5.3. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION 1.The Solid Waste materials shall be collected once a week on a day agreed to between the City and the Contractor. In the event that the collection day falls on a holiday, the Contractor may request the collection day be changed with approval by Salem City provided that notice is given two weeks in advance. This collection day is subject to modification should the contractor be required to collect on a different day by the landfill. Contractor will provide the City, prior to the beginning of the contract start date and each new contract year with a schedule of holidays when the pick-up schedule will be adjusted to the next day. 2. Refuse to be collected shall include such materials placed at the curb according to trash regulations specified in the Municipal Code. The specified articles and packaging are subject to revision should the Salem County landfill refuse to accept certain materials and subject to the recycling regulations and Ordinances adopted by the City of Salem. 3. Due consideration must be given to all property owners to be serviced according to City ordinances. 4. Curbside refuse collection is to be accomplished for those residents living in less than multiple-family dwellings (no more than four (4) residential unit buildings or complexes.) Commercial, Institutional and Municipal establishments are also excluded from curbside pick-up. This converts to approximately 1500 plus/minus units to be serviced. 5. All work shall be performed in a sanitary and inoffensive manner, subject to inspection by City officials. All trash dropped on a street must be retrieved immediately. 6. Collection shall be made from all houses, buildings and streets, including public receptacles on Broadway (Route 49) in the City of Salem with the exception of the following locations which shall be specifically excluded from this contract: Collection from any location engaged in private contract with the owner or occupant shall not be made by the contractor at this time. Collection shall be made only from the authorized locations within the City. 7. The contractor shall make collection from all public containers which shall be emptied and replaced in their proper location unless otherwise arranged with the City of Salem Public Works Manager / or his designee. 8. All refuse collected in the City of Salem is to be segregated from any and all refuse collected by the contractor from any other area. The contractor shall enter the City of Salem with an empty truck which shall be inspected at the City Street Department, 515 Grieves Parkway before commencing collection. Upon completion of the collection, the contractor shall transport the refuse to the Salem County Landfill. In the event the City of Salem shall receive a charge from the Salem County Utilities Authority for refuse that has not originated in the City of Salem, liability for payment will lie solely with the Contractor. City Street Department personnel are designated to receive and review the weight slips issued by the Salem County Utility Authority. 9. Contractor shall provide one 30 yard dumpster for placement in the Public Works yard. Contractor shall empty the dumpster for Solid Waste only once a month or as requested by the Public Works manager. 5.4. RECYCLING COLLECTION (Alternate Bid “A”) 1. The following recyclable materials shall be collected as part of the Borough’s curbside recyclable collection service: (1) Newspapers (2) Clean mixed paper products (3) Corrugated Cardboard (4) Glass (5) Tin and steel food and beverage containers (6) Aluminum food and beverage containers (7) Recyclable plastics 2. The Recycling materials shall be collected on a day of the week agreed to by the City of Salem and the contractor. Collection shall be every other week. In the event that the collection day falls on a holiday, the Contractor may request the collection day be changed with approval by Salem City provided that notice is given two weeks in advance. This collection day is subject to modification should the contractor be required to collect on a different day by the recycling receiving facility. Contractor will provide the City, prior to the beginning of the contract start date and each new contract year with a schedule of holidays when the pick-up schedule will be adjusted to the next day. 3. Due consideration must be given to all property owners to be serviced according to City ordinances. 4. Curbside refuse collection is to be accomplished for those residents living in less than multiple-family dwellings (no more than four (4) residential unit buildings or complexes.) Commercial, Institutional and Municipal establishments are also excluded from curbside pick-up. This converts to approximately 1500 plus/minus units to be serviced. 5. All work shall be performed in a sanitary and inoffensive manner, subject to inspection by City officials. All materials dropped on a street must be retrieved immediately. 6. Collection shall be made from all houses, buildings and streets, in the City of Salem with the exception of the following locations which shall be specifically excluded from this contract: Collection from any location engaged in private contract with the owner or occupant shall not be made by the contractor at this time. Collection shall be made only from the authorized locations within the City. 7. The contractor shall make collection from all public containers which shall be emptied and replaced in their proper location unless otherwise arranged with the City of Salem Public Works Manager / or his designee. 8. All recycled materials collected in the City of Salem is to be segregated from any and all recycling collected by the contractor from any other area. The contractor shall enter the City of Salem with an empty truck which shall be inspected at the City Street Department, 515 Grieves Parkway before commencing collection. Upon completion of the collection, the contractor shall transport the refuse to a licensed recycling center. In the event the City of Salem shall receive a charge from the recycling center for recycling materials that has not originated in the City of Salem, liability for payment will lie solely with the Contractor. The Contractor must provide the City the weight slips issued by the recycling facility the product is delivered to. 9. Contractor shall provide one 18 yard dumpster for recyclables only for placement in the Public Works yard. Contractor shall empty the dumpster once a month or as requested by the Public Works manager.
