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22 <br /> 2.3 RECYCLABLES MATERIAL QUALITY AND COMPOSITION <br /> Orange County Recycling Composition <br /> Example <br /> GLASS 9.99% <br /> UBC 1.20% <br /> STEEL 1.09% <br /> HDPE Pigment 1.18% <br /> HDPE NATURAL 0.81% <br /> PET 3.16% <br /> Mixed Paper 43.36% <br /> Mixed Plastics #3-7 0.85% <br /> #110CC 28.86% <br /> Residue 9.51% <br /> OCSW cannot guarantee actual composition. The numbers presented are the composition <br /> established via audit by the current recycling processor but are not a guarantee of current single <br /> stream commodities; they shall be used to allow the Contractor to provide comparable response <br /> to this RFP. <br /> The Contractor may utilize these numbers for composition breakdown on contract initiation or sixty <br /> (60) days prior to the effective date of the contract, request that the County deliver six (6)tons of <br /> material to the Contractors facility that will be used to obtain a current measurement of the <br /> composition of program recyclables collected by the County which numbers shall then be used to <br /> establish the commodity breakdown. County shall have the right to have staff on sight to monitor <br /> the sorting by Contractor undertaken to determine the percentage of materials. <br /> 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 /> 2.3.1 Processing. Transporting and Marketing <br /> The Contractor shall bear all costs associated with processing,transporting and marketing <br /> of Recyclable Materials. <br /> 2.4 PUBLIC EDUCATION <br /> The Contractor will aid OCSW in providing public education services related to the recycling <br /> program. Public education assistance shall include the provision of culturally and relevant <br /> materials and messages in selected languages. <br /> 10 <br />