(a) Requirements for haulers (standard compliance approach; optional for performance-based compliance approach).
(1) Any franchise hauler providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services to generators within the jurisdiction's boundaries shall meet the following requirements and standards as a condition of approval of a contract, agreement, or other authorization with the jurisdiction to collect organic waste:
(A) Through written notice to the jurisdiction annually on or before December 31, 2022, identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials, source separated green container organic waste, and mixed waste.
(B) Transport source separated recyclable materials, source separated green container organic waste, and mixed waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2.
(C) Obtain approval from the jurisdiction to haul organic waste, unless it is transporting source separated organic waste to a community composting site or lawfully transporting C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1, Section 6.02.130 of this Chapter, and jurisdiction's C&D ordinance.
(2) Any franchise hauler authorized to collect organic waste shall comply with education, equipment, signage, container labeling, container color, contamination monitoring, reporting, and other requirements contained within its franchise agreement, permit, license, or other agreement entered into with jurisdiction.
(b) Requirements for facility operators and community composting operations.
(1) Owners of facilities, operations, and activities that recover organic waste, including, but not limited to, compost facilities, in-vessel digestion facilities, and publicly-owned treatment works shall, upon jurisdiction request, provide information regarding available and potential new or expanded capacity at their facilities, operations, and activities, including information about throughput and permitted capacity necessary for planning purposes. Entities contacted by the jurisdiction shall respond within 60 days.
(2) Community composting operators, upon jurisdiction request, shall provide information to the jurisdiction to support organic waste capacity planning, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the amount of organic waste anticipated to be handled at the community composting operation. Entities contacted by the jurisdiction shall respond within 60 days.
(Ord. 210, passed 10-6-2021)