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SOLID WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
AND
UNIVERSAL WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

Contract No. 2026-044

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SOLID WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
AND
UNIVERSAL WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

This SOLID WASTE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement) is made upon execution (the
"Effective Date") between the Town of Fountain Hills, an Arizona municipal corporation (the "Town")
and Universal Waste Systems, Inc., a California corporation (the "Contractor").

RECITALS

A. The Town issued a Request For Proposal (RFP #2025-008) for Solid Waste Services (the
"RFP") seeking proposals from vendors for residential curbside solid waste
collection and disposal services, bulk waste collection and disposal services,
residential recycling services, green waste services, Town facility solid waste
services, Town facility recycling services and special event solid waste and recycling
services within the corporate limits of the Town of Fountain Hills (the "Services").

B. The Contractor submitted a proposal in response to the RFP (the "Proposal"), which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, and the Town desires
to enter into an Agreement with the Contractor for the Services.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated herein by
reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Town and the
Contractor hereby agree as follows:

1 Definitions.

As used herein, and notwithstanding any other contrary definition given these terms
under Arizona law, the parties hereto specifically agree that the terms defined below shall,
for the purpose of this Agreement, have the meanings as set forth in this Section. The
words "shall," "will" and "must" are always mandatory and not merely discretionary.
The word "may" indicates something that is not mandatory but permissible. When not
inconsistent with the context, words in the plural shall include the singular and vice versa,
words importing persons shall include firms and corporations, words in the present tense
shall include the future and use of the masculine gender shall include the feminine
gender. The terms "herein," "hereunder," "hereby," "hereto," "hereof and any similar
terms, shall refer to this Agreement; the term "heretofore" shall mean before the date of
adoption of this Agreement; and the term "hereafter" shall mean after the initial date of
adoption of this Agreement.

1.1 "Bulk Waste" means Solid Waste composed of materials not easily containerized in a
Solid Waste Cart or Recycling Cart such as, but not limited to, Green Waste,
furniture, cardboard and large appliances.

1.2 "Bulk Waste Collection Services" means Collection of Bulk Waste and delivery to
the Disposal Facility or the Recycling Facility by the Contractor.

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"Bulk Waste Services" means Bulk Waste Collection Services and the disposal of
Bulk Waste at the Disposal Facility or recycling of Bulk Waste at the Recycling
Facility.

"Business Day" means any day, Monday through Friday, from 5:00 AM, Local Time
to 5:00 PM, Local Time.

"Cart" means a Recycling Cart, a Solid Waste Cart or a Green Waste Cart, as
applicable.

"Council" means the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona.

"Collection" means the act of picking up Solid Waste or Bulk Waste from Residential
Units and delivery of the Solid Waste or Bulk Waste to the Disposal Facility.
Collection shall also mean the act of picking up Recyclable Materials from
Residential Units or Town Facilities and delivery of the Recyclable Materials to the
Recycling Facility.

"Collection Service" means Residential Solid Waste Collection Services, Residential
Bulk Waste Collection Services, Residential Recycling Collection Services,
Residential Green Waste Collection Services, Town Facility Solid Waste Collection
Services, Town Facility Recycling Collection Services, Special Event Solid Waste
Collection Services and Special Event Recycling Collection Services.

"Commencement Date" means January 15, 2027, and is synonymous with service
date.

"Construction Debris" means solid waste derived from the construction, repair or
remodeling of buildings or other structures.

"Construction and Demolition Waste" shall include Construction Debris and
Demolition Debris.

"Contamination" means the existence of any material or substance on or contained in
Recyclable Materials that would result in failure to meet Recovered Material
specifications.

"Contract Administrator" means the Town Manager of the Town, or his designee or
designees, who shall represent the Town in the administration and supervision of this
Agreement.

"Container" means any metal or plastic container, with a capacity of approximately
300 gallons designed to or intended to be mechanically dumped into a loader-packer
type garbage truck and used for Town Facility Recycling Services. All such
Containers must be clearly marked in a manner as approved by the Town.

"Demolition Debris" means solid waste derived from the demolition of buildings or
other structures,

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"Disposal Facility" means a facility, area of land or excavation in which Solid Waste
and Bulk Waste are placed for permanent disposal. Disposal Facility does not include
a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, compost pile or waste
pile or an area containing ash from the on-site combustion of coal that does not
contain household waste, household hazardous waste or conditionally exempt small
quantity generator waste.

"Disposal Services" means the disposal of Solid Waste and Bulk Waste by the
Contractor.

"Expiration Date" means January 15, 2032, at 11:59 PM, Local Time.

"Green Waste" means organic yard waste, including but not limited to grass
clippings, tree trimmings, brush clippings, and other similar material.

"Green Waste Cart" means a receptacle with wheels with a capacity of up to
approximately 96 gallons designed or intended to be mechanically dumped into a
load-packer type garbage truck and approved by the Town Manager or authorized
designee for the Collection of Green Waste from Residential Service Units. All
Green Waste Carts shall be green in color and clearly distinguishable from Solid
Waste Carts.

"Hazardous Waste" means solid waste as described in 40 Code of Federal
Regulations part 261, as amended,

"Local Time" means the time in Phoenix, Arizona.

"Materials Acceptance Protocol (MAP)" means the document which identifies the
types and standards for the Recyclable Materials which are to be collected and
processed under this Agreement. The MAP is attached hereto as Exhibit B and
incorporated herein by reference.

