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City of Arden Hills processing and marketing of that particular material, the Contractor shall give written notice to the City. The notice shall include information demonstrating the effort the Contractor has made to find market sources, and the financial information justifying the conclusion that the market is economically unfeasible. At such conclusion, the City and the Contractor will both agree in writing that it is no longer appropriate to collect such item before collection ceases. Contractor shall pay the costs of all disposal of any item collected that is deemed not recyclable by Contractor and the City due to lack of adequate market demand. The City and Contractor shall specifY a date in the said written agreement to cease collection of the recyclable material in question. Contractor shall at all times be under a duty to minimize recyclable materials ending up in landfill or incineration. If such disposal becomes necessary, Contractor shall dispose of the materials at a facility specified in writing by the City or an alternative agreed upon by the City and the Contractor. 5.3 Estimating Materials Composition as Collected The Contractor shall conduct at least one materials composition analysis of the City's recyclable materials each year to estimate the relative amount by weight of each recyclable commodity by grade or offer a suitable alternative to a composition analysis. The results of this analysis shall include: (I) percent by weight of each recyclable commodity by grade as collected from the City; (2) relative change compared to the previous year's composition; and (3) a description of the methodology used to calculate the composition, including number of samples, dates weighed, and City route(s) used for sampling. The Contractor shall provide the City with a copy of each analysis. 5.4 Estimating Process Residuals The Contractor shall provide the City a written description of the means to estimate process residuals, as defmed in Section 3.18, derived from the City's recyclable materials. This written description shall be reviewed and approved in writing by the City. This written description shall be updated by the Contractor immediately after any significant changes to the processing facilities used by the Contractor. 5.5 Performance Monitoring The City will monitor the performance of the Contractor against goals and performance standards required within this RFP and in the contract. Substandard performance as determined by the City will constitute non-compliance. If action to correct such substandard performance is not taken by the Contractor within 60 days after being notified by the City, the City may initiate the contract termination procedures. 5.6 End Markets Upon request of the City at any time during the contract, the Contractor shall provide end market information. As part of the annual report (detailed in Section 4.22. I), the Contractor must state in writing to the City that all recyclable materials collected in Arden Hills are indeed recycled and not disposed as garbage. 14