ARCHIVED REPORTS_2015 TRANSFER & PROCESSING RPT

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Z.13 MATERIALS RECEIVING Vehicles enter the facility from Lovelace Road (Figure 6). Commercial refuse vehicles enter the site via lane 3, the commercial lane. These trucks are weighed at the scale and directed to the commercial (west) side of the MRF for unloading. Vehicles containing pre-sorted recyclables also enter the site via lane 3. These are weighed and directed to unload at the appropriate recyclable tip area at the MRF. The scale house has the tare (empty) weight of many of the commercial customers' vehicles. The tare weight on record is subtracted from the known tare weight, and the customer billed based on the weight of refuse delivered. If the facility records do not contain the tare weight for a vehicle, then the vehicle must be reweighed after it is emptied. Self -haul vehicles enter the site via lanes 1 and 2 including vehicles containing rock, green and yard waste, agricultural materials, wood and brush. 2.4 UNLOADING Commercial and Self -Haul vehicles are directed to their respective unloading areas. MRF attendants are present at all times in the self -haul area during operating hours. These attendants direct traffic and ensure that unloading is according to facility safety guidelines. The main function of the MRF is to transport non-recoverable refuse material to landfills; however, efforts are made to recover useful materials for recycling and reuse such as wood waste, construction debris, yard, and garden waste. Vehicles containing a high percentage of recyclable materials are directed to one of the material recovery stations. Loads containing wood waste, yard and garden wastes are directed to a designated area where they are loaded into 40 yard bins for delivery to a facility for reuse and/or feedstock for composting. Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Transfer Processing Report April 10, 2015 11 Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division County of San Joaquin