"Missed Block" shall mean, as determined by three or more customers on a block,
that each customer deems that her/his respective properly-prepared Cart that was set
out at the Collection location on the scheduled Collection Day was not picked up by
the Contractor.

"Missed Collection" shall mean, as determined by the customer, a properly prepared
Cart that was set out at the Collection location on the scheduled Collection Day that
was not picked up by the Contractor.

"Non-recyclable Waste" means the portion of Solid Waste, exclusive of Hazardous
Waste, that is not Recyclable Materials.

"Person" means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, unit of
local government, state agency, Federal agency, or other legal entity.

"Process," "Processed" or "Processing" means the separation, sorting, crushing,
baling, shredding, flattening or other treatment of Recyclable Materials into
Recovered Materials.

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"Processing Fee" means the per ton fee for receipt and processing of

"Recovered Material(s)" means Recyclable Materials which have been processed at
the Recycling Facility to market specifications.

"Recyclable Materials" means those materials which are capable of being recycled
and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as Solid Waste.

"Recyclable Materials Collection Services" means the provision of Residential
Recycling Collection Service, Town Facility Recycling Collection Service and
Special Event Recycling Collection Service by the Contractor.

"Recycling" means any process by which materials which would otherwise become
Solid Waste are collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the
form of raw materials or products.

"Recycling Cart" means a receptacle with wheels with a capacity of up to
approximately 96 gallons designed or intended to be mechanically dumped into a
loader-packer type garbage truck and approved by the Town Manager for the
Collection of Recyclable Materials from Residential Service Units, Town Facilities
and special events. All such Recycling Carts must be clearly marked in a manner as
approved by the Town Manager or authorized designee.

"Recycling Facility" means a Solid Waste Facility that is owned, operated or used for
the storage, treatment or processing of Recyclable Materials and that handles wastes
that have a significant adverse effect on the environment.

"Recycling Services" means the Collection of Recyclable Materials by the Contractor
from Residential Service Units and Town Facilities in the Town, delivery of
Recyclable Materials to Recycling Facility, and processing and marketing of
Recyclable Materials at the Recycling Facility.

"Rejects" means material other than Residue, such as Non-recyclable Waste or
materials other than those defined in the MAP, which is delivered with Recyclable
Materials, and which shall be handled and accounted for separately from Recyclable
Materials and Residue.

"Residential Bulk Waste" means Bulk Waste that is generated and disposed of at a
Residential Service Unit.

"Residential Bulk Waste Collection Service" means the Collection of Bulk Waste by
the Contractor from Residential Service Units and the delivery of the Bulk Waste to
the Disposal Facility or Recycling Facility.

"Residential Green Waste Service" means the Collection of Green Waste by the
Contractor from Residential Service Units and the delivery of Green Waste to a green
Waste processing facility.

"Residential Recyclable Materials" means any Recyclable Materials that are
generated from Residential Service Units, not including Construction and Demolition

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Waste or Hazardous Waste.

"Residential Recycling Collection Services" means the Collection of Recyclable
Materials by the Contractor from Residential Service Units and the delivery of the
Recyclable Materials to the Recycling Facility.

"Residential Recycling Services" means the Collection of Recyclable Materials by
the Contractor from Residential Service Units, delivery of the Recyclable Materials
to the Recycling Facility and processing and marketing of the Recyclable Materials at
the Recycling Facility.

"Residential Services" means Residential Solid Waste Services, Residential Bulk
Waste Collection Services, Residential Green Waste Services and Residential
Recycling Services.

"Residential Service Unit" means residential dwellings and establishments identified
by the Town to receive Residential Services from the Contractor and utilizing (i) a
Solid Waste Cart for the accumulation and set-out of Residential Solid Waste and (ii)
a Recycling Cart for the accumulation and set-out of Residential Recyclable
Materials. Town, at its sole discretion, may add or delete Residential Units.

"Residential Solid Waste" means any garbage, Green Waste or rubbish that is
generated from Residential Service Units, not including Construction and Demolition
Waste or Hazardous Waste.

"Residential Solid Waste Collection Services" means the Collection of Solid Waste
by the Contractor from Residential Service Units and delivery of the Solid Waste to
the Disposal Facility.

"Residential Solid Waste Services" means the Collection of Solid Waste by the
Contractor from Residential Service Units, delivery of the Solid Waste to the
Disposal Facility, and disposal of the Solid Waste at the Disposal Facility.

"Residue" means that portion of the Recyclable Materials accepted by the Contractor
which is not converted to Recovered Materials due to spoilage, breakage,
contamination and/or transportation or processing inefficiencies, other than Rejects.

"Residue Allowance" means that portion of incoming Program Recyclables defined
as Residue and shall not exceed the overall annual Residue Allowance of 15%.

"Scavenging" means the unauthorized removal of Recyclable Material after the
generators thereof divest control physically or as a matter of appropriate law, rule or
regulation.

"Solid Waste" means any garbage, trash, rubbish, waste tire, refuse, sludge from a
waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or pollution control facility and
other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous
material unless otherwise excluded by the Arizona Revised Statutes.

"Solid Waste Cart" means a receptacle with wheels with a capacity of up to

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approximately 96 gallons designed or intended to be mechanically dumped into
a loader-packer type garbage truck and approved by the Town Manager for the
Collection of Residential Solid Waste. All such Solid Waste Carts must be clearly
marked in a manner as approved by the Town Manager or authorized designee.

"Solid Waste Facility" means a transfer facility and any site owned, operated
or utilized by any person for the storage, processing, treatment or disposal of
solid waste, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste or household
hazardous waste unless otherwise excluded by Arizona Revised Statutes.

