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Attachment 2 <br /> SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTROLLABLE ORGANICE WASTE AS PROCESSED GREEN WASTE <br /> MATERIAL(PGM)AT COUNTY ORGANIC INFRASTRUCTURE <br /> DESCRIPTION <br /> Processed Green Material(PGM)consists of yard waste,grass clippings,leaves,tree trimmings and plant-based <br /> materials which have been sorted to remove contamination and processed by shredding or grinding. PGM should not <br /> contain manure,stable waste or pet waste,which can create odors. <br /> Processed Green Material is defined as following(California Code of Regulations,Title 27,Division 2, Subdivision 1, <br /> Chapter 3, Subchapter 4, Section 20690[b][3]): <br /> • Processed Green Material—means any plant material that is either separated at the point of generation or <br /> separated at a centralized facility that employs methods to minimize contamination. Green material includes, but is <br /> not limited to,yard trimmings, untreated wood wastes,paper products,and natural fiber products.Green material <br /> does not include treated wood waste,mixed demolition or mixed construction debris,manure,or plant waste from <br /> the food processing industry,alone or blended with soil.Processed green material may include varying proportions <br /> of wood waste from urban and other sources and shall be ground, shredded,screened,source separated for grain <br /> size,or otherwise processed. <br /> CONTAMINANT DEBRIS <br /> The PGM should be free from all contaminant debris(glass,plastic,film plastic, metals,etc.)as well as salt and <br /> deleterious material such as clods,coarse objects, rocks,inert debris,and Material Recovery Facility("MRF")fines. <br /> County personnel visually inspect the PGM loads as they come in,making sure that the specifications are met and to <br /> determine if the loads are contaminated(i.e.,mixed with paper,plastics and other trash.) if the loads appear to have <br /> unacceptable contamination in excess of 0.5%either by weight or volume,the PGM loads will not be allowed into the <br /> Organic Infrastructure and the City and/or hauler will be notified that contaminated PGM loads are unacceptable. The <br /> PGM will be deemed as municipal solid waste and the City and/or hauler will have the option to take the material to the <br /> landfill for disposal or be returned to the hauler's facility for additional processing. For material that is physically <br /> dumped at the unloading area and is deemed unacceptable by OC Waste&Recycling staff,the material will be re- <br /> loaded into the transfer vehicle for reprocessing at hauler's processing facility or sent to the landfill for disposal. <br /> Hauler will be charged the current"Hard-to-Handle"fee for re-loading services and disposal of unacceptable material. <br /> SIZE <br /> The particle size of the PGM acceptable is between''/2-inch and 3 inches in length between %-inch and I inch in width <br /> and between 1/2-inch and 1 inch in thickness. No particle should exceed 3 inches in any dimension. <br /> MOISTURE CONTENT <br /> The moisture content of the PGM should be in the range of 50-60 percent. If the PGM's moisture content is <br /> unacceptable and cannot be received for processing at the County's Organic Infrastructure Facilities,the material will <br /> be re-loaded into the transfer vehicle for reprocessing at hauler's processing facility or sent to the landfill for disposal. <br /> The hauler will be charged the current"Hard-to-Handle"fee for re-loading services and disposal of unacceptable <br /> material. <br /> FOOL}WASTE <br /> Residential food waste mixed with PGM as part of a city organic collection program is acceptable provided that the <br /> food waste is free of contaminant debris(glass, plastic,food packaging, non-compostable silverware, soiled napkins, <br />