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Report of Composting Site Information
<br /> Tracy Material Recovery Facility and Transfer Station
<br /> 30703 S. MacArthur Drive, Tracy, Ca. 95377
<br /> Feedstocks, Additives, and Amendments
<br /> The facility receives green material from yard waste and agricultural material. The
<br /> operator plans to accept the materials defined below up to the maximum quantities
<br /> listed below per each operation:
<br /> The following materials are received at the facility as defined in the new Compostable
<br /> Material Handling regulations effective April 4, 2003, in accordance with the material
<br /> types assessed in the 1999 CEQA document and allowed in the 1999 Solid Waste
<br /> Facility Permit:
<br /> "green materiaf' [14 CCR §17852(a)(21)]- means any plant material that is separated at
<br /> the point of generation contains no greater than 1.0 percent of physical contaminants by
<br /> weight, and meets the requirements of section 17868.5. Green material includes, but is
<br /> not limited to, yard trimmings, untreated wood wastes, natural fiber products, and
<br /> construction and demolition wood waste. Green material does not include food material,
<br /> biosolids, and mixed solid waste, material processes from commingled collection, wood
<br /> containing lead-based paint or wood preservative, mixed construction or mixed
<br /> demolition debris.
<br /> "yard trimmings" [14 CCR §17852(x)(43)]- means any wastes generated from the
<br /> maintenance or alteration of public, commercial or residential landscapes including, but not
<br /> limited to, yard clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, prunings, brush, and weeds.
<br /> "wood waste" [14 CCR §17852(a) (42)] - means solid waste consisting of wood pieces or
<br /> particles which are generated from the manufacturing or production of wood products,
<br /> harvesting, processing or storage of raw wood materials, or construction and demolition
<br /> activities.
<br /> "food materiaf' [14 CCR §17852(a)(20)]- means any material that was acquired for animal
<br /> or human consumption, is separated from the mixed solid waste stream, and that does
<br /> not meet the definition of "agricultural material." Food material may include material
<br /> from food facilities as defined in Health and Safety Code section 113785, grocery
<br /> stores, institutional cafeterias (such as, prisons, schools and hospitals) or residential
<br /> food scrap collection.
<br /> "agricultural material" [14CCR §17852(a)(5)] - means material of plant or animal origin,
<br /> which result from the production and processing of farm, ranch agricultural, horticultural,
<br /> aquacultural, silvicultural, floricultural, vermicultural, or viticultural products, including
<br /> manures, orchard and vineyard prunings, and crop residues.
<br /> "compostable materiaf' [14CCR §17852 (a)(11)]—means any organic material that
<br /> when accumulated will become active compost as defined in Section 17852(a) (1). For
<br /> this facility, biosolids, sewage sludge, domestic sewage, and mammalian flesh will not
<br /> be utilized as feedstock.
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