A.
Every waste generator in the unincorporated area of the County shall keep, within an enclosure or, in the absence of an enclosure, conveniently located near a building, water-tight waste material containers, and shall cause to be deposited in such containers, and not elsewhere, all waste materials accumulating on the premises. Every waste generator shall subscribe to, or participate in subscription to, solid waste collection service and shall subscribe to, or participate in subscription to, recyclable material and organic material collection service unless otherwise exempted as described in Sections 6.20.445 and 6.20.460. The waste material containers shall have tightly fitted covers, and shall not leak or permit the escape of odors. The waste material containers shall be adequately sized and serviced with adequate frequency to provide for the waste generation needs of the business or residents, as determined by the Director.
B.
Waste
generators shall ensure that waste material containers are utilized
for depositing the correct waste material for which they were intended.
C.
Waste
generators shall ensure that waste material containers placed for
collection in a manner that collection vehicles can service them safely
and unobstructed, including overhead obstructions, and shall ensure
that containers are placed for collection no earlier than 24 hours
prior to scheduled collection and are removed from streets within
24 hours of collection.
D.
No waste
material container, bin, or cart within the unincorporated areas of
the County shall be placed or located in such a manner that blocks
or impedes passage through the alley or through any doorway of any
building adjoining the alley, notwithstanding that such building may
be abandoned or otherwise out of use.
E.
Compliance
with this section shall be the sole responsibility of the waste generator.
The Director may require special container equipment, and/or container
labeling with customer identifying information, in designated areas.
Special equipment may include, but is not limited to, functioning
locking mechanisms.
(SCC 517 § 2, 1982; SCC
1044 § 2, 1996; SCC 1654 § 11,
2019; SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC 1720 § 1, 2023)
A.
All
waste generators shall participate in a recycling material and an
organic material collection program.
B.
Each
waste generator shall subscribe to a recyclable material and an organic
material collection service, or obtain an exemption or waiver from
the Director to franchisee-provided or DWMR-provided recyclable material
and/or organic material collection service.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1688 § 3, 2022; SCC 1720 § 1,
2023)
B.
Residential generators that are exempt from DWMR-provided waste material collection services pursuant to Section 6.20.110(C) and are not subscribed to franchisee-provided solid waste collection services shall document the amount of solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material collected and removed and the location of the solid waste, recycling, and organic facility(ies) to which the material was taken. Documentation shall be kept on site and shall be made available to the Director within 10 business days of the date of the request.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1688 § 4, 2022; SCC 1720 § 1,
2023)
A.
Except as authorized in Sections 6.20.110 and 6.20.200, each business generator may not hire, select or contract for solid waste collection with a person who does not hold a current and valid commercial solid waste collection franchise issued by the County. Business generators must subscribe to a level of solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material collection service, both with respect to container capacity and frequency of collection, that adequately meets the waste generation needs, as determined by the Director.
B.
Each
business generator shall be responsible for ensuring and demonstrating
its compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and shall:
1.
Enter
into a customer service agreement, through a broker or with a franchisee,
for weekly solid waste collection service, at a minimum; and
2.
Subscribe
to a service for removal of large and bulky items, as needed; and
3.
Source
separate recyclable material and subscribe to recyclable material
collection; and
4.
Source
separate organic material and subscribe to weekly organic material
service, at a minimum.
D.
Each
business generator shall:
1.
Provide
containers for the adequate collection of recyclable material and
organic material in all areas where solid waste containers are accessible
to all customers and employees, except for restrooms. Recyclable material
containers and organic material containers shall be placed in a location
or locations at least as convenient to customers and employees as
the solid waste containers; and
2.
Prominently
post and maintain signs on or near the provided containers. Containers
shall be labeled and include language or graphic images or both that
indicate the primary materials accepted and the primary materials
prohibited in that container.
E.
Each
business generator shall notify and instruct employees in writing
of applicable source separation requirements, including what materials
are required to be source separated and how to source separate such
materials. A copy of such written instructions shall be kept on site
for verification during inspections and provided to the Director,
upon request, within 10 business days of the date of the request.
F.
Each
business generator shall prohibit their employees from placing incorrect
material in the recyclable material and organic material collection
containers.
G.
Each
business generator shall periodically inspect recyclable material
and organic material collection containers for contamination and inform
employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirement to
only use those containers for recyclable materials or organic materials.
H.
Nothing
in this chapter shall abridge the right of any business generator
or any other person, to sell or exchange at fair market value its
own recyclable materials which are source separated for reuse and
recycling.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1720 § 1, 2023)
A.
Except as authorized in Sections 6.20.110 and 6.20.200, each multi-family generator may not hire, select, or contract for solid waste collection with, a person who does not hold a current and valid commercial solid waste collection franchise issued by the County. Multi-family generators must subscribe to a level of material collection service, both with respect to container capacity and frequency of collection, that adequately meets the waste generation needs, as determined by the Director.
B.
Each
multi-family generator shall be responsible for ensuring and demonstrating
its compliance with the requirements of this chapter and shall:
1.
Enter
into a customer service agreement, through a broker or with a franchisee,
for a weekly solid waste collection service, at a minimum; and
2.
Source
separate recyclable material and subscribe to recyclable material
collection; and
3.
Source
separate organic material and subscribe to weekly organic material
service, at a minimum; and
4.
