Waste Removal

2026-11-03

WASTE COLLECTION 1 . All collections shall be made on the days indicated between 8 : 00 am and 3 : 00 pm Monday through Friday . 2 . Waste spillage which may occur during the collection process is the responsibility of the contractor : • Immediately upon completing the collection operation contracted personnel shall commence clean - up of any spillage or scattered materials . • Should the regularly scheduled collection day fall on a recognized holiday , the contractor will reschedule the pickup for the following business day . Additionally , the school district may elect to cancel a regularly scheduled collection at a site ( s ) EQUIPMENT AND CONTAINERS 3 . The Contractor shall provide all equipment herein specified at each of the school locations . Equipment shall be defined as any device required to hold , store , pickup , deliver and handle scheduled refuse maintenance requirements per location . Contractors shall supply sufficient equipment and containers to meet the trash disposal needs of each site . Refuse containers shall be metal with a capacity as determined by scope of work . All containers shall be covered and closed and be maintained in such a manner that they have a solid surface all around . Containers shall be owned and the sole responsibility of the contractor . The containers must be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times and include drain plugs . Containers will be painted and / or replaced as required to meet district standards . Containers will be steam cleaned and / or serviced during July and December each year , as a minimum requirement or as the Health Department may require . Contractors shall provide additional containers on a temporary basis at contractor standard rate when and if required . The contractor must ensure easy access for deposit of waste in containers and that containers are maintained with functional side doors , top metal lids , and small vented drain plugs to prevent rodent entry . Metal top lids are not acceptable . Additional containers will be placed and collected as requested according to the size and location specified by the School District at the time of request . 4 . Under no circumstances will waste be allowed to accumulate on the ground adjacent to the containers . Excess waste will be handled in the following manner . In the event there is an excess accumulation of waste , Bordentown Regional School District custodians will place excess waste in a secure location near the waste container , but not to obstruct the service of the container . Immediately after the container has been emptied , the custodians will place excess waste in the container as a normal routine procedure in order that the service company may dump the container a second time when required to meet sanitary requirements and agreement with the service company . If the excess accumulation is due to waste removal company not picking up on schedule , it will be the responsibility of the waste removal company to empty container and load and empty container again until all trash has been picked up . The service company , in coordination with Bordentown Regional School District Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds , their drivers and responsible supervisors must ensure that accumulations of waste are removed by repeated dumping when they allow it to accumulate excessively , at least to the extent agreed to in the contract , and shall not be considered an extra pick - up . Waste removal must meet Burlington County Health Department sanitary requirements , as well as any applicable requirements of the State of New Jersey and / or any of its Departments , including but not limited to drain plugs . 5 . Each pickup in excess of the normal schedule must be verified by the Director of Facilities and included in the monthly billing . Scheduled pickups not performed will be deducted from the monthly billing . Include service charges for normal specified requirements and charges for extra pickups , if required . 6 . Attached is a waste pickup schedule with a list of District locations . Additional pickups will be scheduled on an " as needed " basis by the Director of Facilities . 7 . The contractor is required to furnish all containers and to replace any containers that become damaged . Each container must be equipped with a closable metal lid that is capable of being locked . The Contractor will be required to cooperate with District personnel regarding securing of the containers . The location of the container is at the discretion of the District . When dumping containers , care must be exercised to ensure that the container is placed in the exact designated location to prevent obstruction to other services and damage . * If possible , the district requests that the containers bid be as similar as possible to the containers currently in use .

New Jersey

2026-04-29