SEC. 293. DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO SECTIONS 293 - 293.4 .

   (a)   "Recyclable materials" shall mean materials segregated from refuse by the producer or user of such materials and placed for collection for subsequent reuse or use as raw materials for new products. Recyclable materials shall consist only of the materials designated by the Chief Administrative Officer for collection pursuant to the City's curbside recycling program.

   (b)   "Placed for collection" shall mean the deposit of recyclable materials by the producer or user of such materials on public street or sidewalk areas for collection and removal for recycling purposes.

   (c)   "Person" shall mean any living human being, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization, or government entity.

(Added by Ord. 106-90, App. 3/23/90)

SEC. 293.1. VIOLATIONS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person other than the Collector, an authorized City employee for enforcement purposes, or the generator of recyclable materials to take, remove, move or otherwise appropriate recyclable materials that have been placed in a container designated by a Collector for recyclables or to take, remove, move, or otherwise appropriate the container that is placed for collection. The City and its duly authorized collectors shall have the exclusive right to collect recyclable materials placed for collection in public sidewalk and street areas.

(Added by Ord. 106-90, App. 3/23/90; amended by Ord. 100-09, File No. 081404, App. 6/23/2009)

SEC. 293.2. PENALTY.

   Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section 293.1 of this Article shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor. If charged as an infraction, upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $250; and for a second and each additional offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250. If charged as a misdemeanor, upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding $500, or both.

(Added by Ord. 106-90, App. 3/23/90)

SEC. 293.3. ENFORCEMENT.

   In addition to any peace officer, the following classes of employees of the City and County of San Francisco shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of Sections 293 to 293.2:

Classification Number	Class Title
6108	Environmental Health Technician
6120	Environmental Health Inspector
6122	Senior Environmental Health Inspector
6124	Principal Environmental Health Inspector
6126	Director, Bureau of Environmental Health
6127	Assistant Director, Bureau of Environmental Health
8280	Environmental Control Officer

 

(Added by Ord. 106-90, App. 3/23/90; amended by Ord. 187-10, File No. 100707, App. 7/23/2010)

SEC. 293.4. APPLICATION.

   The provisions of Sections 293 to 293.3 of this code prohibit the collection of recyclable materials from public sidewalk and street areas by any person other than authorized City employees or the City's authorized curbside recycling program collectors. The provisions of Sections 293 to 293.3 do not limit or otherwise affect the disposal of refuse having commercial value by its producer in any lawful manner he or she may choose or the recycling of collected refuse by licensed refuse collectors.

(Added by Ord. 106-90, App. 3/23/90)

SEC. 294. SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION – PERMIT REQUIRED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate a Solid Waste Transfer Station within the City and County of San Francisco without a permit issued and signed by the Director of Public Health. A Solid Waste Transfer Station is any facility defined as a transfer or processing station under Section 40200 of the California Public Resources Code, which definition is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

(Added by Ord. 206-93, App. 6/25/93)

SEC. 294.1. SOLID WASTE FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   For purposes of this Section 294.1 and Section 295, “Organic Waste” means refuse containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including but not limited to food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges.

   (b)   Owners of Solid Waste Facilities, as defined in Section 40194 of the California Public Resources Code, as may be amended from time to time, that recover Organic Waste, shall, within 60 days of a request from the Director, provide the Director information regarding available and potential new or expanded capacity at the Solid Waste Facility, including information about throughput and permitted capacity that the Director determines is necessary for planning purposes.

(Added by Ord. 90-22, File No. 220607, App. 6/15/2022, Eff. 7/16/2022)

SEC. 295. ORGANIC WASTE REQUIREMENTS FOR REFUSE COLLECTORS.

   Any refuse collector licensed by the Director shall:

   (a)   Transport Organic Waste that it collects from Organic Waste generators to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers Organic Waste, rather than sending that Organic Waste to a landfill, as set forth in Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2 of the California Code of Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.

   (b)   Provide written notice to the Director annually on or before March 1, identifying the facilities to which the refuse collector will transport Organic Waste in that calendar year.

   (c)   Obtain approval from the Director to haul Organic Waste and maintain a copy of its authorization from the Director to collect Organic Waste from Organic Waste generators.

(Added by Ord. 90-22, File No. 220607, App. 6/15/2022, Eff. 7/16/2022)