1987 ORD 0-17-87_Recycling Facilities

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3. Kiosk type units, which may include per- manent structures; 4. Unattended containers placed for the dona- tion of recyclable materials. C. Large Collection Facilities which may occupy an area of more than 500 square feet and may in- clude permanent structures. 2. Processing Facility A Processing Facility is a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the prepa- ration of material for efficient shipment, or to an end -user's specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. Processing Facilities in- clude the following: a. A Light Processing Facility occupies an area of under 45,000 square feet of gross collec- tion, processing and storage area and has up to an average of two(2) outbound truck ship- ments per day. Light Processing Facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting of source -separated recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials sufficient to qualify as a Certified Processing Facility. A Light Processing Facility shall not shred, compact, or bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers. b. A Heavy Processing Facility is any processing facility other than a Light Processing Facility. C. Reverse Vending Machine(s) A Reverse Vending Machine is an automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers including, but not limited to aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container's redemption value as determined by the State. A Reverse Vending Machine may sort and process containers mechanically provided that the entire process is enclosed within the machine. In order to accept and temporarily store all three con - 3