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Independent Trucking Co y, Inc. Initial Study/Proposed Neg a Declaration July 15, 1996 Page 2 of 4 1,000 feet of the Independent Trucking facility, including one on a 501 by 100' parcel located on the same block. Seven of the residences are on the block immediately to the south of the facility, four more are on the next block to the south, two are located on the south side of Scott Street, and seven more are on the second block to the southeast of Independent Trucking. Materials processed at Independent Trucking are predominantly source-separated materials retrieved from the typical municipal waste stream, including aluminum and bi-metal cans, California redemption glass and mixed glass, all grades of cardboard and paper, and all categories of plastics. Wood and concrete and other miscellaneous recyclable materials are accepted if special arrangements are made. Non-recyclable materials that arrive at the facility as a result of the recycling operation account for less than two percent of the materials received and are stored on-site for a maximum of 48 hours. All of the material processing area is fenced and paved. Currently processing and storage of recyclable materials occurs on 0.93-acre area that includes a 10,230 square foot building, a metal outbuilding, and a mobile home type trailer. Major equipment operated within this area consists of baling machines, a wire strapping machine, a conveyor belt, truck scales, a can crusher, and a paper shredder. The 0.37-acre storage yard is used for storage of truck trailers and metal containers. The facility operates Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, and is open to the public from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. All employees normally depart by 6:00 pm. Nine full-time employees are'currently working each work day at Independent Trucking. Recyclable materials are typically dumped on the concrete floor of the processing area. The materials are pre-sorted with a bobcat loader either into a baler or onto a hand sorting conveyor. Sorted materials are either baled and stacked or placed loose into metal containers until delivery to a buyer. Non-baled product is normally shipped off the property in less than 48 hours. Baled product is stored until a buyer is secured, which may be several weeks. Forklifts, bobcat loaders, trucks, trailers, and roll-off units are all utilized to move loads and store recyclable materials. Proposed Action Independent Trucking is currently permitted by the CIWMB to process up to 250 tons of waste materials per day and is requesting to increase their permitted limit to 500 tpd. Through increases in processing and storage areas, equipment, qualified personnel, and decreased handling, the current design capacity is estimated to be 500 tpd. The Applicant requests that the "Proposed Expansion Area" be permitted to allow processing of recyclable materials, the "Proposed Future Expansion Area" be permitted for future expansion activities, and the "Storage Yard" be permitted for storage of trailers and containers. The proposed expansion would include the addition of a 1.04-acre portion of the original 2.34 acres. A 0.59-acre portion of this 1.04-acre area would be used for processing and storing recyclable materials, and the remaining 0.45-acre portion would be used for employee parking.