"Special Event Solid Waste Collection Services" means the Collection of Solid
Waste by the Contractor from special events as requested by the Town and delivery
of the Solid Waste to the Disposal Facility.

"Special Event Recycling Collection Services" means the Collection of Recyclable
Materials from special events as requested by the Town via Containers or Recycling
Carts and delivery to the Recycling Facility by the Contractor.

"Source Separated Materials" means materials that are separated by material
type by the generator.

"State" means the State of Arizona.
"Ton" means a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds.
"Town Facility" means any Town-owned or operated facility designated by the Town

for Town Facility Recycling Services. The Town has the sole authority to add or
eliminate Town Facilities.

"Town Facility Recycling Collection Services" means the Collection of

Recyclable Materials from Town Facilities via Containers or Recycling Carts and
delivery to the Recycling Facility by the Contractor.

"Town Facility Solid Waste Collection Services" means the Collection of

Solid Waste by the Contractor from a Town Facility and delivery of the Solid Waste
to the Disposal Facility.

"Walk Up Service" means a location at the front, side or rear of a Residential

Service Unit acceptable to both the Resident and Contractor as the location for
Residential. Collection Service. If an appropriate location cannot be agreed upon, the
Contract Administrator shall designate the location for Residential Collection
Service.

2 Representations.

2.1

Relationship of the Parties. It is clearly understood that each party will act in its
individual capacity and not as an agent, employee, partner, joint venturer, or

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associate of the other. An employee or agent of one party shall not be deemed or
construed to be the employee or agent of the other for any purpose whatsoever. The
Contractor is advised that taxes or Social Security payments will not be withheld
from any Town payments issued hereunder and Contractor agrees to be fully and
solely responsible for the payment of such taxes or any other tax applicable to this
Agreement.

2.2 Representations by Town. The Town represents to the Contractor that the Town is
duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State and is duly
qualified and authorized to carry on the governmental functions and operations as
contemplated by this Agreement. The Town further represents that the person signing
on its behalf has been properly authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement. The Town acknowledges that it has read this Agreement, understands it,
and agrees to be bound by it.

2.3 Representations by Contractor. The Contractor represents to the Town that at the
time of execution of this Agreement:

A. Authority. The Contractor is duly qualified and in good standing to do business in
the State and is duly qualified and in good standing to do business wherever
necessary to carry on the business and operations contemplated by this Agreement.
The Contractor further represents that the person signing on its behalf has been
properly authorized and empowered to enter this Agreement. The Contractor further
acknowledges that it has read this Agreement, understands it, and agrees to be bound
by it.

B. Recyclable Materials Processing. The Contractor has the right to receive
Recyclable Materials processing and marketing services from Waste Connections of
Arizona Red Rock Landfill at 22316 Harmon Rd., Florence, Az. 85132.

C. Solid Waste Disposal. The Contractor has entered for the right to receive Disposal
Services at Waste Connections of Arizona Red Rock Landfill at 22316 Harmon Rd.,
Florence, Az. 85132 or Salt River Landfill at 4660 N. Beeline Hwy/SR 87 Scottsdale,
Az. 85256

D. Licenses; Materials. The Contractor has obtained all applicable environmental and
other governmental permits, licenses, permits and authorizations that are (1)
necessary for providing the Services and (2) required to be issued under Federal,
State, local law, regulation, rule or ordinance. Contractor shall maintain in current
status all Federal, State and local licenses, permits and authorizations required for the
operation of the business conducted by the Contractor. The Town has no obligation
to provide Contractor, its employees or subcontractors any business registrations or
licenses required to perform the specific services set forth in this Agreement. The
Town has no obligation to provide tools, equipment or material to Contractor.

E. Insurance/Bonds. The Contractor has obtained and submitted to the Town
certificates of insurance for all required insurance coverages specified in this
Agreement.

F. No Legal Action Pending. To the best of the Contractor's knowledge, there is no
action, suit or proceeding, at law or equity, before or by any court or government
authority, pending or threatened against the Contractor, wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding would materially adversely affect the performance by the
Contractor of its obligation hereunder or the other transactions contemplated hereby,

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or which, in any way, would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, or any other contract or instrument entered into by the Contractor in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Contractor agrees that it shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the representations set forth
in this Section 2.3 shall remain true and correct for the entire Term of this Agreement.

3 Term of Agreement.

3.1 Initial Term. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions in this
Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the Commencement
Date and shall continue in effect until January 15, 2032 (the "Initial Term").

3.2 Option to Renew After the Initial Term, the parties shall have the option upon
written agreement to renew this Agreement for up to three additional one-year
terms (each, a "Renewal Term"). The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms shall
be collectively referred to herein as the "Term." To exercise its option, Town
shall provide written notice to Contractor (each an "Option Notice") no later
than 365 calendar days preceding the scheduled Expiration Date of the then-
current Term. The Contractor shall, within 15 calendar days following receipt of
the Town's Option Notice, either accept or reject the Town's request. If the
Contractor fails to accept or reject the Town's renewal request within 15
days following receipt of the Town's Option Notice, the Contractor shall be
deemed to have consented to renewal of the Agreement for one year. This
provision in no way limits the Town's right to terminate this Agreement at any time
during the Term pursuant to the provisions in this Agreement.

4 Solid Waste Services, Bulk Waste Services and Recycling Services.

The Contractor shall begin providing the services set forth in this Section on their
respective Commencement Dates, as determined on the days set forth by the Town and
Contractor, and the Contractor shall change rates for such services as noted in Exhibit A.

