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3.1.4.4 MATERIALS REMOVAL Materials removal operations at the station are conducted on an ongoing basis. When a full shipment of recyclable materials is ready it is transported to a secondary materials market. The amount of materials and frequency of removal depends upon the composition of the recyclables, the amount of recyclable material recovered and the efficiency of sorting. During normal operating conditions municipal solid waste is processed the same working day. Mixed waste that is not processed by the end of the working day is left on the transfer station tip floor until it can be properly loaded into transfer trailers the next working day. In no case are materials allowed to be stored on-site for a period of time which may result in the creation of a public health hazard, nuisance or fire hazard in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(c). 3.1.5 BURNING WASTES AND OPEN BURNING In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(a), if burning wastes are inadvertently received at the CVWS they are separated from other wastes to a safe area away from the unloading, transfer and processing areas where it can be spread and extinguished. Open burning of solid waste at the CVWS is prohibited in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(b). 3.1.6 HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND SPECIAL WASTE EXCLUSION In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.5 (b), the operator has implemented control measures as necessary to protect public health, safety and the environment. The operator conducts hazardous waste screening in the form of a load -checking program. In the event that a hazardous or prohibited waste is detected as part of the load checking program, it will be either rejected or, if the hauler cannot be identified, separated or cordoned off with traffic cones or similar devices. The load -checking program is discussed in further detail in Section 3.1.8. Central Valley Waste Services 3-6 Transfer Processing Report Section 3 — 4/24/17