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2.4 PROPOSED FACILITIES <br /> 2.4.1 Transfer Building <br /> The Transfer Building will be a single large structure of steel frame construction with metal <br /> siding and reinforced concrete foundations, covering an area of 120,000 square feet, and rising <br /> 50 feet above the Tipping/Sorting Floor at its highest point. <br /> All exterior doorways will be 14 feet high. Roll-up doors will be provided at all exterior door <br /> openings. Direct access to the Tipping/Sorting Floor from the exterior will be provided through <br /> the west side at the south end of the floor. <br /> Lighting will be primarily natural light provided through translucent fiberglass roof and wall <br /> panels. Artificial lighting will also be provided. Natural ventilation will be provided through a <br /> roof vent running the entire length of the ridge line of the building. The interior of the Transfer <br /> t <br /> Building will be provided with fire sprinklers. <br /> The Transfer Building encompasses four different areas: the Public Disposal Area on the,east <br /> side, at an elevation four feet above the Tipping/Sorting Floor; the Commercial Disposal Area <br /> on the west side, at an elevation eight feet above the Tipping/Sorting Floor; the Tipping/Sorting <br /> Floor in the central area of the building; and the Transfer Tunnel on the north side, at an <br /> elevation fifteen feet below the Tipping/Sorting or. <br /> A loading slot located on the north end of the Tipping/Sorting Floor above the Transfer Tunnel <br /> will be provided to transfer the waste by gravity into the transfer trailers. <br /> 2.4.2 Recycling Area <br /> The Recycling Area is located south of the Transfer Building, at an elevation eight feet below <br /> the Tipping/Sorting Floor, and immediately adjacent to it. <br /> To facilitate recyclablede osit of materials separated from the waste stream, roll-off bins will <br /> P <br /> be stationed along the loading dock located at the south edge of the Tipping/Sorting Floor. <br /> additional roll-off bins used for the a of the storage The Recycling Area will provide space for a g <br /> following recyclable materials: <br /> - glass <br /> plastic <br /> paper <br /> - cardboard <br /> - aluminum <br /> metal scrap <br /> - wood waste <br /> appliances <br /> other recyclables <br /> C-9 <br />