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3-11 Forward conducts an extensive litter collection program on a daily basis to minimize the impact of litter on the site and on the surrounding area. All incoming loads are required to be covered (tarped) when entering and exiting the facility (assumed tarped during transportation of waste). They should only untarp and tarp at the working area. This policy will be strictly enforced. Refer to the landfill guidelines letter (Republic, 2012) in Appendix F. Site personnel regularly patrol the overall property (including public/main roads) and pick up litter blown from the working areas of the RRF on a daily basis and as needed. If additional assistance is required beyond site personnel, temporary laborers will be hired. The personnel should not only collect litter from the facility, but also the facility entrance, public/main roads, and adjoining property, provided the property owner will allow access. Litter is collected as far north as the intersection of Austin Road and Arch Road, and as far south as French Camp Road and Austin Road on a daily basis. All litter is collected along this section of the road. Necessary safety precautions must be followed in the litter collection program. Crews are assigned to collect litter in remote areas of the site during periods in which weather conditions cause litter to accumulate in these areas and along South Austin Road. Litter caught in the fences is evaluated daily and removed as necessary. Once collected, the litter is transported to the landfill. A portable litter vacuum is also available to aid in litter collection (see Table 1). The vacuum can be used to collect litter that has accumulated on litter fences and for efficient litter removal between windrows. If there is a need for a portable litter fence, a semi- permanent litter fence will be installed to capture the litter prior to leaving the site. The utilization of such a fence will be continually evaluated and the fence will be relocated or extended, as needed. It should be noted that Forward has recently planted poplar trees along the eastern and western boundaries of the RRF. The trees are expected to grow at a rate of approximately seven feet per year to a total height of approximately 60 feet and are spaced sufficiently close to provide an effective barrier along the perimeter. Forward considered a 13-foot high perimeter fence, but felt the trees would be more aesthetic, limit dust transport, act as a barrier for litter, and allow for air mixing and odor dispersal. When winds reach 10 miles per hour or greater (refer to Section 1.7.5 for information on wind), the RRF will suspend site activities that are susceptible to wind transport of litter as deemed necessary by the site manager or their designee. Recyclable material unloading, which occurs indoors is not subject to wind, will continue. Buffer zones resulting from required facility setbacks along the site's perimeter should provide some protection of adjacent properties. Most of the activities associated with litter(unloading, screening, and grinding) are not conducted close to the facility's perimeter fence. Unloading, screening, and grinding activities must be conducted more than 100 feet from the site perimeter. 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