4.1 Solid Waste.

A. Residential Solid Waste Services. Contractor shall collect, once per week on a
scheduled day, all Solid Waste Carts from each Residential Service Unit in the Town.
Contractor shall deliver the Residential Solid Waste collected to the Disposal Facility
and dispose of the Residential Solid Waste at the Disposal Facility. Upon receipt of a
written work order from the Town, Contractor shall provide additional Solid Waste
Cart collection and non-collection day Collection Services.

B. Residential Bulk Waste Services. Contractor shall provide a process for collecting
* residential bulk waste of up to six cubic yards from each Residential Service Unit in

the Town once per year by routes/areas on dates and in the sequence approved in
writing by the Town. Contractor shall provide notice Contractor shall deliver the
Bulk Waste collected to the Recycling Facility or the Disposal Facility. If the Bulk
Waste is delivered to the Recycling Facility, Contractor shall process and market the
Bulk Waste at the Recycling Facility. If the Bulk Waste is delivered to the Disposal
Facility, Contractor shall dispose of the Residential Solid Waste at the Disposal
Facility. Upon receipt of a written work order from the Town, Contractor shall
provide additional Bulk Waste Collection Services.

C. Town Facility Solid Waste Services. Contractor shall collect, not less than once per

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week, all Solid Waste in Solid Waste Carts or Containers at Town Facilities shown in
Table 2-1.

Table 2-1: Solid Waste Collection Locations

Town Facilities

Address

Container Size

Collection
Frequency

Town Civic Center

13001 La Montana

8YD

Twice per week

Streets Department

17137 Falcon Dr.

6YD

Twice per week

Fountain Park

13000 Saguaro Blvd. 8YD Once per week

Four Peaks Park 17300 Calaveras Ave. 6YD Once per week
Golden Eagle Park 14725 Golden Eagle 4YD (1); 6 YD (2) Once per week
Desert Vista Park 11800 Desert Vista 6YD Once per week

Fountain Hills Fire Station #1, 822

16426 E Palisades Blvd. Recycling cart and 6 YD Once per week Fountain Hills

Fire Station #2, 823 10650 N Fountain Hills Blvd. Recycling cart and 6 YD Once per week

D. Special Event Solid Waste Services. Upon request of the Town, the Contractor

shall deliver Solid Waste Carts or containers to the site of a special event
and shall collect and dispose of Solid Waste collected in such Solid Waste Carts
or Containers,

Residential Recycling Services. Contractor shall collect, once per week on a
scheduled day, all Recyclable Materials via single stream in a Residential Recycling
Cart from each Residential Service Unit in the Town. Contractor shall deliver the
Recyclable Materials collected to the Recycling Facility. In addition, Contractor shall
process and market the Recyclable Materials delivered to the Recycling Facility.

Town Facility Recycling Collection. Contractor shall collect, on a frequency solely
decided by the Town, all Recyclable Materials from each Town Facility listed in
Table 4.1 above. Contractor shall deliver the Recyclable Materials collected to the
Recycling Facility. In addition, Contractor shall process and market the Recyclable
Materials delivered to the Recycling Facility.

Special Events Recycling Collection. Upon request of the Town, Contractor shall
deliver Recycling Carts to the site of a special event and shall collect and process all
Recyclable Materials collected by such Recycling Carts, the frequency of which shall
be at the Town's sole discretion.

Disposal Prohibited. The Contractor shall be prohibited from (1) disposal of and/or
landfilling of any Recyclable Materials accepted or processed at the Recycling
Facility or (2) marketing Recyclable Materials to markets that the Contractor knows
or reasonably should have anticipated will dispose of and/or landfill the Recyclable
Materials, except when approved in writing by the Town.

4.2 Recycling.
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Residential Green Waste Collection. Contractor shall collect, once per week on a
scheduled day, all Green Waste via Residential Green Waste Cart from each
Residential service Unit in the Town that has selected the green waste option and
has agreed to pay the additional cost of same. Contractor shall deliver all Green

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Waste collected from Green Waste Carts at Residential Service Units to a Green
Waste processing facility.

4.4 Walk Up Services. The Contractor shall provide Walk-Up Collection Services for
Residential Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials to Residential Service Units where
all adult occupants are handicapped or, due to age or verified physical limitations, are
unable to safely move collection carts, and where a request for Walk-Up Collection
Services has been submitted to and approved by the Contractor in accordance with
the Contractor’s established procedures. The Contractor shall be solely responsible
for receiving, processing, maintaining, and updating all requests for Walk-Up
Collection Services and shall provide the Town with an accurate and current
customer list for such services upon request. No additional compensation shall be
paid to the Contractor for the provision of Walk-Up Collection Services. Walk-Up
Collection Services shall be provided on the same scheduled collection day that
collection services would otherwise be provided to the applicable Residential Service
Unit.

4.5 Manner of Providing Services Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, the
Contractor shall be solely responsible for all aspects of the management, operations,
and maintenance and equipment relating to the Service including, but not limited to,
the following:

A. Rejected Loads. Transportation and disposal of Rejected Loads (as defined in
subsection 5.2 below) at the Recycling Facility to the Disposal Facility.

B. Residue and Rejects. Transportation and disposal of Residue and Rejects at the
Recycling Facility to the Disposal Facility.

C. Recovered Materials. The shipping and marketing of Recovered Materials
processed at the Recycling Facility.

D. Records. The maintenance of complete and accurate records and the provision of
reports to the Town in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.

