(a) Acceptable facilities.
(1) A CRMC shall deliver recyclable materials collected in the unincorporated County to a recycling facility for the purpose of recycling the materials.
(2) A CRMC shall deliver green materials and food waste collected in the unincorporated County to a facility or operation or for location for a use identified in 14 CCR section 18983.1(b), which includes, but is not limited to the following: (i) a recycling center (such as a chip and grind facility) pursuant to 14 CCR section 17402.5(d) or 14 CCR section 17402.5(c); (ii) a compostable material handling operation or facility as defined in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(12), small composting activities that would otherwise be excluded from the compost material handling operation or facility definition pursuant to 14 CCR section 17855(a)(4), or a community composting facility; (iii) in-vessel digestion operation or facility as listed in 14 CCR section 17896.5 or activities that would otherwise not be subject to the in-vessel digestion requirements pursuant to 14 section 17896.6; (iv) biomass conversion operation or facility as defined in section 40106 of the PRC; (v) used as a soil amendment for erosion control, revegetation, slope stabilization, or landscaping at a landfill in compliance with 14 CCR section 18983.1(b); (vi) used in land applications in compliance with 14 CCR section 18983.1(b); (vii) lawful use as animal feed in compliance with 14 CCR section 18983.1(b); or, (viii) other operations or facilities approved by the State in accordance with 14 CCR section 18983.1(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the allowable facilities, operations, and uses of green materials and food waste shall be defined as in 14 CCR section 18983.1(b).
(3) A CRMC shall deliver pallets to a facility for the purpose of reuse and salvage or to a facility processing that recovers source separated organic waste.
(4) Recyclable materials and organic materials collected by the CRMC in the unincorporated area of the County shall not be delivered to a landfill for disposal or other sites for disposal and shall not be used as alternative daily cover or alternative intermediate cover as defined in 27 CCR section 20690 and 20700, respectively.
(b) Equipment and vehicles. All vehicles and equipment shall comply with the requirements of 14 CCR sections 17341 through 17345 and shall be kept in a clean and well-maintained condition.
(c) Containers. A CRMC shall comply with container storage requirements of section 68.521. All CRMC-provided containers shall be clearly identified as recyclable materials or organic materials containers, shall display the name and phone number of the CRMC to whom the container belongs. A CRMC shall place a label or provide imprinted text or graphic images on each new container indicating the primary materials accepted and the primary materials that are prohibited container contaminants in that container, or as otherwise required by 14 CCR section 18984.8. CRMC shall achieve compliance with the container labeling requirements in accordance with the following timeline: fifty percent (50%) of all containers by December 31, 2021 and one hundred percent (100%) of all containers by June 30, 2022. Container colors shall comply with CRMC certificate requirements.
(d) Customer education. For customers in the densely-populated areas, CRMC shall provide educational information to its customers in accordance with CRMC certificate requirements.
(e) Contamination monitoring. In the densely-populated areas, CRMC shall conduct contamination monitoring of its customers' containers to identify prohibited container contaminants in accordance with CRMC certificate requirements.
(f) Rates for service. A CRMC shall provide services at no cost to its customers or shall charge its customers for service at rates it determines.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7920 (N.S.), effective 7-11-91; amended by Ord. No. 8060 (N.S.), effective 5-28-92; amended by Ord. No. 8790 (N.S.), effective 4-29-97; amended by Ord. No. 8866 (N.S.), effective 1-6-98; amended by Ord. No. 9495 (N.S.), effective 9-13-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10253 (N.S.), effective 3-8-13; amended by Ord. No. 10729 (N.S.), effective 6-4-21)