Disposal of Plastic. Plastic is defined as shrink wrap, plastic case toppers, plastic bags, etc., that is dry and does not include cardboard, tape, metal, plastic banding straps or any other foreign material. Plastic will be placed in an area designated by the store director. During day operations, the Contractor shall continually remove from throughout the commissary sales area all plastic generated by sales activity and by Contractor stocking. During night stocking operations, the Contractor shall remove from the sales area, all plastic that is generated by Contractor stocking. The Contractor shall also dispose of all plastic generated directly from Contractor RSHA operations. The Contractor shall place collected plastic in contractor furnished clear plastic bags, which are tied shut, using the bag itself and no other material. The bag shall be punctured to allow better compression in the baler. Punctured plastic bags shall be placed in either a holding location designated by the Store Director (locations without a dedicated plastic baler) or directly in the baler (locations with a dedicated plastic baler). For locations which have a dedicated baler and regardless of the source of the plastic, the contractor shall ensure baling is accomplished when the baler is full. For locations which do not have a dedicated baler, the contractor shall implement a process by which the baling of plastic is accomplished, when there is enough plastic collected to make a bale, regardless of the source of the plastic, and the baler is void of cardboard. This will involve the requirement for the Contractor to remove the bagged plastic from the holding location and moving it to the baler. The Contractor is responsible for tying off the xxxxx, removing xxxxx from baler, and either moving the xxxxx to a temporary holding location within the RSHA, or placing all xxxxx in a permanent storage location or in or on a transport trailer, as designated by the Store Director. If a bale breaks during handling by the Contractor, the Contractor shall pick up contents of the bale and re- bale it. The Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor employees who use the baler are trained in the safe operation of this equipment. In the event of a mechanical failure in the baler, the Contractor shall remove bags of plastic from the baler and place them in an area designated by the Store Director. The Contractor is not responsible for collecting and bagging any plastic generated by vendor stockers or by Commissary pers...