E. Maintenance. The preventive maintenance, maintenance and repair of systems
and equipment including vehicles, buildings, grounds and other equipment.

F. Clean-up. The prevention and clean-up of litter, spillage, dust and odor as set-forth
in this Agreement.

G. Personnel. The recruitment, hiring and training of all managerial, supervisory and
operating personnel providing the Services.

H. Carts. Cart maintenance and delivery of new Solid Waste Carts, Recycling Carts
and Green Waste Carts, as applicable. Contractor shall also be solely responsible
for Storage of unused Carts. ,

I. Part-Time Residents. Contractor shall provide each Residential Unit the opportunity
to annually stop service temporarily fora period of up to six continuous months
upon notification by the resident.

4.6 Annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection. Contractor shall provide a
household hazardous waste (i.e., paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, oils, etc.)
collection events to occur at least once per calendar year.

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4.7 Annual Electronics Recycling Event. Contractor shall provide electronic
recycling (including but not limited to AC Adapters, Calculators, Cameras, Cell
Phones, CD Rom/DVD Drives, Computers (PCs / laptops / servers/ tablets),
digital cable boxes, docking stations, electric motors, fax machines, hard drives,
keyboards & mice, medical equipment, metals, modems, monitors (LCD &
LED), wires/cables/power cords, power tools, printers, routers, DVD players
and video game equipment) events to occur at least once per calendar year or as
otherwise pre-approved in writing by the Town.

5 Inspection of Loads and Rejected Loads.

5.1 Contractor's Right to Inspect Loads. The Contractor may inspect each delivery of
Recyclable Materials prior to and upon their discharge at the Recycling Facility for
consistency with the MAP.

5.2 Unacceptable Loads. Contractor may not designate a load as an
unacceptable load for any reason other than those identified in this Section.
Prior to departure from the Recycling Facility of the vehicle delivering
Recyclable Materials to the Recycling Facility, Contractor may designate a load as
a "Rejected Load" for the following reasons:

A. Excessive Non-Recyclable Waste. A load of Recyclable Materials contains more
than 15% Non-recyclable Waste by weight.

B. Public Health Danger. A load of Recyclable Materials presents a substantial
endangerment, such as disease or death, to the public or employee health or safety.

C. Hazardous Waste. A load contains Hazardous Waste that cannot be easily
separated from acceptable materials.

5.3 Procedure upon Rejection of Load.

A. Notice of Rejected Load. If the Contractor designates a load as a Rejected Load for
the reasons set forth in subsections 5.2(A) and (B) above, Contractor must
immediately provide written notice to the Town, including the reason the load was
designated a Rejected Load. If Contractor fails to provide notice in accordance with
this subsection, Contractor shall accept the load.

B. Right to Inspect Rejected Loads. Upon receipt of the notice by the Town in
accordance with subsection 5.3(A) above, Contractor shall retain the Rejected Load
for an additional 24 hours to allow the Town a right to inspect the load. The Town
may waive the right to inspect the load. Failure to inspect the load within 24 hours of
receipt of notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to inspect the load.

C. Dispute or Acceptance of Designation as Rejected Load. If the Town inspects the
load, the Town may dispute or accept the designation as a Rejected Load. If the
Town disputes the rejection of the load for the reasons set forth in Section 5.2(A) or
(B) above, the Contract Administrator's decision as to whether the load will or will
not be accepted shall be final and conclusive. If the load is not deemed a Rejected
Load by the Contract Administrator, the Contractor shall accept and process the load
as long as it does not contain Hazardous Waste (which is covered by Section 5.4
below).

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expense, pay for transportation and disposal costs of Rejected Loads for the reasons
set forth in subsections 5.2(A) and (B) above.

5.4 Procedure upon Rejection of Load due to Hazardous Waste. If Contractor
discovers Hazardous Waste before collecting it, Contractor may refuse to collect the
entire Recycling Cart or Solid Waste Cart of waste. In such situations, Contractor
shall contact the generator of such waste to remove and dispose of it properly. If any
Hazardous Waste is not discovered by Contractor before it is collected, Contractor
may, in its sole discretion, (A) remove, transport and dispose of such Hazardous
Waste at a location authorized to accept such Hazardous Waste in accordance with
all applicable laws and (B) charge the depositor or generator of such
Hazardous Waste all direct and indirect costs incurred due to removal, remediation,
handling, transportation, delivery and disposal of such Hazardous Waste. The Town
shall provide all reasonable assistance to Contractor to conduct an investigation to
determine the identity of the depositor or generator of the Hazardous Waste.

6 Handling of Rejects and Residue.

6.1 Handling of Rejects. The Contractor shall segregate and store all Rejects and shall
notify the Town prior to their removal for disposal to permit the Town's inspection
thereof. The Town shall have the right to inspect such Rejects within 24 hours of
notification and to make its own determination as to whether such materials are in
fact Rejects, as defined herein. Contractor shall, at its sole expense, pay for
transportation and disposal costs of Rejects.

6.2 Handling of Residue. Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that
Residue which is culled from Program Recyclables accepted by Contractor, or which
is the result of processing activity shall not exceed the overall annual Residue
Allowance of 15%. If the residue exceeds the Residue Allowance, Town may assess
liquidated damages in accordance with Section 18 of this Agreement. Contractor, at
its sole expense, shall bear costs of transporting and disposal of all Residue.

