Common use of HAZARDOUS WASTE INSPECTION AND HANDLING Clause in Contracts

HAZARDOUS WASTE INSPECTION AND HANDLING. Contractor agrees to establish and vigorously enforce an educational program which will train Contractor’s employees in the identification and proper handling of Hazardous Waste. Contractor’s employees shall not knowingly place such Hazardous Waste in the Collection vehicles, nor knowingly dispose of such Hazardous Wastes at a Processing or Disposal Facility. If the Contractor determines that Solid Waste placed in any Container for Collection or delivered to any facility is Hazardous Waste, Infectious Waste, Excluded Materials, or other waste that may not legally be disposed of at the Disposal Facility or presents a hazard to Contractor’s employees, the Contractor shall have the right to refuse to accept such waste. The Customer will be contacted by the Contractor and requested to arrange proper disposal. If the Hazardous Waste is delivered by Contractor to a Disposal Facility before its presence is detected and the Customer cannot be identified after the best efforts of the County and Contractor to identify the Customer, the County shall arrange for its proper disposal at the expense of Contractor. This expense shall be limited to the direct disposal cost of any manifested load required to remove the Hazardous Waste. Alternatively, Contractor will have five (5) business days after receipt of written notice to make its own arrangements for the removal of the Hazardous Waste subject to County review and approval of such arrangements.