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COMPOSTING: Manufacturing a Product with the Customer in Mind <br /> <br />BFI's integrated green waste recycling program has ceased to be a waste handling <br />program. BFI views the implementation as would any other manufacturer of <br />products. We source our raw materials to meet our specifications, and we <br />manufacture the products to a customers specifications. Sales and marketing <br />provide quality products with technical information to customers. They work hand-in- <br />hand to develop new products to add value for the customer. The only difference: <br />BFI works closely with the supplier of raw materials, residents and landscapers, to <br />ensure that the sepa~t, ion and collection process generates the required feedstock. <br /> <br />Feedstock Quality <br />Before any processing of yard waste takes place the level of non-organic <br />contaminants such as glass, plastic and metal must be at levels under .05% in order <br />to manufacture high grade product suited for a variety of applications. The <br />combination of community education, rejection of yard waste through tagging, visual <br />inspection and picking during collection, and finally manual removal of contaminants <br />at a picking station will ensure that the majority of feedstock meets quality standards. <br />Material which cannot meet the .05% standard will often still be accommodated in <br />a lower grade market such as commercial erosion control mulch, daily cover and <br />land reclamation. <br /> <br />Manufacturin.q Flexibility <br />While a sample manufacturing process has been described in the technical section <br />of this proposal, the proposed Ox Mountain facility is designed and equipped to allow <br />for the manufacture of product to various specifications. In particular, BFI Organics <br />will mcjularly customize products to meet customer specifications with requirements <br />for the following parameters: <br /> <br /> [] Particle Size - Variable screen sizes allow many options <br /> <br /> [] Moisture - Addition of water to windrows with water truck and <br /> automatic watedng system allows complete control of moisture <br /> <br /> [] pH - Agricultural amendments are used to adjust pH <br /> <br /> <br />