Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1 Vendor must work with county staff to organize the collection site a) Coordinate proper staffing to maximize labor. b) Arrange site to facilitate removal of collected material from the site. c) Site to be set up by 5:00 pm every Wednesday through the duration of the event. 2 Vendor must provide workers to assist with the collection event. Specify the number of workers available. 3 Vendor must provide all equipment for the event (trucks, trailers, Gaylord’s, pallets, forklifts, etc.) if needed. 4 Vendor must provide project supervision (as required) and quality control procedures. 6 All E-waste collected MUST be removed from site by the following Wednesday, by 5:00 pm during the duration of the event. 7 All electronic equipment and components removed from electronic equipment must be recycled at appropriate domestic recycling facilities in accordance with all federal, state and local regulations. Utilize only those downstream vendors that are in complete compliance with all applicable federal, state and local environmental and health and safety regulations. 8 Electronic equipment and components removed from electronic equipment determined to be hazardous wastes can be managed with the reduced requirements of the Universal Waste Rule in Part 273. 11 Comply with the following standards of performance for recycling a) Refurbish units that are viable and encourage reuse of workable units. b) For units recycled, encourage the highest level of recycling and minimize the amount sent to a landfill. Contractor will not maintain outdoor storage or piles of dismantled equipment, units or parts unless secondary containment is provided to prevent dust or runoff. c) Absolutely no burning or incineration as a disposal method or in the recycling process. d) Document the removal of hazardous components from equipment before shredding. e) Prohibition of exporting non-working or untested working equipment in compliance with federal laws and regulations. f) Obtain and maintain copies of paper trails of all recycling and disposals of electronic waste. g) Prohibition of disposing of any E-scrap or equipment with leaded glass, mercury, circuit boards, or other hazardous materials in a landfill or waste-to-energy incinerator. h) Maintain written procedures for prevention of environmental contamination and handling unknown wastes. 12 List any manufacturers that offer take-back-programs for their units, describe these offers, and specify how these programs will be shared with the county. 14 Provide report detailing the amount (in pounds) of material collected, recycled, and disposed as waste. Report unit count of the number of televisions, computer monitors, and computers received. This report will detail the amount of material collected, and which processing, recycling and disposal costs will be paid by manufacturers’ take-back-programs.