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3. Cardboard; <br />4. Waste oil, filters, and anti - freeze; <br />5. Yard waste; <br />6. Scrap tires; <br />7. Clean wood waste; <br />8. Scrap metal and white goods; <br />9. Cooking oil and residential food waste; <br />10. Recyclable materials (bottles, cans, mixed paper); <br />11. Rigid plastics; <br />12. Textiles /shoes; <br />13. Salvage shed; <br />14. Electronics; <br />15. Batteries (wet & dry cell); <br />16. Plastic bags and film. <br />IV. RECYCLABLE MATERIALS <br />A. Recycling programs and services that are provided at the time of implementation of this <br />Agreement are anticipated to be continued for the foreseeable future. Periodic expansions, <br />modifications, improvements or adjustments to programs /services may be made by the <br />County (subject to material markets and budgetary considerations). County will <br />coordinate /collaborate with Towns regarding changes to programs /services operated within <br />the Towns through an advisory board /committee established for this purpose, or other <br />means as agreed. <br />B. It is the County's objective to offer equivalent services /programs within the Towns. County <br />may also provide special services to individual Towns that may require special negotiated <br />service fees or other specific compensation that fall outside of this Agreement. The portion <br />of Chapel Hill located within Durham County should receive those services which other parts <br />of the Town of Chapel Hill receive, however, it is solely the responsibility of the Town of <br />Chapel Hill to establish the authority by which County shall provide services in that portion of <br />the Town. <br />C. County shall ensure that recycling programs /services provided by the County are of high <br />quality and reliable with regard to the reasonable: Adherence to route schedules; prevention <br />of overflow of drop -off site receptacles; resolution of complaints; safety; making progress <br />toward waste reduction objectives, etc. County will endeavor to coordinate urban curbside <br />recycling collection routing with municipal waste collection routing (as requested) to the <br />extent possible, consistent with collection efficiency, budgetary constraints and available <br />resources (i.e. roll - carts, compacting collection vehicles, etc.) County will endeavor to <br />maintain maximum efficiency in recycling and waste reduction programs consistent with <br />generally accepted industry best management practices. <br />D. Current 24 -Hour Recycling Drop -off Centers are intended to remain in service, subject to <br />County budgetary considerations, site availability, space limitations, material market <br />availability, and Town recyclable material drop -off requirements. The five current drop -off <br />sites include: Cedar Falls Park, Hampton Point, Carrboro Plaza, University Mall, and <br />Meadowmont. No reductions or additions of drop -off sites are contemplated at this time. <br />E. Subject to state and federal law and subject to budgetary considerations and constraints it is <br />expected by the Parties that recycling services offered at the time of the execution of this <br />3 <br />