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ORDINANCE NS -2333 02 1 licensed by the department of motor vehicles, which is used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile recycling unit also means the bins, boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans, or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials. Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than fifty (50) square feet; is designed to accept more than one (1) container at a time; and will pay by weight instead of by container. Kiosk type units, which may include permanent structures; Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials; (3) Large collection facilities which occupy an area of more than five hundred (500) square feet and may include permanent structures. (d) Processing facility. A 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, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. Processing facilities include the following: (1) A light processing facility occupies an area of under forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet of gross collection, processing and storage area and has up to an average of two (2) outboard truck shipments 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 quality as a certified processing facility. A light processing facility shall not shred, compact, or bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers. (2) A heavy processing facility is any processing facility other than a light processing facility.