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AB939 Diversion Credits * All markets included in this sales plan are bona fide markets when considering qualification for AB939 diversion credits. Daily cover markets are the only markets limited by a 7 percent cap. In other words up to 7 percent of the total waste stream may be used for Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) if approved by the LEA and the Waste Board. Because the JPA waste stream is baselined at 678,000 tons per year, and the total marketable product to be generated at the facility is projected to be less than 55,000 tons, 47,500 tons of yard waste (7 percent of the total waste stream) may be used every year for daily cover and still qualify for diversion credits. Biomass fuel manufactured from yard waste is not proposed in any significant quantity for this facility. If it were desirable and possible to manufacture fuel at this plant, the quantities sold would only apply to efforts to achieve 50 percent diversion, once the 25 percent level is met. Product Sales as Public Educational Tool Bagged product will be distributed at the Recyclery/Transfer Station for residents. Info,-i~ational literature about the compost manufacturing process from the curb back to the garden will be explained. Infof.~ation about home uses for compost will be included. In addition to the bagged product distribution area, we believe it worthwhile to landscape an ama on public land .in the center of each participating city to gain more exposure and further educate the public. We will work with the cities to make this a reality. Lastly, BFI proposes to set up a minimum of two demonstration trials with local nurseries, landscapers, .and/or farmers.during the first year of the project. Again, this work will serve to educate all parties involved and yield important information on specific markets. Contingency for Seasonal Market Fluctuations and Severe Market Depressions Seasonal and start-up marketing fluctuation considerations have been designed into the facility. More than 2 acres have been left for storage of finished product. This equates to 90 days storag® capacity of finished compost. Additionally BFI has very stable agricultural land application markets that will be used during these periods. Finally, until the sunset of provisions allowing Daily Cover use of compost to count towards diversion credits, the OMCF is uniquely situated to have greater product demand on site than it is projected to be able to meet. 14 °