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DocuSign Envelope ID:60890E67-6F1D-48BF-9BD4-7E57F52CDE30 <br /> Section 5 <br /> Project Approach <br /> As requested, KCI has included our proposed project approach for conducting the RCS. Attachment A to <br /> this proposal provides our proposed Sampling and Sorting Protocol,which includes our proposed <br /> material categories.Attachment B provides our proposed Site Safety Plan. These documents are all <br /> marked as "CONFIDENTIAL" as it is a "trade secret" as defined in NC General Statues 66-152(3) and is <br /> proprietary information belonging to KCI. KCI has spent considerable time and resources customizing the <br /> protocol over our extensive years of conducting RCSs. <br /> Please note: we are happy to modify all documents to meet the needs of the County. <br /> Benefits of ICU's Protocol <br /> During our two decades of RCS experience, KCI has been <br /> refining and fine tuning our RCS protocol to keep up to KCI successfully <br /> date with the ever-changing recyclables stream, recommended innovative <br /> packaging materials, and recycling markets. Some of the approaches for system-wide <br /> benefits of KCI's methodology are discussed below. changes to the County's solid <br /> waste program that <br /> • Prior to pulling samples of recyclables, KCI will immediately increased <br /> ensure the load is thoroughly mixed. Because operational efficiencies and <br /> recyclables have drastically different densities resulted in significant cost <br /> (i.e.,glass versus plastic bottles), materials tend savings to the County <br /> to settle during collection and transport. Mixing <br /> helps to redistribute the materials and disrupt Joe Dawson <br /> any stratification that occurs, ensuring a more County Attorney <br /> representative sample. Charleston County,SC <br /> • KCI takes extra precautions to ensure accurate <br /> weighing. We line all containers with a new <br /> plastic bag at the beginning of each sample to ensure sorted materials are weighed accurately. <br /> Our method eliminates the potential for inaccurate weighing caused by the residue from <br /> previous samples remaining on containers, which is an issue for firms that use unlined <br /> containers and only record tare weights at the beginning of the sort. <br /> • KCI will be conducting the RCS across an entire week. This allows samples to be pulled from <br /> across the entire cross section of each program, rather than just select days. For example, we <br /> will be pulling samples from the residential collection programs every day of the RCS, meaning <br /> we have a more thorough representation of all areas of the County that are collected during <br /> that week. <br /> • KCI uses an electronic tablet in the field to enter all data. The data is saved in duplicate and <br /> backed up to KCI's servers every night. This ensures the security of the data and removes the <br /> risk of lost or destroyed hard copy data sheets. Furthermore,the time and potential errors of <br /> entering data from the hard copy to an electronic version are eliminated. <br /> kessler consulting inc. <br /> Proposals 2018\Orange Co Proposal-final 31 innovative waste solutions <br />