23. Each operator and owner of a municipal waste recycling site shall ensure that the site is operated in accordance with the following requirements: 1.  No waste may be accepted at the site unless it is waste that consists solely of waste from one or more of the categories set out in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 and that, i.  in the case of waste from one or more of the categories set out in Schedule 1 or 2, has been separated from other kinds of waste, or ii.  in the case of waste from one of the categories set out in Schedule 3, has been separated from other kinds of waste and from each other category of waste in Schedule 3. 2.  If waste from one of the categories of waste set out in Schedule 3 has been separated from other kinds of waste and from each other category of waste in Schedule 3, no operation or activity at the site shall commingle such waste with any other waste. 3.  If waste is processed at the site, the total amount, at the site, of the waste that is awaiting processing, is being processed or has been processed and the waste that is awaiting transportation without processing must not exceed 2,000 cubic metres or three times the monthly process design capacity of the site, whichever is greater. 4.  If waste is not processed at the site, the total amount of waste at the site must not exceed 2,000 cubic metres. 5.  Despite paragraph 3, if waste has not been processed at the site during the preceding three months, the total amount of waste at the site must not exceed 2,000 cubic metres. 6.  The total amount of waste at the site awaiting processing must not exceed fifteen times the daily process design capacity. 7.  If waste is processed at the site, the waste must be processed so that over any six-month period the residues from the processing do not exceed 10 per cent of the weight of the waste that was processed. For the purposes of this paragraph, if the processing of waste at the site involves the addition of water, weight shall be determined on a dry weight basis. 8.  Residues from the processing of waste must be removed from the site promptly. 9.  Waste or materials that result from the processing of waste may not be removed from the site except for direct shipment to, i.  a user of the waste or materials, ii.  a distributor who distributes such waste or materials to users, iii.  another municipal waste recycling site, or iv.  a waste disposal site. 10.  Reasonable care shall be taken to control the following and to control anything similar to them: dust, litter, odour, noise, rodents or other animals and insects. 11.  Reasonable care shall be taken to ensure that unauthorized persons are kept out of any areas where waste is handled, processed or stored. 12.  Signs must be posted in prominent locations at the site setting out the hours of operation of the site, the name of the owner of the site and the name and telephone number of a person to contact in an emergency. 13.  Equipment at the site may not be operated by any employee who has not had training in the operation and maintenance of the equipment. 14.  Employees at the site must be trained in emergency procedures. 15.  All roads, parking areas, loading or unloading areas must be maintained in good condition. 16.  The site shall not begin accepting waste unless at least ninety days before the acceptance of the first waste a notice is given to each of the following, i.  the clerk of every municipality within which the site or any part of it is located, ii.  the owner of every parcel of land within 120 metres of the site, iii.  the Director, and iv.  the local District Office of the Ministry. 17.  The notice referred to in paragraph 16 must be on a form provided by the Ministry or in the same format as such a form and must set out, i.  the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the site and of the operator of the site if they are different, ii.  the location of the site, iii.  the earliest date on which the site will begin to accept waste, iv.  the type of wastes that the site will be accepting, v.  the capacity of the site, and vi.  a description of how waste will be dealt with including a description of the processes that will be used. 18.  No waste shall be accepted at the site before the date set out in the notice as the earliest date on which the site will begin to accept waste. 19.  No waste shall be accepted at the site unless the first waste accepted at the site is accepted within 180 days after the notice is given to the Director. 20.  None of the following may be changed at the site unless at least ninety days before the change a notice is given to each of the persons described in subparagraphs i, ii, iii and iv of paragraph 16, i.  the type of wastes that the site accepts, ii.  the capacity of the site, iii.  how waste is dealt with including the processes used. 21.  The notice referred to in paragraph 20 must be on a form provided by the Ministry or in the same format as such a form and must set out the information described in subparagraphs i, ii, iv, v and vi of paragraph 17. 22.  Maps of the vicinity and a site plan shall be kept at the site. The maps and site plan shall show, on the appropriate map or plan, services, buildings, processing units, roads, loading and unloading areas and storage areas. 23.  An operating plan shall be kept at the site. The plan shall include, i.  descriptions of the processes and equipment used including descriptions of how waste will be stored and handled, ii.  information about the maximum amounts of waste that can be processed at the site, iii.  information about the amounts of the residues that are expected after processing that cannot be recycled or reused, and iv.  descriptions of the training planned for personnel. 24.  Emergency response plans shall be kept at the site. There shall be emergency response plans addressing emergencies caused by fire, explosion, flood, spills, disruption of electrical service or anything else that might create an emergency situation at the site. Each plan shall include, i.  descriptions of the procedures to be used, ii.  information about the personnel who will be responsible, iii.  descriptions of the emergency equipment and emergency communications systems, and iv.  plans for notifying the appropriate governments and other persons and co-ordinating operations with them. 25.  Contingency plans shall be kept at the site. There shall be contingency plans addressing disruptions of the removal of waste or anything else from the site. 26.  A record shall be kept that includes information about, i.  the type, amount and sources of wastes accepted at the site, ii.  the processing that the wastes received, any significant problems that occurred during the processing and any actions that were taken in response to such problems, iii.  the types and amounts of residues, wastes and materials transferred from the site, the purposes for which they were transferred and the names of the persons to whom residues, wastes and materials, other than compost, were transferred. 27.  Information in the record required under paragraph 26 shall be retained in the record for at least two years after the event to which the information relates. 28.  The record required under paragraph 26 shall be kept at the site unless, i.  the record is kept at another place in a municipality within which the site, or part of the site, is located, and the place is owned or controlled by the owner or operator of the site, and ii.  the place the record is kept is set out on the signs required to be posted under paragraph 12.  O. Reg. 101/94, s. 23.