A crane transfers the debris into the grinder where it is ground to one fourth of its original volume.

Empire, LA, December 7, 2005 -fema/illinoisphoto.com Debris is collected and deposited at the Plaquemines Parish Debris Grinding Site. A crane transfers the debris into the grinder where it is ground to one fourth of its original volume, sprayed with water to reduce airborne residue and travels out of the grinder by conveyor belt into a pile where it is bulldozed into a pit that can hold over 3 million cubic yards of material.