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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Feasibility Act, and similar Federal and State Statutes possessing the necessary permits and operated in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Any deviation of this provision shall be considered a violation and default of this Contract. The Contractor shall maintain actual Ramsey/Washington RDF (Recycling and Energy Center – R&E Center) receipts and shall provide the City with copies of such receipts. Estimated Little Canada tonnages shall be reported to the City bi-annually. All costs associated with disposal (tipping fees) shall be based upon fees net of any rebates that the Contractor may be eligible for, regardless of when (or if) received by the Contractor. It shall be understood that the disposal rate in Exhibit A shall be based upon the lowest available tipping fee charged by the RDF facility to an entity that takes all material to the RDF facility for disposal. j. Notification. If any resident of the City places any items out for pickup and the item is not taken by the Contractor, the Contractor shall provide immediate written notification to the resident and the City of reason(s) for refusal to pick up the item. Notification must be left on the item(s) in question. Notifications left for a resident must be submitted to the City by noon on the following day after collection was refused. k. Exceptions for Handicapped and/or Disabled. The Contractor shall make reasonable exceptions as to the manner of pickup for handicapped or disabled residents. 2. Yard Waste Collection. a. Description. Yard waste collection service shall include the collection of all yard waste from participating residential dwelling units in the City of Little Canada. Cost for this service is described in Attachment “A.” b. Containers. Residential dwelling units shall have their yard waste segregated from other refuse in a container clearly identified as “Yard Waste” located at the boulevard adjoining the curb on or before 7:00 a.m. on the designated day of collection. Up to two containers of at least 90 gallon capacity will be provided by the contractor at no additional cost to the resident. Additional compostable bags and/or clearly identified containers may also be placed curbside at each pickup without limit to quantity at no additional cost. Containers should not exceed 960- gallon capacity nor weigh more than 50 pounds when filled. Bags should not be filled so as to exceed their structural capacity. c. Frequency. Yard Waste Collection Service shall be provided from April 1st through th November 30 , weather permitting each year and each residential dwelling unit shall have its yard waste collected a minimum of once per week on the same day as refuse collection service. d. Reporting. Tonnages or yards of yard waste collected shall be reported to the City on an annual basis b y January 22nd of the following year. e. Conveyance of Yard Waste. The Contractor shall be responsible for the safe, legal, and environmentally sound conveyance of all yard waste collected under this Contract. The Contractor shall convey the yard waste to a lawfully approved compost site and shall assume all liability and responsibility for materials deposited. The Contractor shall not mix other types of refuse or inorganic materials with the yard waste or take any action so as to make the yard waste material unacceptable to the operators of the compost site. Comment [TB14]: Conflicts with (g) Reporting above. Comment [TB15]: 96? Comment [TB16]: ? Comment [TB17]: Paper/Plastic defined in yard waste? Comment [TB18]: Work or Calendar week? 10