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• The center operators are stationed at the compactors most of the time and therefore need some protective cover from sun and weather, such as a canopy. We are utilizing umbrellas at present, but these are marginally effective. More permanent covering should be considered. Additionally, some center operators are suffering from lower body fatigue from standing on a hard surface all day. Anti - fatigue matts should be placed under the canopy in the areas where the operators will be standing in order to reduce the impact of the hard surfaces that can contribute to sore feet, legs and hips. • 110 volt outlets should have also been provided near the compactors; compactors operate off of 460 volts which is not suitable for other electrical power needs. • Additional covered storage is needed for skid steer, lawn mower and various implements and miscellaneous supplies. • Need to provide additional concrete (instead of asphalt) surface to allow the skid steer to more easily maneuver about to load white goods into the recessed container. • The HHW receiving area would be more functional during inclement weather if it were covered. When raining the HHW attendant must greet customers, remove delivered materials from the customer vehicle and assess material for proper disposal categorization. A dry area for assessing and sorting of potentially hazardous material is desired. The need for a receiving canopy was discussed during design but not included due to concern for interference with flow of traffic and project budget concerns. The current HHW facility at Eubanks Road has a covered receiving area. Operations Staff has identified several practices, refinements and adjustments that have been implemented or noted as an issue to be addressed with regard to operations: • To ensure that both MSW compactors do not become filled at the same time, unless the center is extremely busy, only one MSW compactor is made available at a time. • The new used lumber salvage area has been lightly utilized to date. • For the first several weeks of operation additional staff (mostly paid temporary and early -on volunteers) were provided to assist permanent staff in orienting residents to the new site, answering questions and explaining rules. This has been quite useful in assisting center users, cultivating desirable center use habits, explaining new services and maintaining good traffic flow. Most users appear to be becoming more comfortable and familiar with the site. • When the compactors are serviced and the compaction box is uncoupled from the stationary compaction unit materials were discharged onto the ground before the hopper door could be secured. This created a pile of debris /material that had to be cleaned -up with each uncoupling, which took about 20 minutes. Center staff, through trial and error, developed a method by which this is significantly reduced. • The bulky waste compactor reaches capacity more quickly than our projections indicated so that it will be necessary to install a second compactor in the near future. The compactor is available at original bid price and existing conduit will facilitate wiring. • Initial quantities of food waste received are below expectations, partially because of users desire to place their waste into the containers in the plastic bags they use at home to store their kitchen waste. These plastic bags are non - compostable and are not accepted by our contract food waste collector as they are incompatible with their composting process. We are currently working with our composting contractor to identify acceptable compostable plastic bags. Once identified, we will consider distribution of these bags to users of the food waste program. The 2