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TOTAL RECLAIM, INC.

PO BOX 24996

Seattle, WA  98124

PH: (206) 343-7443

FAX: (206) 343-7445

WHITE GOODS COLLECTION
AND PROCESSING

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

The contractor and its subcontractors shall collect, transport and
process white goods generated by the Citys white goods recycling program. 
White goods are large domestic appliances which include stoves, ranges,
refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners,
hot water heaters, heat pumps and garbage disposal units.  They
do not include florescent fixtures or furnaces containing asbestos.

The
contractor shall also accept chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and other atmospheric
gas cylinders and other materials that contain CFCs, such as vending
machines and water coolers.

The contractor shall collect white goods from the Citys two recycling
and disposal stations on alternate days, during business hours. 
The contractor shall be available for pick-ups Monday through Friday. 
Upon mutual agreement between the City and the contractor, collection
frequency may increase to once per day or decrease to twice per week,
depending upon the volume of white goods generated.

Location
of the Citys recycling and disposal stations (transfer stations):

South
Recycling & Disposal Station North Recycling & Disposal Station

8100 2<sup>nd Avenue
South   1350 North 34<sup>th Street

Seattle, WA    Seattle, WA

All
white goods shall be accepted as-is.  The City will make a good
faith effort to ensure that excess garbage is removed from the appliances
prior to collection.  Any excess garbage found in the collected
white goods by the contractor may be returned to the recycling and disposal
facilities for disposal.

The contractor shall accept white goods from the following specified
large charitable organizations whose businesses are located within the
City of Seattle.  Collection/delivery schedule of white goods shall
be determined by the contractor and charitable organization.  The
City will pay for the collection and processing costs of white goods
generated by charitable organizations up to the following ceilings:

Charity   Phone   Annual Ceiling

Salvation
Army  (206) 587-0503  800 CFC-appliances

Goodwill   (206) 329-1000  300 
appliances

St. Vincent de Paul  (206)
367-3044  100  CFC-appliances

Union Gospel Mission (206)
723-5700    50  CFC-appliance

The contractor shall accept white goods delivered directly from the
following four City-sponsored programs.  The City will pay for
the processing costs of all white goods delivered by these programs
to the contractor.

Program   Hauler

Neighborhood
Clean ups Conservation Corps and Waste Management

Illegal Dumping  Seattle
Engineering Department

Bulky Item Pick-Up  U.S.
Disposal and General Disposal

Seattle Housing Authority Seattle
Housing Authority

Upon collection or receipt of white goods, the contractor shall provide
a receipt to the generator indicating the numbers of appliances collected/received. 
The receipt shall be signed by both the contractor and generator. 
Copies of these receipts shall also be made available to the City.


The contractor shall recover and recycle the CFCs, including CFC-11,
-12, -22, -114 and 502, contained in refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners
and other white goods.  Once recovered and recycled, the contractor
shall reclaim or dispose of the refrigerants in compliance with applicable
federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and orders.

The
contractor shall also remove all PCB-capacitors, compressors, compressor
oil and mercury switches found in the white goods and dispose of them
in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations,
rules and orders.

The contractor shall recycle all scrap metal through a scrap metal
recycler, possessing all necessary permits, licenses and other governmental
approvals.  Scrap metal shall not be landfilled unless contaminated
with oil or other materials deemed unacceptable by the contractors
scrap metal recycler.


Charges to the City for collecting/receiving and processing:

Contractor Generator

Collects  Delivers

Household refrigerators, freezers, air

conditioners and other
CFC-items  $22.61/unit $20.47/unit

All
other white goods    $3.21/unit $1.61/unit

Gas
cylinders    $29.03/unit $29.03/unit

Commercial
refrigerators, freezers

and air conditioners    $63.27/unit $56.85/unit

Compressors     $12.98/unit $12.98/unit

Contractors
days and hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am 4:30 pm

Payment
terms: Net 30 days

Liquidated damages shall be assessed after the contractor receives
one written notification per recycling and disposal station for late
collection of the white goods.  Liquidated damages shall be assessed
in the amount of $50 per station per day, starting the second day after
a collection is missed.


The contractor shall bill the City on a monthly basis for the total
number of white goods received.  The invoice shall state where
the collected white goods were processed.  The contractor shall
also separately list each program that is being paid by the City and
whose white goods are collected by/delivered to the contractor. 
These programs include Neighborhood Clean-Ups, Illegal Dumping, Bulky
Item Pick-Up, Seattle Housing Authority, Salvation Army, Goodwill, St.
Vincent de Paul and Union Gospel Mission.


Within sixty (60) days of renewing the contact, the contractor shall
provide the City with a procedures manual that explains how and where
the contractor will:



Capture and dispose of/reclaim CFCs;
Handle refrigerators
that contain ammonia or sulfur dioxide;
Dispose of capacitors,
compressors, compressor oil, and mercury switches found in the white
goods;