A. Exclusive franchised haulers providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services to generators within the city’s boundaries shall meet the requirements and standards of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 and the following requirements as conditions of approval of contract, agreement, or other authorization to collect organic waste:
1. Provide written notice to the city starting July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on each July 1 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18988.1(a)(1) or as facilities change of the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials and source separated green container organic waste and food waste.
2. Comply with the applicable requirements of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 3.
3. Transport organic waste to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers organic waste as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2.
4. Obtain applicable approval of the city pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18988.1 and keep a record of the documentation of its approval by the city.
B. Subsection A of this section is not applicable to a hauler that consistent with Article 1, Chapter 9, Part 2, Division 30, commencing with Section 41950 of the state Public Resources Code, is transporting source separated organic waste to a community composting site or to a hauler that is lawfully transporting C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1 and applicable requirements of this code, including Chapter 8.26.
C. 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 sixty (60) days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the city.
2. Community composting operators in the city, 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 sixty (60) days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the city. (Ord. 403 § 1, 2022)