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3-5 materials capable of causing public health or safety problems will not be received and/or salvaged at the RRF unless approved by the LEA. 3.1.5 Scavenging and Salvaging(14 CCR, Section 17409.3 and 18221.6 (n)) Scavenging is prohibited at the RRF in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(a) and the SWFP. Commercial haulers of non-hazardous solid wastes may be directed to the RRF to conduct the hazardous waste exclusion program. Currently, the largest volume of recyclable material recovered is comingled curbside residential and green waste. However,the types and quantities of materials recovered are dependent upon such factors as the composition of the incoming commercial and industrial waste stream, the local economy, supply and demand for these recovered materials by the secondary markets, and the price paid by the secondary market buyer for a specific material. The RRF workers are trained to identify different materials according to their secondary materials market. 3.1.5.1 Materials Processing Current operations at the RRF include the transfer of mixed recyclables. The following is a description of the current operational procedures. Recyclables Operation At this time, no recyclables sorting operations are performed at the RRF. However, if the recyclables sorting operation is implemented again then wood, cardboard, plastic, paper and newspaper, glass, and metals will be segregated from the waste stream. Mechanized sorting may be done to process the recyclables. Currently, no sorting equipment is in-place within the RRF building. When a full shipment of a specific material is ready, it will be loaded onto a large transfer trailer for hauling to a permitted recycler. The remaining residual wastes will be loaded into the MSW bins and transported to Forward Landfill for disposal. None of the material transfer activities will interfere with other operations or the traffic flow. Recyclable Materials Transfer Operations At this time, the station area is only being used to transfer mixed recyclable material. During recyclables transfer operations, no separation or sorting of recyclables is performed. The route trucks hauling the mixed recyclables unload inside the RRF transfer building and then the materials are loaded onto large transfer trucks for hauling to a permitted recycler. 3.1.5.2 Storage of Salvaged or Recycled Materials Storage of salvaged or recycled materials is performed in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(d). There is no long-term storage of recyclable materials at the RRF. During the recyclables transfer operation, no materials will be stored onsite. The materials will be loaded onto large transfer trucks and hauled generally the same day to a permitted recycler. Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report-November 2014 z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\tpr 2014\text\sec3.doc