O-006-16 Amend Municipal Code Chapter 6.16 of Title 6 by adding section 6.16.300 adopting a Commercial Organic Waste Recycling Program

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The implementation schedule is as follows: April 1, 2016: Businesses that generate eight cubic yards of organic waste per week shall arrange for organic waste recycling services. January 1, 2017: Businesses that generate four cubic yards of organic waste per week shall arrange for organic waste recycling services. January 1, 2019: Businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week shall arrange for organic waste recycling services. Summer/Fall 2021: If CalRecycle determines that the statewide disposal of organic waste in 2020 has not been reduced by 50 percent of the level of disposal during 2014, the organic recycling requirements on businesses will expand to cover businesses that generate two cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week. Additionally certain exemptions may no longer be available if this target is not met. D. Exemptions. On a case-by-case basis, individual businesses may be exempt from the organic waste recycling requirements. Exemptions may include, but are not limited to the following: Lack of sufficient space in multifamily complexes or businesses to provide additional organic material recycling bins. The current implementation by a business of actions that result in the recycling of a significant portion of its organic waste. Limited -term exemptions for extraordinary and unforeseen events. E. Enforcement. It will be the responsibility of the waste hauler to implement and enforce this program as provided in the current agreement between the City and the waste hauler. At the time this chapter was adopted Republic Services, Inc. (Contractor) was the waste hauler. Under the -3-