Subscribe
to a service for removal of bulky waste, such as tenants' furniture
and household belongings, on an on-call basis or at a frequency necessary
to avoid overflowing waste material containers and unsafe accumulation
outside of containers, as determined by the Director.
D.
Each
multi-family generator shall:
1.
Place
recyclable material containers and organic material containers in
a location or locations at least as convenient to tenants as the solid
waste containers and prominently post and maintain signs on or near
the containers that set forth what materials are required to be source
separated; and
2.
Notify
and instruct tenants and residents in writing of recyclable material
and organic materials collection requirements, including what materials
are required to be recycled and how to keep recyclable materials and
organic material out of waste material containers. A copy of such
written instructions shall be kept on site for verification during
inspections and provided to the Director, upon request, within 10
business days of the date of the request.
E.
Nothing
in this chapter shall abridge the right of any multi-family generator,
or any tenant thereof, to sell or exchange at fair market value its
own recyclable materials which are source separated for reuse and
recycling.
F.
No multi-family
generator shall, after taking reasonable measures to inform tenants
of recyclable material and organic material collection program requirements
and tenant responsibilities, be cited for non-compliance with this
article as a result of the failure of his or her rental property tenants
to source separate designated recyclable material and organic material
from solid waste. Such reasonable measures may include, but are not
limited to, lease agreement provisions requiring tenants to source
separate recyclable material and organic material and periodic tenant
education efforts such as the distribution of information flyers or
handouts.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1720 § 1, 2023)
A.
Unless determined by the Director, according to the provisions of Section 6.20.460, that said commercial generator is exempt from applicable CalRecycle regulations implementing SB 1383, a commercial generator shall:
B.
Unless determined by the Director, according to the provisions of Section 6.20.460, that said commercial generator is exempt from applicable CalRecycle regulations implementing SB 1383, a commercial generator shall provide readily available containers and educational material regarding organic material recycling to all tenants, employees, and/or customers in compliance with the provisions of Section 18984.10 of Title 14 of the CCR.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1720 § 1, 2023)
The Director shall designate recyclable materials that must
be source separated by commercial generators and collected by franchisees.
Such a designation shall consider materials market conditions and
the availability of a cost-effective system for recycling such materials.
Changes to the designation of recyclable materials, by additions,
deletion, or clarifications, shall be communicated directly to franchisees,
made publicly available by the Director, and be included in franchise
agreements.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1720 § 1, 2023)
A.
A commercial
generator may self-haul, designate a third-party hauler, backhaul,
or share service with an adjacent property for the collection of recyclable
material and/or organic material generated and collected at its place
of business, non-residential property, or multi-family residential
property to a recycling facility. Backhauling is not a method of compliance
for multi-family generators. Additionally, self-hauling and designating
a third-party hauler for food waste recycling service is not a method
of compliance for multi-family generators.
B.
All alternative service activities conducted to maintain generator compliance with recyclable material and organic material collection requirements as described in subsection A of this section must be approved by the Director, using forms provided by the Director. Alternative service activities must collect the same recyclable and/or organic materials as required with franchisee-provided service as described in a County franchise agreement.
D.
Generators shall keep records of all alternative service activities on-site for verification during inspections. Records may include, but are not limited to, copies of service agreements; records of the amounts and types of recyclable material and/or organic material collected; identification of the recycling facilities to which recyclable material and/or organic material were delivered; evidence that all parties agree to sharing a container, along with a copy of the recyclable material and/or organics material collection service contract; and/or receipts showing recyclable material and/or organic material are being recycled consistent with this chapter, including rules and regulations promulgated under Section 6.20.035, and applicable State requirements. All records shall be made available for inspection by the Director for determination of compliance with this chapter.
(SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC
1688 § 5, 2022; SCC 1720 § 1,
2023)
Exemptions from participation in mandatory generator recyclable
material programs and/or organic material programs must be approved
by the Director. The Director may approve an exemption to recyclable
material or organic material collection service, or both. Exemption
applications must be submitted on a form provided by the Director.
An exemption may be approved by the Director if the waste generator
falls within one of the categories set forth below. Exemptions shall
be effective for a time period determined by the Director.
A.
A commercial
generator may be exempted from recyclable material or organic material
collection requirements if compliance would result in a violation
of municipal zoning requirements (e.g. a required number of parking
spaces); or if there is no adequate storage space for recyclable material
containers or organic material containers on site, as determined by
the Director, and it is infeasible to share recyclable material or
organic material containers with another adjacent or conveniently
located commercial generator. If the Director determines that it is
feasible for recyclable material and/or organic material containers
to be placed on site or shared with an adjacent or conveniently located
commercial generator, then that adjacent or conveniently located commercial
generator shall be responsible for compliance with this article.
B.
A residential
generator may be exempted from recyclable material or organic material
collection requirements if there is no adequate storage space for
recyclable material containers or organic material containers on site,
as determined by the Director.
D.
Any
person collecting illegally dumped material on public property or
in any public right-of-way is exempt from source-separation requirements
for that collected material.
(SCC 517 § 2, 1982; SCC
1044 § 2, 1996; SCC 1654 § 17,
2019; SCC 1672 § 4, 2021; SCC 1688 § 6, 2022; SCC 1720 § 1,
2023)
