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20. PROGRAM. The Municipality shall develop and implement a residential solid waste recycling program adequate to meet the Municipality's annual recycling goal of 350 tons of recyclable materials as established by the County. The Municipality shall ensure that the recyclable materials collected are delivered to processors or end markets for recycling. a. The Municipal recycling program shall include the following components: L Each household (including multi -unit households) in the Municipality shall have the opportunity to recycle at least four broad types of materials, such as paper, glass, plastic, metal and textiles. ii. The recycling program_ shall be operated in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. iii. The Municipality shall implement a public information program that contains at least the following components: (1) One promotion is to be mailed to each household focused exclusively on the Municipality's recycling program; (2) One promotion advertising recycling opportunities available for residents is to be included in the Municipality's newsletter or local newspaper; and (3) Two community presentations are to be given on recycling. The public information components listed above must promote the focused recyclable material of the year as specified by the County. The County will provide the Municipality with background material on the focused recyclable material of the year. iv. The Municipality, on an ongoing basis, shall identify new residents and provide detailed information on the recycling opportunities available to these new residents. b. The Municipality is encouraged to expand its recycling program to include one or more of the following components in order to receive additional funding. i. The Municipality shall organize either spring and fall clean -up recycling drop -off events or monthly recycling drop offs which can be held in conjunction with a neighboring municipality on a cooperative basis for the citizens of both Municipalities. ii. The Municipality shall provide a community event recycling program, which at a minimum would consist of a providing recycling opportunities at all municipality sponsored events and festivals. iii. The Municipality shall provide the opportunity for citizens to engage in recycling activities at municipal parks. iv. The Municipality shall organize and manage a Full Service Recycling Drop -off Center. c. If the Municipality's recycling program did not achieve the Municipality's recycling goals as established by the County for the prior calendar year, the Municipality shall prepare and submit to the County by March 31, 2013, a plan acceptable to County that is designed to achieve the recycling goals set forth in this Agreement. 5. REPORTING. The Municipality shall submit the following reports semiannually to the County no later than July 20, 2013 and January 20, 2014: a. An accounting of the amount of waste which has been recycled as a result of the Municipality's activities and the efforts of other community programs, redemption 2 12