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3. Please provide specific detail regarding how your company will assist the City in the collection <br />of illegally dumped items in the City, including items abandoned in the public right of way. If <br />on-call, please provide proposed collection timeframe. Will this service include collection of all <br />illegally dumped multi-family bulky items? Will Athens drivers report illegal dumping in the <br />City to your team for collection? <br /> <br />Response: <br /> <br />• Athens proposal currently includes one front load vehicle with one helper for Parkway <br />Clean Up (60/Hrs. /Qtr.) One front load vehicle with one helper for Weekly Alley Cleanup <br />to remove debris from garage sales and debris in alleyways (60/Hrs./Wk.). Athens will also <br />provide abandoned bulky collection of illegally dumped items upon request by City staff, <br />up to the current volume the city is presently picking up. Anything beyond the current <br />volumes will be subject to an additional hourly charge of $125/hour. Athens will meet with <br />staff to determine current service levels. <br /> <br />Within (24) hours, we will pick up and dispose of abandoned items, which have been <br />deposited on public streets, or other public property located within the City. Additionally, <br />our drivers and/or Route Supervisors will identify a potential dumping location and will <br />contact Public Works to report and get approval to collect. Any residents who wish to <br />report abandoned or illegal dumping can report those locations to the City, for the City to <br />verify and approve for collection. All items collected under this program will be upon City <br />request, at the rate of $125/hour after monthly-included hours are exhausted. This process <br />would include collection of illegal items dumped at multi-family locations. <br /> <br />4. Contamination reduction was mentioned in the interview. How do you propose to reduce <br />contamination? <br /> <br />Response: <br /> <br />• Contamination reduction is a collaborative effort across multiple teams at Athens. <br />Ongoing outreach and education efforts are an important tool to help minimize <br />contamination. Through our team of recycling coordinators, we have continuous contact <br />with customers. Utilizing the data collected, our recycling coordinators follow up with <br />customers who need additional support and provides ongoing training on proper waste <br />and recycling efforts. The training includes setting up internal infrastructure elements (like <br />containers, signage, liners, and collection methods), increasing their diversion, <br />contamination reduction, and practicing landfill avoidance. <br /> <br />Contamination and overfilled occurrences are reported by Athens drivers using the Mobile- <br />Pak technology. Our proposal includes the use of a “Curotto-Can” attachment on our <br />collection vehicles, which allows the driver to see contamination in the barrel as it is <br />dumped. The Mobile-Pak Tracking System gives drivers the ability to generate service <br />verifications and report service exceptions. Drivers can document service exceptions with a <br />Attachment 7 <br />7 - 2