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State of Washington Department olEcology <br />Agreement No: SWMWRRED-2022-KiCoSW-00021 <br />Project Title: Kittiras Co SW <br />Recipient Name: KITTITAS COUNTY SOLID \IIASTE DEPARTMENT <br />Page l0of24 <br />SCOPE OF WORK <br />Task Number: 2 Task Cost: $12,500.00 <br />Thsk Title:Transfer Stations Recycling Drop Box Audits <br />Task Description: <br />Work to be performed by RECIPIENT <br />' Identify common recycling contamination items by weight through county employee audits of recycling drop box materials. <br />Audits will be conducted: <br />- Twice - by March 2022 and one year later for comparison <br />- At Ellensburg and Cle Elum transfer stations <br />- In collaboration with Waste Management <br />' Develop report from audits including methodology, contamination amounts and weighls, a list of primary contaminants <br />identified and an analysis of results. Share report with Ecology by May 2A23 <br />This task includes development and distribution of promotional materials in a variety of formats to encourage program <br />participation. In accordance with provisions 3 and l9 ofthe General Terrns and Conditions of thisAgreement, RECIPIENT is <br />encouraged to work with their ECOLOGY grant manager when developing promotional materials. <br />Costs eligible for reimbursement with supporting documentation include: <br />. Recipient employee time to implement the task scope <br />' Tools and supplies required for the waste audit, including, but not limited to proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) <br />and bins to sort materials <br />' Trainings required for employees to perform the task scope. Travel costs must be per-approved by ECOLOGY and are <br />reimbursed up to the state rate, including per diem. <br />. Costs not listed here but pre-approved in writing by ECOLOGY <br />Costs not eligible for reimbursement: <br />. Overtime compensation (all hours are calculated at the regular rate of pay) <br />. Costs not specifically identified in the task's scope of work or pre-approved in writing by ECOLOGY <br />Task Goal Statement: <br />Kittitas County will reduce recycling contamination through implementation of Steps 5-7 of their Contamination Reduction and <br />Outreach Plan (CROP) by auditing contamination in recycling drop boxes, identi$ing contaminating materials, utilizing this <br />information for a public outreach and education campaign and doing a second audit for feedback on campaign effectiveness. <br />Task Exoected OutcorLe : <br />Kittitas County Solid will have local data allowing identification of common recycling contaminants in drop boxes. The public <br />education and outreach campaigns can be designed to address these contaminants and overall contamination issues with <br />residents. Drop box audits will also provide a way to measure contamination reduction and the success of the media <br />campaigns. <br />Template Version I 2/ I 0/2020