R2011-01 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT - SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING PROGRAM

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Section 2.Accepted materials under City's Single Stream Recycling Program Plastics shall include plastic bottles, containers and packages made from various resins including PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS and other plastics, codes #1 through #7. Metals shall include Aluminum beverage cans (like household beverage cans made of aluminum); Tin, Steel, and Bi-Metal containers( like food, beverage, nonfood and aerosol cans made of mixed metal, such as tin and steel). Paper shall include old newspaper (ONP), advertising supplements and other paper grades as delivered to local subscribers of newspaper distributed in the area; magazines, junk mail, paperboard and telephone directories; paper from offices such as computer paper, sorted white ledger, copier paper and office stationary. Cardboard shall not include waxed cardboard Glass: Includes household glass containers, bottles and jars, including amber, flint, green, mixed and/or crushed glass. Under the City's Single-Stream Recycling Program, the above materials will be collected and must be processed, marketed, and sold. Please note that the City will not require the customers to flatten any recyclables. In addition, plastic bags, labels, lids, nozzles and metal neck rings may also be present in the recyclable materials delivered to the processing facility. Section 3.Commencement and Length of the Contract Due to overhauling change of the existing refuse and recycling system in the City, the new system is subject to a review and an approval by the City Council, 6 months from the start date. Subject to approval by the Council, the term of this contract shall be for five (5) years commencing April 1 2011 and expiring on March 31 of 2016. Section 4.Location of the facility Since the SSMRF is not located within the City limits, the City agrees to direct all the recyclable materials collected through the City's Single Stream Recycling Program to the Contractor's RTF located in Decatur, Illinois. Contractor shall provide the address of the RTF at the start of the program. After the start of the program, the Contractor may change the location of the RTF within the City of Decatur after obtaining written approval from the City. Section 5.Scale and Tipping Floor Access Requirements The Contractor must provide a scale and recyclables tipping floor with the following minimum hours of operation: Weekdays 7 am to 5:00 pm 3