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c) 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(In-Town or Rural) <br /> on a working day that is followed by a non-working day,Contractor will provide collection by <br /> 5:00 PM the following day, excluding holidays. For example if County receives notification of <br /> 5 or more missed collections on one street,or in one neighborhood at 4:30 PM on a Friday and <br /> notifies Contractor of the reported misses by close of business on that Friday, Contractor will <br /> provide collection by 5:00 PM on Saturday(assuming that Saturday is not a recognized <br /> holiday). <br /> SECTION 13 <br /> Refusal to Pick Up <br /> a) Improperly Prepared Recyclable Materials <br /> In order to be considered properly prepared,recyclable materials must be free of contamination <br /> from food,trash,or other non-recyclable items, and placed in an approved Recycling Container <br /> (or in the case of newspaper,glossy magazines,or telephone books,placed in a paper bag beside <br /> the Recycling Container), <br /> When and if Recyclable Materials are not collected due to improper preparation,a notice(Oops <br /> Tag)must be left by Contractor. This notice must accurately describe why the bin contents or <br /> recyclable materials were not collected. Failure on the part of Contractor to leave proper notice <br /> (an Oops Tag, see Section 5)when refusing to collect improperly prepared materials may result <br /> in County assessing a$25.00 penalty for each verifiable occurrence. Any resultant penalties <br /> may be deducted from the cost of service for the month in which the failure to leave proper <br /> notice took place. <br /> All acceptable dry-cell batteries must be contained within a clear plastic bag,and placed within <br /> the recycling container. No materials besides those listed in Section I of this document shall be <br /> accepted as a dry-cell battery. The maximum size dry-cell battery accepted by this program <br /> shall be two pounds(2 lbs). Contractor may reject any single dry-cell batteries exceeding two <br /> pounds,or any dry-cell batteries that are not wholly contained within a clear plastic bag. <br /> Further,Contractor may refuse to collect any looge dry-cell batteries,or any dry-cell batteries <br /> contained in any way that prevents visible access as to the contents of the container(i.e. - <br /> batteries within opaque plastic bags). Any time Contractor rejects dry-cell batteries,a notice <br /> must be left clearly explaining the reason for refusal to collect(dry-cell battery"Oops Tag"). <br /> Failure to leave proper notice when refusing to collect dry-cell batteries may result in County <br /> assessing a$25.00 penalty for each verifiable occurrence. Any resultant penalties may be <br /> deducted from the cost of service for the month in which the failure to leave proper notice <br /> took place. <br /> All types of household aerosol cans will be accepted,under the condition that the cans be empty. <br /> In order to be considered acceptable,aerosol cans must contain no discernible liquid. <br /> Contractor will make determination on a case by case basis as to the emptiness of any particular <br /> aerosol can. Contractor may refuse to collect any aerosol can that it determines is not empty. <br /> When and if anaerosol can is rejected,Contractor will leave appropriate notice as to the reason <br /> for rejection(Oops Tag). 0% <br /> If recyclable materials are intermixed with non-recyclable materials in the recycling container, <br /> Contractor may refuse to collect. If recyclable materials are placed in an unapproved recycling <br /> 10 <br />