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15 <br />i. School Food Waste and Organic Waste Collection <br />The County is interested in collecting the food and organic waste generated at each school's cafeteria <br />in the County's two school districts, Orange County Public Schools and Chapel Hill - Garrboro City <br />Schools. Orange County Public Schools have seven elementary .schools, three middle schools, and <br />two high schools. Chapel Hill -Garrboro City Schools have ten elementary schools,- four middle <br />schools, and three high schools. <br />Within the next two years the County may establish a pilot program to determine the capability of a <br />comprehensive schools food waste and organic waste collection program. The details of this pilot <br />program will ba determined with the assistance of the selected service provider. Nevertheless, this <br />program may begin at one or two schools in each district and may include a combination of <br />elementary, middle and high schools. The pilot program will evaluate the effectiveness of the overall <br />program including, education .and outreach and whether it will include only pre consumer or also post <br />consumer content. <br />I3. SCOPE Of WORK <br />A. Compliance with Law <br />The performance of the selected contractor's services and all activities related to the selected contractor's <br />provision of service shall be in full compliance with all applicable federal, state and .local laws, rules, <br />regulations, orders: and/or directives. <br />B. Service Area and Location <br />Service area includes all of Orange County and that part of the Town of Chapel Hill that lies within <br />Durham County. The Selected Contractor must be able to collect restaurants, groceries, schools, and <br />other organic waste generators generating over two tons per month in Ghapel Hill, Garrboro, Hillsborough <br />and other designated locations in unincorporated areas of the county. Collections may take place <br />anywhere agrEed upon by the County and selected contractor with the cooperation of the generator. <br />The contractor must have the ability to incr--ease by mutual consent with the County the number of sites <br />served above the current service. See Attachment A for a table of current costumers. In general, a_ <br />business in this program is expected to generate a minimum of two tons of food and organic waste per <br />month, though exceptions may . be made based on mutual agreement of Gounty and Contractor. The <br />County and the contractor may mutually agree to reduce the .number of service locations, if a site is not <br />performing or repeatedly contaminates the organics stream. <br />C. -Material Collected <br />Materials collected by the contractor-must include food waste and any other organic material that can be <br />separated by the generator for collection except large amounts of yard waste, industrial waste such as <br />sludges or regulated wastes such as medical wastes. Food Waste may be prep waste or post consumer <br />waste including vegetables, fruits, meats, and grains. Bones, fats and dairy products must 6e accepted as <br />well. Other organic compostable material must be accepted as well including paper products such as <br />paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins, and floral waste. Paper coated with plastic or paper products <br />that have been used with chemicals such as cleaners, solvents, or other chemicals should not be <br />included with organic items. Large volumes of oils and greases typically associated with deep fryers <br />should not be put in with Food Waste. Incidental amounts of food grade oil and grease should be <br />accepted. Additional items or materials that could be accepted can be included in the proposal. and are <br />negotiable. <br />4 <br />