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Single-family organic waste generators, except for those that meet the self-hauler requirements in Section 8.18.100, shall:

A. Subscribe to city’s organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described in subsection B of this section. City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator’s containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials. Single-family generators shall adjust the service level for their collection services as requested by the city. Generators may manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c), as amended from time to time.

B. Participate in the city’s organic waste collection service(s) by placing designated materials in designated containers as described below, and shall not place prohibited container contaminants in collection containers. Generators shall place source separated green container organic waste, including food waste, in the green container; source separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and gray container waste in the gray container. Generators shall not place materials designated for the gray container into the green container or blue container.

(Ord. 2800 NCS §3 (Exh. A), 2021.)