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12 <br />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 azea (In-Town or Rural) <br />on a working day that is followed by anon-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 />SECTIUN 13 <br />Refusa to Pick U <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 aze 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 prepazed 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 />A11 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 1 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 (21bs). 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 loose 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's. <br />Failure to leave proper notice when refusing to collect dry-cell batteries may result in County <br />assessing a $25.00 penalty far 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 deterrmnes is not empty.. <br />When and if an aerosol can is rejected, Contractor will leave appropriate notice as to the reason <br />for rejection (Oops Tag). <br />If recyclable materials aze internuxed with non-recyclable materials in the recycling container, <br />Contractor may refuse to collect. If recyclable materials are placed in ari unapproved recycling <br />