County ranks so high" Wilf Sommerkorn county planner said Friday "The county is heavily LDS which traditionally has meant an emphasis on big families" 1 Mr Sommerkorn said the county has also benefited because people living there have slightly higher incomes than the state average meaning they are able to support families In the category for cities with more than 10000 people South Jordan leads with the highest percentage of family households with 934 percent and an average of 43 people per house The state's average is 32 people I Davis County per household the highest in the nation according to previous census data Sandy has 39 people per house and 899 percent of the homes with families living in them Orem is listed with 38 people per home with 865 of the homes con- The Salt Lak Tim- trol once the waste leaves the hospital Dental and medical clinics as well as private residents are responsible for the violations Mr Bouck said They do not tell landfill employees their waste is possibly infectious as the law requires resulting in the material not being buried The waste is dumped crushed and scattered by machinery and left where employees are vulnerable he said "We would be interested to know who is sending that out there ille- Shriners to Serve Food Fun for Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children Iniermountain Unit Fairfax Avenue at Virginia Street will celebrate its 69th Annual Hospital Day today from 1 to 3:30 pm En 69th Hospital Day gally" Mr Bouck said - a Hrtv an-- si cl J dentist cautioned against lumping smaller generators of waste with large institutions in any new regulation Unreasonable regulations will result in dangerous waste in Dump-ster- s and along a "lonely road" where it is far more dangerous he family member or you can do B it by yourself § said Diabetes Affiliate To Hold Meeting W IB" P iontart kftt uual package tn Blh ROY Ml'! 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