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DocuSign Envelope ID: 7796CD94- 342E- 40DO- B7C3- A2B604F926B4 <br />GRANGE COUNTY Department of solid waste Management <br />8.1.3 Transportation and Weighing of Collected Waste <br />Unless written permission is obtained from the County, all organic waste shall be transported <br />from County collection routes and unloaded at the County approved receiving facility for <br />organic material. Material collection from each individual site shall be weighed using a <br />properly calibrated scale and weights recorded following collection from each location. <br />The Contractor must obtain a valid weight ticket for each load deposited at the receiving <br />facility. Notes shall be included in the monthly report if material is included that may be <br />collected outside the County's contracted program. <br />8.1.4 Uncollected Waste and Materials and Notification Tag <br />For carts that cannot be completely emptied due to sticking waste /materials, the Contractor <br />shall leave in a visible and tamper resistant location an approved type of notification tag stating <br />items were improperly prepared. A reasonable attempt shall be made at the time of collection by <br />the contractor to personally notify participant's representative on site of the problem and record <br />the date and time and name of such contact. If no such person is available, notification of the <br />problem shall be made to the contract collector's supervisor and verifiable contact shall be made <br />with the participant within 24 hours of the refusal to collect explaining the situation and <br />proposing a solution. <br />The Contractor shall not be responsible for collection organic waste that is not compliant or not <br />prepared or set out in accordance with the current version of the service guidelines, to include <br />prohibited materials. Any changes to the list of prohibited wastes and preparation and set -out <br />requirements as specified in the set out guidelines are at the sole discretion of the County. <br />Should the Contractor choose to collect loads with obvious contaminants or other non - compliant <br />material, Contractor shall then retain full responsibility for proper management of said <br />contaminants or non - compliant material and be able to produce for the County a verifiable chain <br />of custody for such material. Specific elements of this protocol are to be proposed and <br />negotiated as part of the final! contract. <br />When the Contractor encounters organic waste or other items that it believes are prohibited, <br />improperly prepared or set out, or otherwise not compliant with the County's guidelines, the <br />Contractor shall adhere to the following procedures: <br />a. The Contract shall collect all properly prepared items, and other items that are not <br />specifically prohibited; <br />b. The Contractor may not collect any prohibited, improperly prepared organic waste, except <br />as notated above in Section 8.1.4; <br />c. For any and all organic waste not collected due to the apparent presence of prohibited <br />materials, the Contractor must complete a County- approved notification tag and securely <br />aff ix that completed tag to each uncollected cart, or container. <br />d. Each Notification Tag left by the Contractor shall include a clear and legible explanation <br />as the reason why the organic waste was not collected; and <br />e. The Contractor shall notify the County in writing, or other method specified by the County <br />within one (1) hour of each non - collection. The notification to the County shall be in the <br />format specified by the County and include at minimum, the service address, date and <br />17 <br />RFP No. 5247 <br />