1. Pickup of Household Refuse and Recyclable Materials a. The Contractor shall collect all household refuse, which includes solid waste and minimal yard debris. The weekly collection day will be agreed upon by both the Village and the Contractor. b. The Contractor shall collect recyclable materials, including but not limited to aluminum, glass, magazines, metal cans, paper, plastics, and empty aerosol cans, once a week for the term of the contract. The Contractor shall collect recyclables on the same day as the regular weekly collection of solid waste. c. The Contractor must provide each unit within the district with one (1) 96 gallon or larger rolling toter for household refuse and one (1) 64 gallon or larger rolling toter for recyclables. The contractor must provide each unit within the district the option to replace the 64-gallon rolling toter with either a 32-gallon or larger rolling toter or (2) two at least 14-gallon recycling bins at no additional charge. Residents must also have the option to upsize the 64- gallon recycling rolling toter to 96-gallon at the agreed-upon price listed in the bid sheet. The contractor will bill the resident separately for that upsizing. Residents shall have the option to continue using their existing containers should they choose. The rolling toter will remain the property of the Contractor, and the Contractor shall be obligated to replace or repair any damage to the toters for no additional charge. The contractor shall be obligated to replace refuse containers or recycling bins owned by the resident that are damaged by his operations at no cost to the resident or the Village. d. It is the obligation of resident to place the toters at the curb by 6:00 AM for service pickup on their scheduled day. e. Any specialty services the resident wishes to have above and beyond the basic services outlined in this contract shall be billed to the resident and collected by the Contractors themselves. This would be considered a separate agreement outside of the Contracted Refuse Services Contract. f. The Contractor agrees to conform to all State and County mandates for recycling, including filing reports with Monroe County stating the tonnage of recyclables collected. All acceptable recyclable materials placed in the toter, other containers, or designated locations shall become the property of the Contractor/County and shall be transferred to a permitted recycling facility. 2. Pickup of Bulk Waste a. The Contractor agrees to collect at least the amount of refuse expected at a residential home at no additional charge to the resident. This would be limited to no more than six additional containers that do not exceed 60 pounds or loose items that do not exceed 4 feet in length. Bulk waste is defined as construction and demolition debris, items from cleanups of attic, garage, basement areas, or solid waste that is not easily containerized due to size and/or weight, such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, chairs, sofas, couches, swing sets, moving boxes and crates. Any items with refrigerant need to be professionally decommissioned before placement for collection. b. The resident will place the bulk waste at the curb, ensuring that all items are containerized, bundled, or tied to expedite collection. c. The resident agrees to schedule with the Contractor any special pickup of bulk waste. Special pickup will occur on the same day as regular pickup when notice is given at least one (1) business day advance of the regularly scheduled pickup day. If notice is not given in enough time, the collection will occur on the next scheduled pickup day. d. The Contractor may charge the resident for collection of bulk waste deemed to be above and beyond the reasonable amount. Pricing for this service shall not exceed the price per cubic yard submitted in the bid proposal. These additional charges shall be collected directly from the resident by the Contractor. The Contractor may charge the district resident a reasonable fee for the collection of solid waste that has unusual weight, such as large pieces of block, brick, concrete, wallboard, plaster, etc. e. The Contractor may charge the resident a special per tire fee for the collection of automobile tires as outlined in the Bid Sheet. This additional charge shall be collected directly from the resident by the Contractor. f. The Contractor may charge the resident a special fee for the collection of refuse containers from in front of a resident’s garage, as long as it does not exceed a distance of 100 feet as outlined in the Bid Sheet. This additional charge shall be collected directly from the resident by the Contractor.