• Location: Industrial Ring, Morningstar
• Address: SE Industrial Ring Road 1
• Surroundings: Adjacent to the Federal Organic Waste Recycling Plant of Morningstar and the Federal Wood Recycling Center

The Federal Garbage Collection Center (FGCC) of Morningstar is a standardized state-run facility operated under the Federal Allotment Agency in the Gamma Age. As the settlement’s central intake, weighing, sorting, and redistribution hub within the Federal Waste & Recycling System (FWRS), it anchors Morningstar’s material flows.

Operating within Communardism, the FGCC prioritizes resource circularity, ultra-low energy draw, and minimal environmental impact. In the Gamma Age’s persistent material shortage, recycled feedstock from Morningstar is strategic for construction, tools, textiles, and fertilizers. Sorted outputs are routed to federal processing plants via the Federal Courier Service under tasking by GAIA. No direct public drop-off; citizens use neighborhood collections and municipal routing.

• Construction Materials: Timber post-and-beam frame (local lumber) with salvaged alloy brackets and fasteners; plank decking; stone footings.
• Floors: 1 + perimeter mezzanine catwalks (open-air).
• Design Aesthetic: Large log-cabin hall with open walls and louvered wind breaks; function-first joinery; zone color banding.
• Lighting (No Electric High-Bays): Broad eaves, clerestory slits, and light wells; after dusk, hooded oil lamps and baseboard Luminofera dualis runs.
• Ventilation / Odor Control (Passive): Open-wall crossflow, ridge vents, and stack chimneys; charcoal/compost biofilter beds at exhaust points.

Ground Floor (Process Yard & Hall)

• Gate & Weighbridge: Deputy-controlled entry, analog tickets, tare/gross logging for FCS carts and municipal loads.
• Intake Bays (3): Mixed/organics, bulky/wood, and e-waste; spill kits and fire-sand stations.
• Primary Sorting Line: Gravity hoppers, roller tables, permanent-magnet rakes (no eddy-current), manual pick stations; hand-crank transfer wheels between bays.
• Secondary Line: Wood/organics refinement; manual screw-jack balers and lever compactors (no electric drives).
• Hazard Cage: Locked enclosure for paints/solvents/acids; neutralization drums; analog logbook.
• Staging Apron: Palletized bales/skips awaiting dispatch to federal plants.

Mezzanine / Catwalks (Control & Admin)

• Operations Gallery: Overlooks lines; analog boards + GAIA terminal for throughput stats.
• Administrative Nook: Plant Manager desk, FWRS records locker.
• Staff Facilities: Locker alcove, wash-up, small break bench.
• Restrooms (2): Staff W.C.s with the AuroraSan System near stair cores.

Perimeter & Yard

• Alloy Fence: 3 m alloy fence around the open-wall log hall.
• Outbound Lanes: Marked lanes to Wood Plant and local FOWRP; long-haul bay for NK consignments.
• Stormwater & Leachate Traps: Grated channels to biofilter sumps; inspection hatches.

Patchwork, but disciplined. The hall reads like a big log cabin: resin-scented beams, salvaged alloy plates and brackets, ship-deck offcuts underfoot, and cargo-net safety screens. Open walls breathe — wind through louvers, lamp glow and Luminofera bands after dusk. Everything runs on exohuman + gravity mechanics: clacking rollers, chute scrape, hand-jack balers; no powered belts or fans. Zone bands (green organics, blue recyclables, red hazmat) overlay ghost ship stencils; clipboards hang beside GAIA readouts for analog redundancy. Orderly, repeatable, energy-aware — built from second lives and local timber.

• Plant Manager (1): Operations, FWRS compliance, incident command.
• Weighmaster / Gate Clerk (1): Entry control, tare/gross logs, route tickets.
• Sorting Crew (18): Manual pickers by stream (wood/organics/metals/plastics/textiles), line marshals, baler hands.
• Logistics & Yard (3): Dock marshaling, palletizing, outbound dispatch with FCS.
• Admin & Records (1): Rosters, drills, throughput reporting, inter-agency comms.
• Trash-Tonis (4): Two paired teams; each drives a Hoo-drawn cart, responsible for refuse routes and clandestine “specials.”
• (Collateral Duties): HazMat Officer (rotating), Safety Steward (per shift).

• Public Access: No walk-ins. Authorized municipal/FCS deliveries only; guided tours by appointment (off-peak).
• Shift Schedule:
  • 07:00–15:00 — Morning shift (municipal intake peak)
  • 15:00–23:00 — Evening shift (industrial & overflow)
  • 23:00–07:00 — Night shift (baling, deep clean, outbound staging)
• Operating Days: 24/7 processing; HazMat intake restricted to daylight hours.

Sorted streams and mandated destinations within the FWRS:

Educational & Outreach (offered):

• Workshops for Morningstar residents on source separation and hazard declarations.
• Awareness campaigns on contamination reduction and FWRS routing.

• Perimeter: 3 m alloy fence enclosing the open-wall log hall.
• Gate Control (Entry & Exit): Single guarded gatehouse operated by a Deputy of the Local Sheriff of Morningstar; analog ledger stamps; seal checks on consignments.
• Restricted Access: Floor is supervised; HazMat and e-waste cages require yard badge plus analog key and escorted, countersigned log entry.
• Exit Inspections: Conducted at the gatehouse by the Deputy—tool/pocket checks post-shift; random bale core sampling and seal verification on staged pallets.
• Analog Alert System: Analog Siren System tied to Morningstar Sheriff’s Office.
• Deputy Patrols: Scheduled passes in the Industrial Ring; incident logbook countersigned daily.

Legal interactions:

• GAIA work assignment to a sorting line, HazMat watch, or weighbridge during a surge week.
• Run or attend a citizen workshop on proper e-waste preparation to reduce line jams.
• Transport / Deliver Garbage as Trash-Tony.

Illegal interactions:

• Skim precious-metal scrap from e-waste depop bins or swap bale tags.
• Forge weighbridge tickets to misroute high-value bales to a black-market yard.
• Stage a spill to access the HazMat cage during emergency confusion.

• Adventure Hook — Pieces in the Bale: During off-load at the local Garbage Collection Center, a Trash-Tony bale ruptures — spilling exohuman body parts. The Federal Sheriff seals the floor and deputizes the PCs to investigate discreetly. Trace the custody chain (gate ledgers, route tickets, seal stamps), retrace the cart’s loop, and interview the paired Trash-Tonis and line crew …

• Gamma Age
• Federal Confederation
• Federal Waste and Recycling System
• Federal Allotment Agency
• Federal Courier Service
• Federal Organic Waste Recycling Plant of New Kourou
• Federal Allotment Agency
• Federal Courier Service
• Federal Wood Recycling Center (Morningstar)
• Federal Textile Recycling Plant (New Kourou)
• Federal Technological Recycling Plant (New Kourou)
• Morningstar

Federal Garbage Collection Centers within the Federal Confederation:

• Federal Garbage Collection Center of New Kourou
• Federal Garbage Collection Center of Firetown
• Federal Garbage Collection Center of Hope
• Federal Garbage Collection Center of Morningstar