GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC.- A-93-045 (2)

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(5) Oil drums, grease drums and similar metal containers, paper grocery bags, broken wooden boxes and crates, broken or wet cardboard boxes, and containers with sharp, rough, or jagged edges which may hamper or injure the handler, are not acceptable as solid waste containers and will not be picked up or emptied; (6) Discarded household items, broken down and packaged in a size and to a weight easily handled by one man will be considered as solid waste; (7) Large, heavy items not broken down, greater in dimension than four (4) feet in length, and eighteen (18) inches in thickness and forty (40) pounds, including, without limitation, water heaters, couches, tables, refrigerators, stoves, and large pieces of furniture or household equipment shall be considered bulky items which may be disposed of under the provisions. of Section 19; (8) All kitchen waste, ashes, hair clippings, floor sweeping and similar light materials must be securely wrapped to prevent spillage and to protect the public health and safety. Hot ashes will not be collected; and, (9) CONTRACTOR shall not be required to pick up and collect more than 200 pounds (including containers) for any business or professional curbside service unit. (b) The aforementioned size limitations shall not apply to Christmas trees properly placed for collection. (c) Whenever any solid waste which does not comply with the above standards and limitations is not collected by CONTRACTOR; CONTRACTOR shall leave a notice, the format of which is subject to the approval of the CITY, indicating the reason for non-collection at such curbside service unit. Said notice shall also contain the CONTRACTOR'S business name and his local telephone number. A copy of said notice shall be delivered, or sent via telephone facsimile, to the CITY on the day immediately following such non-collection and, if the reason for noncollection is not corrected within seven (7) days, CONTRACTOR shall notify the CITY as to this continued noncollection. 12 . SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR TO CITY FOR CITY OPERATIONS: (a) CITY SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS: CONTRACTOR shall collect all solid waste placed in CITY owned solid waste containers, not including bus shelter solid waste containers, on arterial streets within the CITY at least one time per week at no cost to the CITY.. Further, it shall be CONTRACTOR'S responsibility to collect all solid waste in the area immediately within ten. feet of an identified CITY owned solid waste container. The CITY will provide CONTRACTOR with a list identifying CITY solid waste containers. The list identifying the CITY solid waste containers may be modified from time to time as deemed necessary by the Executive Director, provided, however, that the total number of CITY containers from which solid waste is to be collected does not 10