GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC. PROPOSAL 6-30-93

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(4) Cardboard, paper, magazines, palm fronds, tree limbs, brush, weeds and similar dry materials must be tied in bundles with a heavy cord or wire strong enough to act as a handle, or be placed in other acceptable containers. Any such bundle or items shall not exceed four feet in length, eighteen inches in thickness, or weigh in excess of 40 pounds; (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, must be broken down and packaged in a size and to a weight easily handled by one man; (7) Large, heavy items not broken down, greater in dimension than four (4) feet in length and eighteen (18) inches in thickness and 50 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 City's Bulky item pickup. (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. The aforementioned size limitations do not apply to Christmas trees properly placed for collection. Any small business or professional business receiving curbside collection is subject to a maximum of 200 pounds per week (including containers). D.3.7 Standards for Collection Service,Equipment,&Noise (a) Equipment used by the Contractor for the collection and hauling of solid waste shall be painted and clean. All collection equipment used must be operated safely and maintained in good mechanical condition. (b) It is the declared interest of the City that the Contractor be able to provide a variety of sizes of bin, including 1 through 4 cubic yard bins, and roll-off box containers, including 10, 20 and 40 yard roll-off boxes to meet the capacity requirements of commercial and residential bin and roll-off box users. (c) No material shall be permitted to leak, fall or be spilled on City streets, alleys or highways. Any such leakage or spills occurring shall be immediately corrected and the area cleaned. (d) All collections shall be made as quietly as possible and no unnecessarily noisy trucks or equipment shall be used. Employees of the Contractor who are Page 19