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<br /> <br />Page 1 of 16 <br /> <br /> <br />SOLID WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT <br /> <br /> THIS SOLID WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this _____ day of December, 2024 (the “Effective <br />Date”) by and between WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, INC., (hereafter “Company”), and CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, <br />MINNESOTA, (hereafter “City”) (Company and City each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”). <br /> WHEREAS, City desires to provide its citizens with environmentally sound collection, disposal and processing recyclable materials; <br />and <br /> WHEREAS, Company and its affiliates have extensive experience in providing such services; and <br /> WHEREAS, City has determined that it would be in the best interests of its citizens to contract with Company for such services in <br />accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency <br />of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Company and City agree as follows: <br />1. DEFINITIONS <br />a. “Applicable Law” means any law, regulation, requirement, or order of any Federal, State or local agency, court or other <br />domestic or foreign governmental body, or interpretation thereof by any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, and <br />requirements of all permits, licenses, and governmental approvals applicable to this Agreement. <br />b. “Bin” means a watertight metal or heavy plastic receptacle with a hinged plastic lid and a capacity of between one (1) <br />and eight (8) cubic yards, designed or intended to be mechanically dumped into a packer type truck. Bins may also include compactors <br />that are owned or leased by a Service Recipient, contingent upon confirmation of compatibility from Company. <br />c. “Cart” means a watertight heavy plastic receptacle with a rated capacity of approximately sixty-four (64) or ninety-six <br />(96) gallons, having a hinged, tight-fitting lid, and two (2) wheels. <br />d. “Collection Service(s)” means the process by which Recyclables are removed from Residential Premises, transported to <br />a transfer, disposal or Processing facility, and subsequently Processed, as well as the required marketing and education materials <br />regarding Recyclables. <br />e. “Container” means a Bin, Cart of Roll-Off Container. <br />f. “Contamination” refers to materials placed in a Recyclables Container other than Recyclables, or material placed in an <br />Organic Waste Container other than Organic Waste. <br />g. “Dwelling Unit” means any individual living unit that includes a kitchen, and a room or suite of rooms, and is designed or <br />occupied as separate living quarters for an individual or group of individuals. However, Dwelling Unit does not include a hotel or motel <br />unit. <br />h. “Food Waste” means Solid Waste composed of animal, fruit or vegetable matter resulting from food preparation or <br />consumption, as well as food-soiled compostable paper products. <br />i. “Green Waste” means any vegetative matter resulting from normal yard and landscaping maintenance that is not more <br />than three (3) feet in its longest dimension or six (6) inches in diameter. Green Waste includes, but is not limited to, plant debris such