Collection Requirements. 1.3.1 Weekly collection on the same day as scheduled refuse collection, to the greatest extent possible, with schedule to be approved by City staff. 1.3.2 All recyclable material shall be collected at one time in a container as described in Section 1.1. Contractor shall notify residents on their collection day of failure to collect the residents material due to contamination. Collection of compostable material shall be specified in Section 2.2. 1.3.3 The Contractor shall purchase enough containers to service the City. The containers should be made with the greatest amount of recycled plastic resin feasible so as to insure container integrity and color consistency as required by the City. The containers shall remain the property of the Contractor during the term of this Contract. The Contractor may emboss on the container the words "property of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Industries, Inc." or their substantial equivalent. The containers shall be of colors and contain graphics approved in writing by the City before distribution. The City shall also approve the type and size of the embossing to insure it will not detract from the recycling project graphics. 1.3.4 Work to be performed under the prior agreement between the parties and under this Agreement shall be continuous and without interruption. 1.3.5 Any residential property that enters the program shall also receive such a container. The Contractor, without expense to the City, within twenty-four (24) hours after notice, shall replace containers lost or damaged. If the damage or loss of the container is the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor shall replace the missing or damaged container at its own expense. If the loss or damage is not the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor may charge the resident for a replacement container. The price per additional container shall be agreed upon by the Contractor and the City, and any subsequent modification must be in writing. 1.3.6 With respect to the drop-off sites, the Contractor shall provide these at the designated locations, with the time, place, duration and manner of such placement, removal and operation to be as designated by the City. This shall include, without being limited to, placing certain drop-off sites at a designated location for a project by a civic non-profit group who may staff the site; in this circumstance, the Contractor shall weigh the recyclable materials so collected in a method to be agreed to between the city and the contractor and compensate the designated civic group with 85% of the gross revenues produced by the sale of those materials. This compensation shall only apply where the container is utilized in such a manner that personnel of the group are present to assist in the collection and storage of the recyclable materials. The City shall have a procedure for approval of such projects and notification of the Contractor. 1.3.7 When, as determined by the City, weather conditions prevent collection of recyclables or compostable material on the scheduled day, the Contractor shall collect on the next business day. The City may require the Contractor to make special collections within 24 hours after oral notice is given if Contractor fails to make collections for any other reason, without prior approval of the City. 1.3.8 Collection vehicles shall be painted in a color or colors subject to approval by the City, and shall have painted letters and numbers in a contrasting color, at least four inches high, on each side of the vehicle. The number of each vehicle shall also appear on each side and the rear of the vehicle. No advertising, except approved program promotion, other than the name of the Contractor shall be permitted on the vehicles. The City may require reasonable signage on all vehicles identifying that vehicle as participating in the City recycling program, and such signage shall be of a form, content and location as approved by the City. All vehicles shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The City has the right to require the Contractor to clean any vehicle. All vehicles, facilities, equipment and property identified in the Contractor's inventory for use in the performance of this contract shall be available for use in collecting recyclables and compostable material in the City for the duration of the contract. This section also applies to any and all replacement and substitute equipment. 1.3.9 Collection will not be made on the following holidays: New Year's Day, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇'▇ birthday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Collection that would normally occur on such holidays shall be rescheduled on the next working day. All collections after the holiday within that same week shall be delayed by one working day. Contractor shall notify customers of scheduled holidays. 1.3.10 In case of a missed pick-up reported by the City or a resident, Contractor shall collect the recyclable materials from such resident within one business day from notification. A recorded message left on a telephone answering device after business hours shall be considered to have been received at the start of business the following day. All calls relating to missed pick-ups shall be logged by the Contractor and that log shall be provided by the Contractor to the City, monthly or on demand. 1.3.11 The contractor shall be required to return the recycling container to the specified area-of collection in an inverted position following collection; provided, however, if the contractor has properly placed or allowed materials to remain in the container, such as materials placed in the container by the resident that are not suitable for collection, or publicity materials, then the container shall remain in the upright position. The City may do a survey of a minimum of 50 participating residences immediately following collection to determine the contractor's compliance with these container replacement requirements. This survey shall be done with a video camera or other substantially reliable and verifiable method of inspection. If the first such survey indicates that more than 20% of the containers inspected are in violation of any of the requirements set forth herein, then the contractor shall pay to the City, within two weeks of the mailing or delivery of written notice to that effect, the sum of $100 to the City. For each subsequent survey violation, the penalty amount shall be increased by $100; provided, however, that the total amount of the penalty for each subsequent violation shall not accrue to greater than $500. 1.3.12 The Contractor shall expend its best efforts to establish multi-family recycling collection services upon the request of the manager or owner of the multi-family property.
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Sources: Recycling Agreement, Recycling Agreement