1) Train all personnel on the County’s waste management system prior to working in any County building and annually thereafter as outlined in Section III, Part A4. 2) Recycle right: Housekeeping staff that create waste during their shift must place their recyclables, organics and trash in the right container, in accordance with the County’s waste management system material acceptance listed above. 3) Check, collect, transport and maintain separation of trash, recyclables and organics material until final deposition in the separately-designated (trash, recycling or organics) exterior dumpsters or carts in loading dock/enclosure areas. a. Check all trash and recycling containers each night. These containers must be emptied into the exterior designated dumpsters or carts in the loading dock/enclosure areas on Tuesdays and Fridays and also on days when the container reaches half full to ensure capacity. b. Check all organics containers, including bathrooms, each night. Organics containers must be emptied on Tuesdays and Fridays and also on days when the container reaches half full to ensure user capacity, minimize odors and insect/rodent issues. c. Ensure no plastic bags are deposited in exterior recycling dumpsters or carts. Plastic bags cannot be put in the hauler-supplied exterior recycling dumpster or carts that are located in loading/enclosure areas. If recyclables are collected in plastic bags from common areas (internal areas and exterior containers near building entrances), the contractor must: i. Open/untie bagged recyclables, and ii. Dump the recyclables loosely out of the plastic bag into the recycling dumpster or cart, and iii. Place empty plastic bag in the trash dumpster. Or if bags are in good condition, they can be reused. d. NOTE: desk side trash and recycling receptacles will be emptied by County employees into centrally located containers.
