2024-493-E-Solid Waste-Kessler Consulting-Waste Sort

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Orange County, North Carolina Proposal - Waste Characterization Study Orange County WCS KCI Proposal 19 the fieldwork to ensure that WCS results achieve the desired objectives of the County. Because of our experience, KCI is often brought in to review and comment on other firms’ methodologies. ➢ KCI has conducted characterization studies for a wide variety of sectors and programs. Having conducted over 180 characterization studies, KCI has worked with nearly every type of collection system imaginable from standard front-, side-, or rear-load collection trucks to fully loaded transfer trailers to convenience centers and drop-off containers. Our sampling protocol is highly adaptable and can be used to conduct a characterization study for any collection method. ➢ KCI Field Manager is a full-time KCI employee. Unlike other firms that subcontract or use associates for the entire field crew, a full- time KCI employee always leads our studies. This means the person in the field is familiar with you and the project objectives and is available for any follow up questions and discussions. ➢ KCI’s Field Manager leads daily training sessions. While we encourage our contracted day laborers to work the entire sort with us, the daily training sessions ensure that all workers understand their responsibilities, safety protocols, and proper sorting techniques. KCI has never had a reportable safety incident. ➢ KCI takes extra precautions to ensure accurate weighing. We line all containers with a clean plastic bag prior to sorting each sample. This eliminates the potential for inaccurate weighing caused by residue from previous samples remaining on containers, which is an issue with using unlined containers or recording tare weights only at the start of the sort. ➢ KCI’s Field Manager continually observes sorted materials to ensure proper sorting and records weight data on an electronic tablet to ensure accurate data recording. The spreadsheet for each sample is immediately saved and backed-up daily to the secure cloud storage to ensure the safety of the data collected in the field. ➢ Data analysis is reviewed by at least two staff members to ensure accuracy. Data collected in the field will be analyzed by the Field Manager and then reviewed by a separate consultant. The report is then drafted by the Field Manager and reviewed by the Technical Advisor for technical accuracy. On-Point Project Descriptions The project descriptions provided below expand on the government work KCI has conducted, illustrating our extensive experience, deep knowledge, familiarity, and proven track record in characterization studies. This selection specifically highlights our engagement with clients listed in the previous sections, focusing on relevant projects undertaken, including Orange County. KCI will be happy to provide additional information regarding any of the projects listed, or any other projects in our portfolio, at the County’s request. We firmly believe that it is not what we say, but what our clients say that really matters. As such, we consider all our clients to be references and encourage the County to contact any of the individuals listed in this section. We have also included a few client reference letters later in this proposal. “Through the results of this solid waste audit, we have been given the tools we need to promote waste reduction on our campus and continue toward our zero waste commitments. We believe that their creativity and knowledge of waste auditing strategies helped lead to these successes.” Jennifer Maxwell Resource Conservation Specialist Appalachian State University Docusign Envelope ID: 1223AA0B-DDEC-4EBE-8FEA-427010558A5C