The Live Bottom Hopper is often situated to discharge to a device that provides primary metering of the material such as a Tire Separation System for whole tires or several discharge options for Bulk Fuel. The hopper allows for receiving, storage and recovery of numerous bulk materials including: Whole Tires, TDF, Wood Chips, Wood Fuel, Mulch, Compost, RDF, Grains and Crop Residues, Other Biomass and other bulk materials.