8.20.070 Requirements for direct service providers / haulers and facility operators.

(A) Requirements for Authorized Contractor of Direct Service Providers:

(1) Exclusive franchised direct service provider providing residential, commercial, or industrial compost material 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 MSW, recycling, and compost material:

(a) Through written notice to the city annually on or before March 15 identify the facilities to which they will transport compost material including facilities for source separated recyclable materials and source separated green container compost material.

(b) Transport source separated recyclable materials and source separated green container compost material to a facility, operation, activity, or property that recovers compost material as defined in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 2.

(c) Obtain approval from the city to haul compost material, unless it is transporting source separated compost material to a community composting site or lawfully transporting C&D in a manner that complies with 14 CCR Section 18989.1, this section, and the city's C&D ordinance.

(2) Exclusive franchised authorized contractor authorized to collect compostables 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 agreements entered into with the city.

(B) Requirements of Facility Operators and Community Composting Operations.

(1) Owners of facilities, operations, and activities that recover MSW, Recycling and compost material, including, but not limited to, landfills, material recovery facilities, transfer stations, 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 compost material capacity planning, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the amount of compost material anticipated to be handled at the community composting operation. Entities contacted by the city shall respond within sixty days.