As much as I hate to CRUSH AND ANNIHILATE a baseless conspiracy (it breaks my heart you know), I suggest you read what you quote more carefully.
"Plastic material which is accepted will be unloaded directly into one of the existing or future storage buildings..."
Page 2 & 15 from the Solid Waste Permit:
"Prior to acceptance for processing, all feed stocks
will be qualified and inspected by plant staff."
"Prior to
acceptance for processing all feed stocks will be
qualified and inspected by plant staff."
http://www.dec.ny.gov/dardata/boss/afs/permits/929110034800002.pdf
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So BEFORE it is unloaded, it must be "accepted." In order for it to be "accepted," it must be inspected BEFORE it is unloaded into the stoarge building.
What better a place to qualify and inspect the feedstock BEFORE unloading it into a building then right outside? You didn't think it was reasonable to inspect it while it was still in the truck, would you? How else could they possibly inspect it but to temporarily unload it first, "qualify and inspect" it as required by the permit, then, and only then, unload it "directly into the building" as that's not to be done until it's been inspected.
By the way -- nowhere does it say plastic that is being qualified and inspected but not yet "accepted" be allowed to be temporarily stored outside for this procedure. The single phrase about exposure to the elements refers to ALREADY ACCEPTED feedstock which makes intuitive logical sense. Feedstock which has already been inspected should be not exposed to the elements to avoid FUTURE contaimination. However, potential feedstock not yet inspected does not yet fall under the Solid Waste Permits definition of "accepted feedstock"
More from the solid waste permit, page 16:
"Upon arrival, plastic will be inspected to insure that it
conforms with the facility's pre-approval documentation
generated during the material's acceptability evaluation."
"Plastic material which is accepted will be unloaded
directly into one of the existing or future storage
buildings."
Nowhere does it say plant staff are to get inside a truck and start digging through garbage to perform this inspecition. However, it makes it clear that this inspection must take place for the plastic material to be accepted, and only after accepted does it get unloaded directly into the buildings. It's not reasonable, realistic, nor safe -- and certainly not a requirement -- to perform this inspection with the plastic still inside the truck. Only ACCEPTED FEEDSTOCK cannot remain outside. Nowhere in the permit does it say plastic material that arrives there can never be outside for the inspection. NEVER. |
