Common use of Food Scrap Collection Clause in Contracts

Food Scrap Collection. It is the State of Vermont’s intention to manage all food scraps separately from trash, refuse, and recyclables. All food scrap containers must be emptied on a consistent schedule by a designated food scrap collection truck and delivered to a certified composting or anaerobic digestion facility. All food scrap collection containers must be clearly marked for food scraps and indicated as such in words as well as with the appropriate Agency of Natural Resources universal recycling symbol. Vendors shall notify the using Agency and BGS of contamination in containers or dumpsters within one week of observed contamination, the Vendor must work to resolve the issue with using agency or agencies served at that location. The Vendor shall indicate the materials found, the container it was found in, the location of the container, and the date the materials was observed in the refuse. If Vendor observes contamination on three separate occasions the Vendor may charge a fee not to exceed $20.00 for removal of contaminated material, or no more than the cost to tip the landfill banned materials at their appropriate facility plus a $20.00 fee. Compost containers are to be cleaned each week. During freezing weather the compost containers are to be replaced with a new container each week so that compost can be thawed out and cleaned by the composting company.