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3.2. “Recycling Facility” is a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. and includes facilities for the drop-off, buyback, deposit, or return for redemption, of recyclable material. Recyclable material is reusable ma- terial including but not limited to metals, glass, plastic, and paper which is intended for remanufacture or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. A recycling facility consists of a reverse vending machine, collection facility, or processing facility, as defined below. A recycling col- lection facility may also consist of a facility for the collection of reusable household goods or clothes by a charitable organization. . A certified recy- cling facility or certified processor means a recycling facility certified by the Cali- fornia Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. a. “Collection Facility” is a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase of recyclable materials from the public. i. “Small collection facilities” occupy less than five hundred (500) square feet and may include: - A mobile unit; - Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than fifty (50) square feet; - Kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures; or - Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials. ii. “Large collection facilities” occupy more than five hundred (500) square feet and may include permanent structures as well as mobile units, bulk reverse vending machines, Kiosk-type units. b. “Processing Facility” is a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing means the preparation of material for efficient shipment, or to an end-user’s specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, me- chanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. i. A “light-processing facility” occupies less than forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet, and all activities are conducted entirely within an enclosed building, and includes equipment for baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting of source- separated recyclable materials, except ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers, and repairing of reusable materials. (See Section “B” Permits Required. Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 7 Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated