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A. Requirements for Haulers.

1. Any exclusive franchised hauler and nonexclusive franchised haulers providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services to generators within the city’s boundaries shall, 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, identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste including facilities for source separated recyclable materials, source separated green container organic waste, and mixed waste.

b. 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, as amended from time to time, and this chapter.

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, as amended from time to time, Section 8.18.110, and Chapter 8.16.

2. Any exclusive franchised hauler, nonexclusive franchised haulers, and permitted haulers authorization to collect organic waste in the city 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 with city and/or in accordance with this code and other applicable law.

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 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 days.

(Ord. 2800 NCS §3 (Exh. A), 2021.)