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4. PROGRAM. The Municipality shall develop and implement a residential solid waste <br />recycling program adequate to meet the Municipality's annual recycling goal of 2130 <br />tons of recyclable materials as established by the County. The Municipality shall ensure <br />that the recyclable materials collected are delivered to processors or end markets for <br />recycling. <br />a. The Municipal recycling program shall include the following components: <br />I. Each household (including multi-unit households) in the Municipality shall have <br />the opportunity to recycle at least four broad types of materials, such as paper, <br />glass, plastic, metal and textiles. <br />ii. The recycling program shall be operated in compliance with all applicable <br />federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. <br />iii. The Municipality shall implement a public information program that contains at <br />least the following components: <br />(1) One promotion is to be mailed to each household focused exclusively on <br />the Municipality's recycling program; <br />(2) One promotion advertising recycling opportunities available for residents is <br />to be included in the Municipality's newsletter or local newspaper; and <br />(3) Two community presentations are to be given on recycling. <br />The public information components listed above must promote the focused <br />recyclable material of the year as specified by the County. The County will <br />provide the Municipality with background material on the focused recyclable <br />material of the year. <br />iv. The Municipality, on an ongoing basis, shall identify new residents and provide <br />detailed information on the recycling opportunities available to these new <br />residents. <br />b. If the Municipality's recycling program did not achieve the Municipality's recycling <br />goals as established by the County for the prior calendar year, the Municipality shall <br />prepare and submit to the County by March 31, 2012, a plan acceptable to County <br />that is designed to achieve the recycling goals set forth in this Agreement. <br />5. REPORTING. The Municipality shall submit the following reports semiannually to the <br />County no later than July 20, 2012 and January 20, 2013: <br />a. An accounting of the amount of waste which has been recycled as a result of the <br />Municipality's activities and the efforts of other community programs, redemption <br />centers and drop -off centers. For recycling programs, the Municipality shall certify <br />the number of tons of each recyclable material which has been collected and the <br />number of tons of each recyclable material which has been marketed. For recycling <br />programs run by other persons or entities, the Municipality shall also provide <br />documentation on forms provided by the County showing the tons of materials that <br />were recycled by the Municipality's residents through these other programs. The <br />Municipality shall keep detailed records documenting the disposition of all recyclable <br />materials collected pursuant to this agreement. The Municipality shall also report the <br />number of cubic yards or tons of yard waste collected for composting . or <br />Iandspreading, together with a description of the methodology used for calculations. <br />Any other material removed from the waste stream by the Municipality, i.e. tires and <br />used oil, shall also be reported separately. <br />b. Information regarding any revenue received from sources other than the County for <br />the Municipality's recycling programs. <br />2 <br />