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2. DEFINITIONS
<br />The following terms, as used in this RFQ, are defined to mean:
<br />Aluminum Cans — Disposable containers fabricated primarily of aluminum, commonly used for soda,
<br />beer, juice, water, or other beverages.
<br />Bi-weekly— Occurring once every two weeks or every other week.
<br />Boxboard — Dry goods boxes including, but not necessarily limited to, cereal, cake, chip, and cracker
<br />boxes.
<br />Collection — The act of collecting Recyclable Materials from the Recycling Carts by the Contractor's
<br />personnel in authorized collection vehicles.
<br />Contract — The agreement to be entered into between the City and Contractor.
<br />Contractor — The City's recycling service contractor under the new Contract beginning operations on
<br />January 1, 2026.
<br />Corrugated Cardboard — Cardboard material with double wall construction and a corrugated wavy
<br />layer separating the outer walls. This does not include plastic, wax, or other coated cardboard.
<br />Curbside —The area of public road right-of-way between the property line and the curb or edge of the
<br />street, but not on the street itself.
<br />Curbside Recycling Service —The curbside collection of recyclables, in conjunction with related public
<br />education and other customer services, specified within this RFQ.
<br />Fibers — Newspapers, inserts, circulars, magazines, mixed mail, office paper, boxboard, corrugated
<br />cardboard, telephone books, catalogs, paperback books, notebooks, brown paper bags, and cartons
<br />(soup, wine, milk, juice, and broth).
<br />Glass Jars and Bottles — Unbroken glass jars, bottles, and containers (lids/caps and pumps removed)
<br />that are primarily used for packaging and bottling of food and beverages.
<br />Magazines — Glossy and non -glossy magazines and catalogues.
<br />Markets — Any person or company that buys or charges for recycling of specified materials and may
<br />include, but are not limited to, end -markets, intermediate processors, brokers, and other recyclable
<br />material re -claimers.
<br />Mixed Paper/Mail — Mail, advertisements, office paper, school paper, envelopes, etc.
<br />Newsprint — All newspapers, including inserts, coupons, advertisements, etc.
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