7 Collection and Processing Equipment.

71 Collection Services Vehicles.

A. Appearance of Collection Services Vehicles. Contractor shall paint all Collection
Service vehicles uniformly with the name of Contractor, customer service office
telephone number and the unique identification number of the vehicle in letters not
less than six inches high on each side and the rear of the vehicle. All Collection
Services vehicles shall be uniquely numbered and a record kept of the vehicle to
which each number is assigned. No advertising shall be permitted on vehicles, except
for events sponsored by the Town, which shall be advertised on request of the Town.

B. Age of Collection Services Vehicles. Contractor shall provide all Collection
Services pursuant to this Agreement with Collection vehicles less than seven years of
age. The average age for the Collection vehicles to be used for performance of
Collection Services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed three years
of age.

7.2 Collection Services Carts. Town shall have the sole decision in
determining the appearance of the Carts.

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A. Purchase and Initial Distribution of Carts. The Contractor, at its sole cost, shall
purchase all Carts required for the provision of Collection Services pursuant to this
Agreement. In addition, the Contractor, at its sole cost, shall deliver one Solid Waste
Cart, one Recycling Cart and one Green Waste Cart (for Residential Service Units
choosing the optional Green Waste Service) to each Residential Service Unit prior to
the Commencement Date, unless instructed otherwise by the Town. The Contractor
shall attach a program introduction notice to each Cart delivered.

B. Subsequent Distribution, Maintenance and Storage. After the initial distribution
of Carts, Contractor, at its sole cost, shall deliver Cart(s) to a Residential Service Unit
within two business days of the request by the Town. Contractor shall attach a
program introduction notice to each Cart delivered.

C. Cart Care and Maintenance. Contractor's employees shall take care to prevent
damage to Carts by unnecessarily rough treatment. Contractor shall be solely
responsible for Cart maintenance.

D. Reserve Carts. Contractor shall maintain a minimum of 15 Solid Waste Carts, 15
Recycling Carts and 15 Green Waste Carts at a secure location within the corporate
limits of the Town to ensure that extra or replacement Carts can be expeditiously
provided upon the request of the Town. Subject to space availability, the Town can
accommodate the reserve Solid Waste Carts, Recycling Carts and Green Waste Carts
at its Street Yard, located at 17137 Falcon Drive, which Carts shall be accessible to
the Contractor during the Town's normal business hours.

E. Replacement of Carts. Upon notification to Contractor by the Town or a customer
that a Cart has been lost, destroyed, stolen or that it has been damaged beyond repair,
Contractor shall purchase, if necessary, and deliver a replacement Cart to such
customer within two business days. At the expense of the Contractor, each
Residential Service Unit shall be entitled to unlimited replacements of destroyed or
damaged beyond repair Cart(s) for the life of the Agreement at no cost to the Town
or the customer if determined by the Contract Administrator or authorized designee
that such destruction or damage was caused by the Contractor or Contractor's
employees or equipment. For additional replacements beyond those as provided in
this Agreement or for Carts purchased by written authorization of the Town Manager,
Town shall reimburse Contractor the purchase cost paid by Contractor for the Cart.

73 Collection and Processing Equipment. Excluding Carts.

A. Purchase. Operation and Maintenance. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement,
Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs of purchasing, operating and
maintaining Collection and processing equipment for the Term of this Agreement.
Town, at its sole discretion, shall determine whether the Contractor is or is not
properly maintaining the Collection and processing equipment. If the Town
determines the Contractor is not properly maintaining the Collection and/or
processing equipment, Contractor shall replace such equipment in accordance with
this Agreement and Town may assess liquidated damages in accordance with Section
18 of this Agreement.

B. Replacement. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, Contractor shall be solely
responsible for the replacement of Collection and processing equipment if such
equipment is lost, stolen or damaged beyond normal wear and tear. If Contractor or
Town determines that Collection and/or processing equipment requires replacement,
Contractor shall replace such equipment within 14 calendar days with comparable

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equipment. Contractor shall be responsible for making the appearance of the
replacement equipment in adherence with the requirements of this Section.

7.4 Ownership.

A. Collection Services Equipment other than Carts and Containers. Ownership of
Collection Services Equipment other than Carts shall rest with Contractor.

B. Carts and Containers, Ownership of Carts and containers shall rest with the
Contractor during and after the term of the Agreement.

7.5 Disposal Facility and Recycling Facility Equipment. The Disposal Facility,
Recycling Facility and any other processing center used to perform the Services
shall be equipped with adequately sized truck scales and computerized
record-keeping systems for weighing and recording all incoming and
outgoing delivery vehicles and vehicles transporting Recyclable Materials to
markets. Contractor shall separately weigh, record and tabulate each load
from Town.

8 Personnel.

8.1 Qualified Personnel. Contractor shall assign a qualified person or persons who will
be charge of its operations within the Town and authorized to make decisions on
Contractor's behalf and shall provide the name, office telephone number, mobile
phone number, email address and facsimile number of Contractor's representatives
and key personnel to the Contract Administrator. Contractor agrees that the Town
shall have 24-hour access to said representative via a non-toll call from the corporate
limits of the Town. Such records shall be updated as personnel or contact information
changes. In addition, Contractor shall adhere to the following requirements:

8.2 Key Personnel. Contractor shall provide adequate, experienced personnel, capable of
and devoted to the successful completion of the Services to be performed under this
Agreement. Contractor agrees to assign specific individuals to key positions.
Contractor agrees that, upon commencement of the Services to be performed under
this Agreement, key personnel shall not be removed or replaced without written
notice to the Town, which Contractor will endeavor to make prior to the removal or
replacement of such key personnel. If key personnel are not available to perform the
Services for a continuous period exceeding 30 calendar days, or are expected to
devote substantially less effort to the Services than initially anticipated, Contractor
shall immediately notify the Town of same and shall, subject to the concurrence of
the Town, replace such personnel with personnel of substantially equal or superior
ability and qualifications. If deemed qualified, the Contractor is encouraged to hire
Town residents to fill vacant positions at all levels.

