How many tons per day could be trucked in to the facility?
It is envisioned that the facility would handle roughly 100,000 tons per year resulting in an average of 450 tons per day with a peak of 600 tons per day. • How will garden refuse arrive to the facility? Garden refuse could arrive either directly via residential collection routes located near the facility; or by larger transfer trucks delivering garden refuse collected at a transfer facility. • How many trucks per day would come and go from the facility? The draft EIR estimates that there will be about 230 vehicle trips per day during the peak season. Please refer to the Traffic chapter of the Draft EIR for more information. • What type of trucks will transport materials in to and out of the facility? Collection trucks for garden refuse look much like the collection trucks you might see in your neighborhood each week collecting garbage and mixed recyclables. Transfer trucks are much like the large 18-wheeled, semi-truck vehicles you might see on the freeway every day delivering goods t
