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vii. Develop and implement additional opportunities to recycle bulky and problem materials (e.g. appliances, batteries, carpet, electronics, mattresses, oil, scrap metal, etc.) from residents on an on -going basis either curbside or at a drop-off. c. If the Municipality's recycling program did not achieve the Municipality's recycling goals as established by the County for the prior calendar year, the Municipality shall work with the County to prepare a plan to achieve the recycling goals set forth in this Agreement. d. The Municipality's recycling program shall be limited to residential programming for funding reimbursements under this Agreement. The County will not reimburse business recycling programming or household hazardous waste programming by the Municipality. Any inquiries or requests regarding these topics should be sent to the County for response. e. In addition to the above requirements designed to increase residential recycling opportunities, the Municipality shall provide recycling opportunities in all municipal buildings including but not limited to, city offices, public meeting rooms and parks, as required by Minn. Stat. § 115A.151. If items collected through the Municipal recycling program prove to be contaminated or not recyclable, those items shall be treated as public entity waste and must be processed at a resource recovery facility. Minn. Stat. §§ 115A.46, 115A.471 and 473.848. See page 44, 47-48, 51, and p. 67 of the 2018 Anoka County Solid Waste Management Master Plan regarding the requirements for Public Entity Waste. f. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 115A. 46, 115A.471 and 473.848, all waste generated by municipal government activities (including city/town halls, public works and public safety buildings, parks, and libraries, and for municipalities that arrange for waste services on behalf of their residents (organized collection)) shall be delivered to a waste processing plant for disposal as long as capacity is available. Failure to comply with this provision shall constitute a breach of this Agreement resulting in the loss of all Grant Funding unless, pursuant to statute, the Municipality has conferred with the County and developed a plan to comply within a reasonable period of time. 6. REPORTING. The Municipality shall submit the following reports semi-annually to the County no later than July 15, 2019 and January 10, 2020. a. An accounting of the amount of waste which has been recycled as a result of the Municipality's activities and the efforts of other community programs, redemption centers and drop-off centers. For recycling programs, the Municipality shall certify the number of tons of each recyclable material which has been collected and the number of tons of each recyclable material which has been marketed. For recycling programs run by other persons or entities, the Municipality shall also provide documentation on forms provided by the County showing the tons of materials that were recycled by the Municipality's residents through these other programs. The Municipality shall keep detailed records documenting the disposition of all recyclable materials collected pursuant to this Agreement. The Municipality shall also report the number of cubic yards or tons of yard waste and source -separated compostable materials collected for composting, chipping, or land spreading, together with a description of the methodology used for