(A) Commercial generators shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) Each commercial generator, including all multi-family residential dwellings that consist of five dwelling units or more, large events and large venues shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) Each commercial generator shall subscribe to a level of service with an authorized collector that is sufficient to handle the volume of garbage, recyclable materials and organic materials generated or accumulated on the premises. Additionally, each commercial generator shall ensure the proper separation of solid waste, as established by the authorized collector, by placing each type of material in designated collection containers, and ensure that employees, contractors, volunteers, customers, visitors, and other persons on-site conduct proper source separation of solid waste.
(3) Supply and allow access to adequate number, size, and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors, conforming with requirements of this section, for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the solid waste collection service.
(4) Annually provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about organic materials recovery requirements and about proper sorting of solid waste.
(5) Provide educational information before, or within, 14 days of occupation of the premises to new tenants that describes requirements to keep source separated organic materials and source separated recyclable materials separate from garbage (when applicable) and the location of collection containers and the rules governing their use at each property.
(6) Accommodate and cooperate with the authorized collector's monitoring program for inspection of the contents of containers for prohibited container contaminants, to evaluate generator's compliance.
(7) If a commercial generator self-hauls, the commercial generator shall meet the self-hauler requirements of § 8.08.130-7.
(B) Commercial generators, excluding multi-family residential dwellings consisting of five or more dwelling units, shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) Provide containers for the collection of source separated organic materials and source separated recyclable materials in all indoor and outdoor areas where garbage containers are provided for customers, for materials generated onsite. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial generator does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of collection container, then it is not required to provide that type of container in all areas where disposal collection containers are provided for customers. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the indoor and outdoor containers shall have either:
(a) A body or lid that is gray or black for collection of garbage, blue and/or brown for collection of recycling, and green for collection of organic materials. A commercial generator is not required to replace functional containers, including containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the requirements of this subsection prior to the end of the useful life of those containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever date is earlier.
(b) Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both, indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022.
(2) To the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the solid waste collection service.
(3) Periodically inspect organic materials, recycling, and garbage containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3).
(4) Commercial generators that are commercial edible food generators, as defined in § 8.08.010, shall comply with commercial edible food generator requirements, pursuant to § 8.08.130-11.
(Ord. 772, passed 11-6-2013; Am. Ord. 859, passed 12-1-2021)