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18 <br /> SECTION 10 <br /> Transportation and Temporary Storage of Recyclable Materials <br /> Contractor shall transport the collected Recyclable Materials to its Processing Site(s). Contractor <br /> shall take title to the Recyclable Materials upon placement in the Recycling Container by Residents <br /> and shall be responsible for the sale of such recyclable materials and all of the proceeds of the sales. <br /> The newspaper, glossy magazine and telephone book portion of the Fiber stream shall not be <br /> commingled with Containers without express permission of County. County shall not grant <br /> permission for the commingling of these two portions of the recycling stream except in the case of <br /> emergency or otherwise dire circumstances. <br /> No uncontaminated Recyclable Materials collected by Contractor shall be landfilled. Landfilling or <br /> incinerating recyclables shall result in Contractor paying County a $500 penalty per incident of <br /> uncontaminated Recyclable Materials to a landfill or incinerator. <br /> SECTION 11 <br /> Labor and Costs <br /> Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, except as otherwise provided herein, furnish all labor <br /> and equipment required to perform curbside collection of Recyclable Materials pursuant to this <br /> Contract. <br /> SECTION 12 <br /> Procedures and Penalties for Missed Pick-Ups/Failure to Collect <br /> All calls relating to missed pick-ups or other collection problems shall be logged by County's <br /> Department of Solid Waste Management and will be available for review by Contractor. <br /> a) Individually Reported Missed Collections <br /> In case of a missed pick-up reported by County or a Resident (late set-outs excluded), <br /> Contractor shall collect the Recyclable Materials from such point by 5:00 pm of the working <br /> day following written or faxed notification of said missed pick up if point was accessible and <br /> not blocked. If Contractor contends that the pick-up was missed because of a late set-out, the <br /> Contractor has the burden of proving to County the late set-out to avoid penalties. <br /> If containers which were recorded by County as not collected by Contractor are not collected by <br /> 5:00 pm of the working day(including Monday through Friday, but not Saturdays, Sundays, or <br /> designated holidays) following written or faxed notification of Contractor by County, County <br /> may asses a penalty equal to $25 per Residence per day not collected. To avoid the penalty, <br /> Contractor must provide legitimate explanation for non-collection before 5:00 pm of the day <br /> following the non-collection report if the container was unable to be collected for a certain <br /> reason. <br /> b) Instances of Five(5)or more Missed Collections in Any One Area <br /> If County receives a report of five (5) or more missed collections in one area on a working day <br /> that is followed by a non-working day, Contractor will provide collection by 5:00 pm the <br /> 10 <br />