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frequently use the facility will be stored in the computer so that the <br /> net weight of these in-coming loads can be calculated at the time of <br /> weigh-in. As a result, these vehicles will not be required to weigh- <br /> out. Signs in English and Spanish at the gate and scalehouse <br /> specify that all loads must be covered and that no hazardous, liquid, <br /> infectious or other special waste are allowed. <br /> After weigh-in, residential trucks will proceed to the Residential <br /> Sorting area and tip on the west end of the sorting line. On-site <br /> traffic controllers direct each City truck to a designated tipping area. <br /> In this way, the City's waste will be processed separately from that <br /> of other cities. <br /> Residential waste will be moved by loaders to the feed conveyors <br /> of the processing lines. The feed conveyors lead to an incline <br /> conveyor which will convey the waste up to the elevated sorting <br /> platform. The sorting platform is typically manned by 8-16 sorters <br /> per shift. Sorters will manually recover recyclable material and drop <br /> it through slots in the sorting platform into roll-offs staged below. <br /> First, bags of yard waste will be separated from the mixed trash <br /> followed by cardboard, newspapers, mixed paper, cans, bottles, and <br /> plastic. All sorters and equipment operators will be required to wear <br /> hard hats, goggles and gloves. Floor sorters will also wear <br /> fluorescent vests. All loaders, trucks, and forklifts are equipped with <br /> back-up alarms and the sorting and tipping areas will be fully lighted <br /> to ensure the safety of all workers. <br /> As required, at the end of processing the City's waste each day, <br /> the roll-offs will be removed from underneath the sorting platform and <br /> weighed, recorded, and prepared for market. Recovered materials <br /> will be weighed by material type. <br /> 36 <br />