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Non -Recyclable Materials — Materials that are not included in the City's recycling program or
<br />accepted by the Contractor. Examples may include pizza boxes, ceramics, plastic bags, hoses, etc.
<br />Participation Rate — A record of which specific households on a recycling route set out Recyclable
<br />Materials at some point during a defined period, as a percentage of the overall number of eligible
<br />households.
<br />Plastics — Plastic bottles, jugs, containers, and cups marked with a resin code of #1, #2, and/or #5 that
<br />contained milk, juice, soft drinks, liquor, water, certain foods, soap, shampoos, conditioners, etc.
<br />Processing — The sorting, volume reduction, baling, containment, or other preparation of Recyclable
<br />Materials delivered to the processing center for transportation or marketing purposes.
<br />Recycling Carts — Uniform, wheeled recycling containers in which Recyclable Materials can be stored
<br />and later placed for Curbside collection as part of the single -stream collection system. Carts shall be
<br />consistent in color and design, with a different color lid that includes an approved instruction label
<br />imprinted on top. Carts shall be visibly marked to clearly indicate it is for recycling for the benefit of
<br />both the resident and the Contractor driver.
<br />Recycling Manager — City staff person managing the residential recycling program.
<br />Recyclable Materials or Recyclables — The following materials are considered Recyclable Materials
<br />for the purposes of this RFQ: Aluminum Cans, Steel Cans, Glass Jars and Bottles, Plastics #1, #2, and
<br />#5 (excluding those that contained automotive fluids or cleaning products), Newsprint, Magazines,
<br />Mixed Paper/Mail, Boxboard, telephone books, paperback books, notebooks, brown paper bags,
<br />household office paper, and Corrugated Cardboard. The City is interested in expanding the list of
<br />Recyclable Materials or Recyclables and encourages Respondents to explore potential markets for
<br />additional materials. Materials may be added to this list as part of their quote or by written mutual
<br />agreement between the City and Contractor.
<br />Residential Property — Includes all single-family homes and townhomes where a separate driveway
<br />and/or garage exists for each unit or group of units within the City. For the purposes of this RFQ,
<br />multi -family apartment buildings and residential dwelling units above commercial business space, are
<br />not defined as Residential Property and are specifically excluded from this contract.
<br />Respondent — Anyone responding to and submitting a quote for curbside recycling service in response
<br />to the RFQ.
<br />Rigids — Aluminum Cans, Steel Cans, Glass Bottles and Jars, and Plastics #1, #2, or #5 (bottles,
<br />containers, cups, tubs, etc.).
<br />Source Separated Compostable Materials (aka Organics) — has the meaning given in State Statutes.
<br />Steel Cans — Disposable containers fabricated primarily of steel or tin and used for food and
<br />beverages.
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