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3. Collection Procedures. During the Term and after the Date of Commencement, Contractor shall collect all acceptable Soft Recyclables set out for recycling and collection by Residential Customers in approved Containers. The decision of what is an "acceptable" Soft Recyclable shall be made in the sole reasonable discretion of Contractor. However, in no event shall Contractor be required to accept any Excluded Items (excluded items include, but are not limited to the following items: garbage, hazardous waste, carpet, newspapers, mattresses, large furniture, large appliances, yard waste) and in no event shall Contractor provide service to Commercial Customers. Contractor shall not be responsible for collecting Soft Recyclables which have fallen or been placed Curbside but are not in a Container. Contractor agrees to operate collection vehicles in such a manner to prevent materials from being blown from the vehicle. If at any time during collection and transport, Soft Recyclables are spilled onto a street, sidewalk, or private property, Contractor shall clean up and place in the collection vehicle all Soft Recyclables before the vehicle proceeds to the next stop on the collection route or shall promptly make all other reasonably necessary arrangements for the immediate clean-up of spilled Soft Recyclables. Contractor agrees to remove and dispose of all Soft Recyclables at no cost to CITY. 4.Ownership.Soft Recyclables set out for collection on the regularly scheduled collection day shall belong to Contractor from the time that they are physically collected by Contractor. Soft Recyclables physically collected by Contractor shall be deemed acceptable Soft Recyclables for the purposes of its obligations under this Agreement. 5.Set Out Procedures.Residents shall place Soft Recyclables into Containers and place Containers at Curbside for collection. Overflow material shall be placed adjacent to the Container(s) in plastic bags or other easily handled container. Soft Recyclables shall not be set out in tied bundles. Contractor must collect all Soft Recyclables that are set out in this manner and are placed within seven (7) feet of the Curbside. Containers shall be placed in a manner that will not interfere with or endanger the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When construction work is being performed in the right-of-way, Containers shall be placed as close as practicable to an access point for the collection vehicle. Contractor may decline to collect any Soft Recyclables not set out in accordance with this paragraph. 6.Contamination and Improper Set Out. If Contractor encounters any improperly packaged Soft Recyclables or other contaminants in the Container, Contractor may leave those materials in the Container or remove them from the Container and leave them Curbside. Contractor must place a tag on the contaminant(s) that is not collected, collect the acceptable items, and leave contaminants at Curbside. 7.Collection Schedule.Contractor shall divide the Service Area into collection areas to coincide with CITY collection zones and dates for its existing recycling pickup schedule. Collections shall be made from Service Recipients on a regular schedule in accordance with the existing CITY recycling pickup schedule; however, Contractor reserves the right to alter the frequency of the scheduled pickups on an as needed basis, provided, however, that pickups must still occur on the same days as CITY’s then-existing recycling schedule. Contractor shall not be required to perform any service under this Agreement on Holidays. Contractor may interrupt the regular schedule and quality of service because of street repairs, snow or other closures of public routes, which in Contractor's sole reasonable discretion 2 495998v23 DTA MU125-11