8.3 Uniforms. Contractor shall furnish each employee involved in the performance of
this Contract with a uniform and safety vest, shirt or jacket which clearly displays the
name of Contractor. Such uniforms and safety equipment shall make the employee
readily visible to other motorists. Contractor's employees shall wear complete
uniforms and safety vest, shirt or jacket at all times.

8.4 Safety Training. Contractor shall provide regularly scheduled, on-going operating
and safety training for all employees. In addition, Contractor's employees shall be

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trained to perform their duties to maximize the Town's recycling rate, minimize
contamination and promote recycling at all times. Such meetings shall be mandatory
for all Collection and supervisory personnel and held not less than once per month.
All temporary and newly hired permanent Collection personnel and supervisory
employees must receive comprehensive safety and operational training prior to
working on the Collection vehicles or performing duties under this Agreement.
Training manuals and schedules shall be maintained at the local office of Contractor
and available for review at any time by Contract Administrator.

8.5 General Training. Al! employees involved in the performance of this Agreement
including office and all Collection personnel, must be provided adequate training
before and during their employment with the Contractor. This training shall
familiarize employees with the required duties and standards of performance, specific
requirement on routes to which they will be assigned, teach the route layouts
previously established and approved and provide necessary knowledge to eliminate
delays and Missed Collections. All supervisory and Collection employees must be
provided with equipment and supplies prior to and during the performance of their
duties. All Collection, administrative, supervisory and customer service personnel
must receive customer service training prior to and during the time they are employed
by the Contractor.

8.6 Contact with Others. Contractor's employees shall treat all customers, co-workers,
Town employees and any individual with whom they come in contact in the
performance of their duties in a polite and courteous manner. Rudeness, belligerence
and the use of profanity are strictly prohibited. The Town reserves the right to direct
Contractor to remove any employee who violates this policy from providing services
to the Town, pursuant to this Agreement.

8.7 Compliance with Laws. Monitoring and Inspections. In performance of Collection
Services, Contractor's employees must adhere to applicable municipal, Town, State
and Federal laws. Town reserves the right to make a complaint regarding any
employee of the Contractor who violates any provision herein, or who is wanton,
negligent or discourteous in the performance of his/her duties. The Town may
recommend appropriate action be taken by the Contractor and may require the
Contractor to remove any unacceptable employee, as determined by the Town, from
service to the Town. Contractor will be responsible for all compliance monitoring
and inspection necessary pursuant to the Town's variance with the Maricopa County
Environmental Services Division with respect to the services provided under this
Agreement.

9 Hours of Operation and Holidays.

9.1 Contractor shall not make any changes to the hours of operation as provided in this
Section without the prior, written approval of the Contract Administrator.

9.2 Residential Collection Services. Excluding Holidays (as defined in subsection 9.8
below), Contractor shall provide Residential Collection Services from Monday
through Friday, 6:00 AM, Local Time to 5:00 PM, Local Time. Residential
Collection Services that fall on a Holiday shall be collected as set forth in Section 9.8
below.

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Town Facility Recycling Services. Excluding Holidays, Contractor shall provide
Town Facility Recycling Services from Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM,
Local Time to 5:00 PM, Local Time. Town Facility Recycling Services that fall on a
Holiday shall be collected on the following day.

Town Facility Solid Waste Services. Excluding Holidays, Contractor shall provide
Town Facility Solid Waste Services from Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM, Local
Time to 5:00 PM, Local Time. Town Facility Solid Waste Services that fall on a
Holiday shall be collected on the following day.

Extension of Collection Services Hours of Operation. If the Contractor determines
that the Collection Services will not be completed by 5:00 PM, Local Time on the

~ scheduled Collection Day, the Contractor shall notify the Town by 3:00 PM Local

Time and request an extension of the Collection hours. The Contractor shall inform
the Town of the areas not completed, the reason for non-completion and the expected
time of completion. The Town must approve any extension of hours of operation.

Disposal Facility. Excluding holidays as defined in subsection 9.8 below, Contractor
shall maintain, or cause its provider to maintain, the Disposal Facility open and
available to receive Solid Waste seven days per week between 7:00 AM, Local Time
to 6:00 PM, Local Time.

Recycling Facility. Excluding Holidays, Contractor shall maintain or cause its
provider to maintain the Recycling Facility open and available to receive Recyclable
Materials seven days per week between 7:00 AM, Local Time to 6:00 PM, Local
Time.

Holidays. The Town, at its sole discretion, may add or delete holidays. If the Town
elects to add or delete holidays, the Town will provide the Contractor notice in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If a holiday occurs on a scheduled
Collection Day, Contractor shall perform the scheduled Collection for the holiday on
the next calendar day after the scheduled Collection Day. For purposes of this
Agreement, "Holidays" shall include the following:

A. New Year's Day
B. Independence Day
C. Thanksgiving Day
D. Christmas Day

10 Customer Service Complaints; Billing.

10.1

10.2

Contractor and Contractor's employees understand that customer service is of great
importance to the Town. Contractor and its employees will work diligently to
provide high quality customer services to the Town and all customers.

