Alberni Valley Local Events

 

LIST OF CEMENT KILNS IN CALIFORNIA
Location & Fuel 1/14/98

oo 3 plants Burning Tires
o 4 plants Attempted or Attempting to Burn Tires (stopped so far)
* 1 plant Burning Industrial Waste
* 0 plants Burning Hazardous Waste (thanks to a 10 year activist effort)


All these plants are at risk for tire burning.


1. Mitsubishi Cement Co.-Cushenbury Plant, Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino Cty
oo Burning Tires
2. Southwestern Portland Cement Co-Quarry Plant,Victorville, San Bernardino,Cty
oo Burning Tires
3. Riverside Cement Co-Oro Grande Plant, San Bernardino Cty
o Attempted to Burn Tires
4. California Portland Cement Co-Colton, San Bernardino, San Bernardion Cty
* Burning Industrial Wastes
5. California Portland Cement Co-Mojave, Kern Cty
o Attempting to Burn Tires
6. National Cement Co.-Lebec Plant, Kern Cty
* Burned Hazardous Waste Until 8/97 (stopped by activists)
7. Calaveras Cement Co -- Tehachapi, Monolith, Kern Cty Coal and coke
8. Riverside Cement Co.-Crestmore Plant, Riverside, Riverside Cty Fuel oil
9. Calaveras Cement Co -- Redding, Shasta Cty near Mountain Gate
oo Burning Tires
10. Kaiser Cement-Cupertino, Santa Clara Cty
o Attempting to Burn Tires
11. RMC Lonestar-Davenport Plant, Davenport, (near Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz Cty
o Attempted to Burn Tires


Note: In addition there are energy producing plants burning tires such as the MELP plant in Modesto.
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Source: State of California -- AB 3789 Cement Kiln study -- 12/1/95
Updated: 10/97 by community groups to the best of our knowledge

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