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Zero Waste Events Roseville holds four Zero Waste events each year at which organic material is collected for composting: • Earth Day Celebration, 3`d Saturday in April • Taste of Rosefest, 4"' Thursday in June • Run for the Roses, 41h Saturday in June • Wild Rice Festival, 2°d Saturday in September The contractor shall be responsible for attending the events to staff and monitor the zero waste collection stations, and educate residents. The contractor will also be responsible for educating any vendors, prior to the event date, that attend and hand out, sell, etc., any goods or services. All material (organic, recyclables, trash) collected shall be the responsibility of the Contractor for appropriate processing, or disposal. Organics shall be disposed of at a permitted organics composting facility. The Contractor shall provide a report to the City after the event highlighting the amount recycled, composted, and landfilled. The report shall also include ways to improve diversion at the event, and any other successes/opportunities that were identified. As part of their Value Added Plan, Proposers are encouraged to describe their experience conducting Zero Waste events. Curbside Collection of Residential Organics The City may consider the option to offer curbside organics (food waste and non -recyclable paper) collection during the term of the agreement. Proposers should address in their Value Added Plan, including cost and collection method, a proposal for curbside collection of organics. The City retains the rights to initiate negotiations with the Contractor to implement curbside organics collection. Opt -in Program The City allows small businesses and faith organizations to opt -in to the City's recycling program through an application process. To opt - in, organizations and businesses need to send in an application to the City, have a similar composition to a single unit dwelling (SUD), and be able to recycle materials in a 96 gallon recycling cart. If these requirements are met, the City will approve the opt -in application and provide the information to contractor. The contractor is then responsible to drop of the cart(s) and start collection on the next scheduled service date. Procedure for Unacceptable Recvclables If Contractor determines that a resident has set out unacceptable recyclables, the driver shall use the following procedures: 19