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materials and litter cleanup is performed on a regular basis. The RRF is screened from Austin Road on the south and west sides by a 5-foot high vegetated earthen berm. 3.4 Materials Handling Activities 3.4.1 Confined Unloading Describe procedures for ensuring confined unloading. Include adequate controls for wind- blown materials. The unloading area will have appropriate signs and will be staffed by Forward personnel, who will direct loads to the appropriate areas. Trucks with recyclable loads go directly to the RRF. At the RRF, the operator or laborers direct the trucks to the unloading area. All quantities at the RRF are measured by volume. The RRF also keeps records, in tons, of materials sold. The RRF has a wood recycling program, where they will accept loads of high-grade wood (like pallets). The unloading areas are shown in Figure 10. The load inspection process begins at the RRF. All loads, except for special handling wastes such as wood wastes and wastes not needing any preprocessing, are brought to the RRF and separated. The loads are spread out in the 12,000 square foot waste sorting building and the entire load is checked for recoverable materials, compostable materials, landfill materials, and unacceptable waste. If hazardous wastes are detected, they must be removed by the customer and disposed of at a licensed hazardous waste disposal site. "All wood" loads are unloaded in the wood grinding area and is confined to an area approximately 100 feet (wide) by 150 feet (long) and 12 feet (high), as specified by the local fire department. Also, this area is a minimum 100 feet from the RRF building. The volume of traffic at the RRF, including the proposed compost operation, cannot exceed 620 vehicles per day, which includes all traffic associated with the landfill operation. This small volume ensures confined, supervised unloading. A debris collection fence is used to catch any windblown debris. Based on maximum compost operation, the traffic would increase substantially. Material unloading areas have been designed so that the northwestern prevailing winds direct any windblown particles into the material stockpile or perimeter site fencing, rather than away from it. Compost Facility staff will police the site regularly and remove any windblown litter. 3.4.2 Material Preparation If operations such as shredding or baling are to be conducted, describe policies and procedures for ensuring that they are conducted in a controlled manner and in conformance with conditions established by the LEA, local land use Authority and other Forward Composting Facility Z:\PROIECTS\Allied Waste\Forward\Resource Recovery Facility\Permitting Services\2009 RCSI\RCSI Final 031609.doc; Page 41