PCR Credit 10: Good Neighbor Practices (1-3 points)
Reciprocal
Intent:
To minimize impacts on community quality of life from material recovery and organics processing facility operations.
Local Government and Industry Requirements:
Material recovery and/or organic processing facility/facilities owned or utilized by the Local Government or Company servicing the jurisdiction implement(s) an operational plan that addresses all aspects of operations and that is intended to improve the quality of life for the surrounding residents and/or businesses.
And
● Litter control and mitigation measures are implemented onsite.
● Litter is inspected and recovered:
o Urban: within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least half a mile along primary access routes.
o Sub-urban: within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least 2 miles along primary access routes.
o Rural: within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least 2 miles along primary access routes.
● Dust control and mitigation measures are implemented onsite
● Dust control and mitigation measures are implemented:
o Urban: Within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least ¼ mile along primary access routes.
o Sub-urban: Rural: Within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least 1 mile along primary access routes.
o Rural: Within 100 yards of the facility’s boundary and at least 2 miles along primary access routes.
● Install filtration on exhaust ventilation system to the outdoors that captures >80 percent of PM 2.5 or smaller particles for any enclosed facilities.
● New Facilities are not built within the designated Buffer Zone of residences, schools, parks, prisons, playgrounds, nursing homes, day care centers, or other places people live or congregate. The Buffer Zone requirement does not apply to Existing Facilities. [1]
Population Density | Buffer Zone |
Rural: <100 people/mi2 | 900 Feet |
Suburban: 101 – 1,000 people/mi2 | 500 Feet |
Urban: >1,000 people/mi2 | 250 Feet |
● Has a system in place to receive and address comments from the community.
And
Tier 1: (1 point)
● Achieve 1 Credit from PCR 6,7 or 8 and
● No unresolved complaints or violations within the last year;
o Noise
o Traffic
o Pest/Vermin
o Odor
o NPDES permit requirements
Tier 2: (1 point)
● Achieve 2 Credits from PCR 6,7, or 8
● No unresolved complaints or violations within the last two years
o Noise
o Traffic
o Pest/Vermin
o Odor
o NPDES permit requirements
Tier 3: (1 point)
● Achieve PCR Credits 6,7, and 8
● No unresolved complaints or violations within the last three years:
o Noise
o Traffic
o Pest/Vermin
o Odor
o NPDES permit requirements
● Implement measures that do not allow runoff to exit the site untreated.
Potential Strategies:
● Follow stormwater management guidelines in PCD Credit 4
● Develop a traffic management plan in consultation with the local community
● Limit idling of waiting vehicles
● Implement Integrated Pest Management techniques
● Rapidly process materials to minimize putrefaction
● Install windscreens or other perimeter techniques to reduce or prevent litter and fugitive dust from escaping the site.
[1] Existing Facilities are defined as projects that are operational prior to the Local Government or Company applying for SWEEP Certification.
