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10 <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Recycling Composition Study <br /> <br />GLASS 20.40% <br />ALUMINUM CANS 2.80% <br />STEEL 3.10% <br />HDPE Color 2.60% <br />HDPE NATURAL 1.80% <br />PET 5.30% <br />Mixed Paper (PS 1) 37.60% <br />Plastics 3-7 1.20% <br />OCC (PS 11) 13.10% <br />Trash 12.10% <br /> <br />OCSW cannot guarantee actual composition. The numbers presented are presented for <br />information only and are not a guarantee of current single stream commodities; however, the <br />County had a recycling composition study undertaken by an outside contractor during April of 2019 <br />that will provide a current measurement of the composition of program recyclables collected by <br />the County that will be used to establish an initial commodity value under the contract. <br />2.4 MARKETING OF RECYCLABLES <br />The Contractor shall provide or act as a recycling market outlet for materials during the term of the <br />Contract regardless of market fluctuations. The Contractor shall not store or warehouse materials <br />in violation of health and safety standards and shall conform to all requirements provided for by <br />the state and federal agencies. <br /> <br />2.4.1 Processing, Transporting and Marketing <br />The Contractor shall bear all costs associated with processing, transporting and marketing <br />of Recyclable Materials. <br />2.5 PUBLIC EDUCATION <br />The Contractor will offer assistance to OCSW in providing public education services related to the <br />recycling program. Public education assistance shall include the provision of culturally and <br />relevant materials and messages in selected languages. <br /> <br />2.6 SPECIAL EVENTS PARTICIPATION <br />The Contractor shall provide, at no cost to OCSW, three (3) public paper shredding events per <br />calendar year. The event will provide Orange County residents the opportunity to have their <br />documents destroyed onsite. The events will take place at a designated location within the County. <br />Title and ownership of material will pass directly to the Contractor or Contractor’s subcontractor. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: B04ECF89-C776-496E-B171-26200EC380B9