Intent:

To minimize impacts on community quality of life from waste material recovery and organics processing management facility operations.

Requirements:

The material recovery and/or organic processing facility owned by the municipality has a policy and specified practices to address all aspects of operations that might result in a reduction in the quality of life for the surrounding residents and/or businesses.

Demonstrate that the facility has no unresolved or unaddressed complaints regarding the operational elements listed above.

• No unaddressed noise complaints or violations within the last year
  • Noise
  • Traffic
  • Pest/Vermin
  • Odor
• Install filtration on exhaust ventilation system to the outdoors that captures >80% of PM 2.5 or smaller particles. 
• Proper filtration of ventilation
• Dust or lLitter is inspected and recovered within a 1-mile radius of facility boundary; and at least 2 miles along primary access routes
• Dust control and mitigation measures are implemented within a 1-mile radius of facility boundary; and at least 2 miles along primary access routes
• Record of no unaddressed complaints or violations
• Emissions from rolling stock and other operations
• No unaddressed odor complaints or violations within the last year
• Stormwater management (wind control)
• No unaddressed pest/vermin complaints or violations within the last year
• Property value issues (this may be an “Innovation” credit?)
• No unaddressed traffic complaints or violations within the last year