GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL PART 1

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All scales used at the facility will be Weigh Master certified on a scheduled basis and will be maintained in accurate working order at all times. Transportation and Disposal of Residue Waste All non-salvageable waste and residual material from sorting operations will be transferred to trailers or shipping containers for transport to a landfill. As a result, rather than waste being hauled to the landfill in collection trucks carrying an average or 8 tons each, transfer trailers or containers will be used, each loaded with an average of 22 tons of waste. The number of trucks required to haul non-salvageable waste to the landfill will be reduced by approximately 75%. Great Western has identified minority contractors to utilize when and where possible. The SAM RF will have three load-out points; one each at the north and south end of the Mixed Waste Processing Building, and one at the south end of the C&D Processing Building. The latter will be a top-loading transfer ramp which will accommodate a single transfer truck or two roll-off boxes. Transfer trucks would back down the ramp onto axle scales to be loaded. A digital scoreboard overhead will give the loader operator the axle weights during loading so they can maximize legal loads. The Mixed Waste Processing residue will be loaded into one of two waste compactors: one each on the southern and northern end of the building. Transfer trailers will be loaded with compacted waste residue, scales beneath the compactors and trailers will insure maximum legal loads. All transfer trucks will exit the facility through the north gate and proceed to regional landfills. The compactor units will be able to load 100 tons per hour on a continuous basis, equivalent to four or five transfer truckloads. If one is down for maintenance, the other can pick up the slack by running 56