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.. e :,. Jeff Alexander September 20, 2004 Page 6 currently have contracts with Ramsey and Washington Counties to provide all or a specified amount of waste generated within Ramsey and Washington Counties to the resource recover facility at Newport. The NSWMA member haulers will continue to prOVide that waste pursuant to their contracts and will continue to use federally permitted Sub-Title 0 environmentally safe landfills as the only two destinations for waste generated in the City of Falcon Heights. Since the NSWMA member haulers are not aware of any scientific proof that danger to the environment is any more likely by disposal in the resource recovery facility or a Sub-Title 0 landfill, the NSWMA member haulers propose that they continue to use these two options pursuant to their current contractual arrangements providing environmental disposal facilities to the citizens of Falcon Heights. 12. Waste collection service shall be consistent with sound public health policies and a clean City. Current hauling practices of the NSWMA member haulers are consistent with sound public health policies and a clean City. Further, these haulers pledge to continue their current policies to ensure that these goals are met. 13. Within the first year of the contract, hauler(s) shall provide a viable plan to implement collection of organics for composting. Currently, the NSWMA member haulers collect yard waste from their customers. These haulers propose to continue this practice into the future. With respect to organics, the NSWMA member haulers recognize that various organizations are studying the possibility of collection and composting of organic material. No systems have been set up to date to effect this program. As a result, the NSWMA haulers feel that it is premature to propose a system for the collection of organics but suggest that they will work with the City to explore possibilities in this area to determine whether it is economically feasible and meets sound public health policies. Public Education 14. The City shall have the option to provide informational inserts to be sent out with bills, at the City's discretion. The NSWMA member haulers are eager to work with the City to provide informational inserts in their billings to their customers should the City request that service. 15.Hauler(s) shall provide accurate quarterly tonnage reports to the City. The NSWMA member haulers can provide quarterly tonnage information to the City, but because their disposal loads are often generated in multiple communities, it is very