7.35.090 Requirements for Haulers and Facility Operators

(a) Requirements for Haulers

(1) Exclusive Franchised hauler and other appropriately licensed and permitted 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) Through written notice to the City annually on or before January 31, identify, for customers with three container collection, the facilities to which they will transport Organic Waste including facilities for Source Separated Recyclable Materials and Source Separated Green Container Organic Wastes and black container waste.

Through written notice to the City annually on or before January 31, identify, for customers with two container collection system, the facilities to which they will transport Source Separated Recyclable Materials and black container waste.

(B) For customers with three container collection, transport Source Separated Blue Container Waste to a facility that recovers those 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.

For customers with two container collection, transport Source Separated Blue Container Waste to a facility that recovers those materials and black container waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.

(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 C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1, Section 11 of this ordinance, and the City's C&D ordinance and/or regulations.

(2) Franchised hauler and any permitted or licensed hauler with 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 Jurisdiction.

(b) Requirements for Facility Operators and Community Composting Operation

(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 request from the City or its Designee, 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 or its Designee shall respond within 60 days.

(2) Community Composting operators, upon request from the City or its Designee, shall provide information 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 or its Designee shall respond within 60 days.