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Transfer/Processing Report Tracy Material Recovery and Transfer Facility 30703 S. MacArthur Drive, Tracy, California 95377 ® tipped directly into the hopper, or stored in stockpiles or containers awaiting processing. All food waste would be processed within 48 hours of receipt; residual waste will be delivered to the transfer station for inclusion into outbound MSW transfer operations. Prior to grinding, the food waste is required to be free of plastic and other contaminants (up to 10% residual) that could cause damage to the grinder or be deleterious to the digestion process. Plastic and other contaminant material will be removed manually on the sort line. A horizontal hammermill grinder is proposed for the use with this operation. Material is fed through a feed conveyor into the hammermill grinder. The hammers, which are attached to a rotor or shaft, impact the feed material, breaking it into smaller pieces. Below the hammer circle is a series of cast grates. The material remains inside the hammermill and is crushed or torn between the hammers and grates until its size is sufficiently reduced to pass through the grates where it is discharged onto a conveyor below. A transfer truck would receive the processed food waste from the stacking conveyor. The anticipated system capacity is 20 tons per hour, but may vary depending on the materials being sorted and on any future upgrades or additions. Other mechanisms, procedures or technologies may be incorporated into the system to improve its capabilities in the future. Solar Panel; The roof top of the Building would support solar panels with the capability to generate up to 800 kilo-watt hour of renewable energy. Current regulations allow the installation of solar panels administratively. The project is explicitly stated here to demonstrate the transformation of Facility into using carbon neutral energy sources. Composting Facility A detailed project description of the composting process is presented in Section II of this document. The composting technology to accommodate food waste will included a covered aerated static pile system. Construction and Demolition/Inert Debris Processing Operations A detailed CDI project description is provided in Section III of this document. The below information presents a brief summary of the proposed operations. Biomass Gasification Unit The Biomass Gasification Unit proposes to use 40 TPD of processed clean wood waste to generate 1 mega-watt of energy for on-site use. The current operations have clean wood waste recovered from the mixed C&D Processing Facility being ground into wood chips. The wood waste is stockpiled on a pad for a maximum period of 30 days. Chipping and grinding generally occurs 13