Customer Service Complaint Resolution Procedure. All customer service
complaints shall initially be directed to the Contractor. The Contractor will
generate an electronic work order outlining all legitimate complaints received.
The work order will contain (A) date and time of call, (B) customer name, address
and phone number and (C) type of complaint. A copy of the work order will

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then be electronically submitted to the Town, including a schedule for
resolution. The Contractor will resolve each customer complaint in a timely
manner as set forth below:

A. Same Day Request. If the complaint is a Missed Collection or Missed Block,
Contractor shall pick up the Missed Collection or Missed Block on that same day if
the complaint is received by the Contractor prior to 11:00 AM, Local Time.

B. Next Day Request. If the complaint is a Missed Collection or Missed Block,
Contractor shall pick up the Missed Collection or Missed Block before 5:00 PM,
Local Time on the next calendar day if the complaint is received by the Contractor
after 11:00 AM, Local Time.

C. Other Complaints. If the complaint is other than a Missed Collection or Missed
Block, Contractor shall resolve the complaint within 24 hours of written notice of
such complaint to Contractor.

D. Work Order Reporting. Upon resolution of the customer complaint, Contractor will
close the work order and resubmit it to the Town. The closed work order will include
(A) Contractor's determination as to legitimacy of the complaint, (B) the date, time
and action taken to resolve complaint and (C) the name of responsible contact at
Contractor's location regarding the complaint.

11 Damage to Property.

11.1. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to protect public and private
property during the performance of this Contract. Except for reasonable wear
and tear, the Contractor shall repair or replace any private or public property
that is damaged by the Contractor. Such property damages shall be addressed for
repair or replacement, at no charge to the property owner, within 48 hours with
property of the same or equivalent value at the time of the damage. If the
Contractor fails to address the repair or replacement of damaged property within
48 hours, the Town may, but shall not be obligated to, repair or replace such
damaged property and the cost of doing so (A) shall be paid by the Contractor to
the Town within 30 days of receipt of demand therefore or (B) may be deducted
by the Town from only amounts owing to the Contractor.

12 Spillage and Leakage. Litter. Dust and Odor.

12.1 Spillage and Leakage. Contractor shall clean up any spilled or blowing
materials as well as fluids spilled or leaked from Contractor's vehicles by the
Contractor, Contractor's employees or authorized person or entity providing
service to the Contractor. During transport, all materials shall be contained,
covered and enclosed so that leaking, spilling and blowing of materials does not
occur. Contractor shall perform all cleanups within two hours of the spillage or
leakage.

12.2 Litter. If Contractor operates the Disposal Facility, the Recycling Facility or the
processing facility for Green Waste, the Contractor shall be required to pick up
any and all litter (including any glass spillage) which blows or falls from the
Disposal Facility, Recycling Facility or Green Waste facility onto the site or
adjoining or surrounding property by the end of each workday or by the end of
the first shift, if operated for more than ten hours per day. All on-site parking

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areas and roadways shall be swept at least once per month.

12.3 Dust and Odor. If Contractor operates the Disposal Facility, the Recycling
Facility or Green Waste facility the Disposal Facility, Recycling Facility and
Green Waste facility shall be operated to prevent the escape of dust and odors.
The Contractor shall routinely clean the tip floor and the process and storage
areas.

13 Recordkeeping, Reporting, Audited Financial Statements and Reporting

Format.

13.1 Recordkeeping. The Contractor shall create, maintain and make available records
as defined in, and required by, all applicable local, State and Federal laws, rules
and regulations and any reports as are reasonably necessary to:

A.

Deliveries. Document Recyclable Materials deliveries, Residential Solid Waste
deliveries, time delivered to Recycling Facility, time delivered to Disposal
Facility, tonnage of material delivered, Rejected Loads by date collected and
other information as requested by Contract Administrator (a monthly summary
shall also be submitted to the Town).

Missed Collections; Problem Set-out. Document Missed Collections, consistent
Late Set-outs and consistent Improper Set-outs on a daily basis including the
address, time and date for each and the reason, photograph and notice for
Improper Set-outs (a monthly summary shall also be submitted to the Town).

Recovered Material. Provide averages from the Recycling Facility of Recovered
Material from Recyclable Materials tons marketed by commodity, entity
marketed to, price paid by the end market and other information as reasonably
requested by Contract Administrator (a monthly and annual summary shall also
be submitted to the Town).

Recyclable Materials. For Recyclable Materials, document incoming tonnages,
residue tonnages, rejects tonnages, hazardous waste tonnages, marketed
tonnages by commodity and inventory tonnages by commodity. Contractor
shall provide an explanation if incoming tonnages does not equal the total of
rejects tonnages, hazardous waste tonnages, marketed tonnages by commodity
and inventory tonnages by commodity (a monthly and annual summary shall
also be submitted to the Town).

Hazardous Waste. Document Hazardous Waste including the source,
tonnage, date received, disposal facility and other information as requested by
Contract Administrator (a monthly and annual summary shall also be submitted
to the Town). ‘

Other Regulatory Documents. Such other documents and reports as the Town
may reasonably require verifying compliance with the Agreement or to meet the
Town's reporting requirements with the State (a monthly and annual summary
shall also be submitted to the Town).

Residue; Rejects. Document Residue and Rejects separately including
tonnage, description of material, source of material (i.e. Recyclable Materials,
hauler, etc.), disposition and other information as requested by Contract
Administrator. A monthly and annual summary shall also be submitted to the Town.

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