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• Site Selection Considerations: <br />Location of the compost operation should: <br />Minimize distance to be traveled by collection vehicles. <br />Maximize accessibility for private, commercial, or municipal <br />delivery. <br />Minimize traffic congestion problems related to delivery. <br />Consider potential odor and pest problems and the potential <br />effect on neighboring properties. <br />Filled and compacted landfill sites, or municipally owned property <br />adjoining landfill sites are often used for compost programs. <br />Size of Site <br />Royer Manufacturing Company suggests that a community will need <br />a site which provides one acre for every 7,000 cubic yards of <br />materials; or approximately one acre per square mile of the <br />community. <br />Physical Characteristics <br />The selected land area must have good drainage to prevent stand- <br />ing puddles of the liquid runoff from the windrows. Standing <br />puddles encourage the opportunity for anerobic decomposition <br />which causes objectionable odors. <br />Land area should have a hard surface for efficient operation of <br />heavy equipment. <br />Organics such as leaves, grass clippings, and woody debris do not <br />cause leachate problems. However, other organics such as manures <br />and street garbage may cause leachate problems when compacted. <br />• Materials Collection: If organics are to be collected from residences, <br />the decomposable nature of the material suggests collection should be <br />offered on a weekly basis. Residents should be advised not to store <br />organics in plastic bags - which may cause the material to putrify. <br />Collection systems are variable and may range from separate collection <br />in a compactor collection vehicle to a five -person team collection crew <br />(two truck drivers, two rakers and one vacuum collection operator) serv- <br />ing four to six curb miles per day. . <br />