(A) Requirements for haulers.
1. Exclusive franchise hauler, non-exclusive franchised haulers, permitted haulers and licensed haulers providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services to generators within the city’s boundaries shall meet the following requirements and standards as a condition of approval of a contract, agreement or other authorization with the city to collect organic waste:
(a) Identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials, and source separated green container organic waste;
(b) Transport source separated recyclable materials, and source separated green container organic waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste as defined in Cal. Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2; and
(c) Obtain approval from the city to haul organic waste, unless it is transporting source separated organic waste to a community composting site or lawfully transporting construction and demolition debris in a manner that complies with Cal. Code of Regulations Title 14, § 18989.1, and this code of ordinances.
2. Exclusive franchise hauler, non-exclusive franchised haulers, permitted haulers and licensed haulers authorization 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 the city.
(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 the city’s 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 city shall respond within 60 days.
2. Community composting operators, upon the city’s request, shall provide information to the city 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 city shall respond within 60 days.
(Ord. 648, passed 4-19-2022)