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v <br />The following average storage limits and capacities are presented below for <br />various recyclable items: <br />Item Quantity Storage_Time <br />Green Waste 60 tons 72 hours <br />White Goods 20 tons 48 hours <br />Metals 10 tons 48 hours <br />Plastics 10 tons 48 hours <br />3.1.4.3 MATERIALS PROCESSING AND VOLUME REDUCTION <br />Volume reduction operations are conducted at the CVWSMRF/TS. Nearly all <br />recyclable material recovered in the MRF is baled to increase the weight per unit <br />volume. The facility is equipped with a NRB 2002 baler, which is used to bale <br />paper products and plastics. A Bollegraaf model 80 baler is planned to bale <br />additional recyclable materials including newspaper, aluminum and tin cans. The <br />balers are located in the MRF facility (see Figure 6). Additional size reduction <br />occurs in the wood waste recovery area and rock and rubble area. _Recovered <br />wood waste, lumber and the wood fraction of yard waste is ground to produce <br />wood chips for use in landscaping or other useful applications. Rock and rubble <br />is screened using a rock shaker. Materials screened with a particle size of 1/2 <br />inch or smaller is used for construction projects on-site. Other materials with a <br />particle size of larger than 1/2 inch is sold as rip rap. <br />3.1.4.4 MATERIALS REMOVAL <br />Materials removal operations at the station are conducted on an ongoing basis. <br />When a full shipment of recyclable materials is ready it is transported to a <br />secondary materials market. The amount of materials and frequency of removal <br />depends upon the composition of the recyclables, the amount of recyclable <br />material recovered and the efficiency of sorting. <br />During normal operating conditions municipal solid waste is processed the same <br />working day. Mixed waste that is not processed by the end of the working day <br />is left on the transfer station tip floor until it can be properly loaded into transfer <br />trailers the next working day. In no case are materials allowed to be stored on - <br />Central Valley Waste Services MRF/TS 3-5 <br />Transfer/Processing Report <br />(L:\Wstemgmt\2002.040\Reports\FinaITPR\Sec3:05/09/02) BRYAN A. STIRRAT &. ASSOCIATES <br />