A. Exclusive franchised hauler(s) providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services to generators within the City's boundaries shall meet the following requirements as a condition of approval of a contract, agreement, or similar contractual authorization with the City to collect organic waste:
1. Through written notice to the City annually on or before July 1, identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials and source separated green container organic waste.
2. For two-container collection service, transport source separated green container organic waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2. For three-container collection service, 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 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, hauler shall not be required to transport any containers with prohibited container contaminants to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste.
3. 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 C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1 and Section 15.04.010(a)(8).
4. Exclusive franchised hauler(s) authorization to collect organic waste shall comply with any education, equipment, signage, container labeling, container color, contamination, monitoring, and reporting requirements relating to the collection of organic waste contained within its franchise agreement.
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 City 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 sixty (60) days.
2. Community composting operators, upon City 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 sixty (60) days. (Ord. O-21-1383, 11-10-2021)