(a) In addition to the authority granted by paragraph (a) of Section 5.20.110 nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person from, occasionally collecting, transporting, and disposing of refuse generated at the place or premise, in lieu of availing themselves of the services of the collector. The person shall adhere to the container requirements as specified in Section 5.20.050. Any person who pursuant to paragraph (a) seeks to on a regular basis collect, transport and dispose of solid waste generated at the place or premise, shall first obtain approval of the director, and must comply with any written rules and regulations established by the director.
(b) Self-haulers of compostable materials, including gardeners, laborers, contractors, construction workers, and landscapers disposing of source separated compostable materials, shall:
(1) Adhere to container requirements as specified in Section 5.20.050, provided, however, that self-haulers of compostable materials can use a truck with an attached bed, a landscaper/gardeners truck, a dump truck, or a trailer to collect, transport and dispose of compostable materials.
(2) Transport the compostable materials to a high diversion organic waste processing facility approved by the city.
(3) Keep a record of the amount of source separated compostable materials delivered to each high diversion waste processing facility, including:
(A) Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.
(B) The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.
(C) If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site, or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the compostable materials.
(4) Provide information collected in section (b)(3) above to city if requested, which shall be subject to inspection by the city.
(c) A residential compostable materials generator that self-hauls compostable materials is not required to record or report information.
(d) A gardener, landscaper, or other contractor is not considered a residential compostable materials generator and is therefore required to follow section (b) above.
(e) No residential householder or commercial business owner shall employ or engage any solid waste enterprise, other than the collector, to haul or transport the solid waste to a disposal or processing facility.
(Ord. 5536 § 2 (part), 2021)