A. 
The following dispositions of organic waste shall be deemed to constitute landfill disposal:
1. 
Final disposition at a landfill.
2. 
Use at a landfill as alternative daily cover (as identified in 27 CCR Section 20690) or alternative intermediate cover (as identified in 27 CCR Section 20700).
3. 
Any other disposition not listed in subsection B of this section.
B. 
Organic waste sent to one of the following facilities or operations, or used for one of the following activities, and not subsequently sent for landfill disposal, shall be deemed to constitute a reduction of landfill disposal:
1. 
An operation that qualifies as a "recycling center" as set forth in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(d) or is listed in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(c).
2. 
A "compostable material handling operation or facility," as defined in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(12), or small composting activities that would otherwise be excluded from that definition pursuant to 14 CCR Section 17855(a)(4), or community composting.
3. 
An "in-vessel digestion operation or facility" as listed in 14 CCR Section 17896.5, or activities that would otherwise not be subject to the in-vessel digestion requirements pursuant to 14 CCR Section 17896.6.
4. 
A biomass conversion operation or facility as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40106.
5. 
Used as a soil amendment for erosion control, revegetation, slope stabilization, or landscaping at a landfill, when the material is used in a manner that complies with the following criteria:
(a) 
The material has been processed at a solid waste facility, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40194; and
(b) 
The use shall be:
(i) 
Restricted to those organic wastes appropriate for the specific use and in accordance with engineering, industry guidelines or other standard practices specified in the report of disposal site information, as required by 27 CCR Section 21600(b)(6).
(ii) 
Restricted to quantities of solid wastes no more than necessary to meet the minimum requirements of subsection (B)(5)(b)(i) of this section.
(iii) 
Stored and handled in a manner to protect public health and safety and the environment, and control vectors, fires, odors, and nuisances;
(c) 
The material applied is never more than thirteen inches in depth.
6. 
Land application of compostable material consistent with 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(24.5) is subject to the following conditions on particular types of compostable material used for land application:
(a) 
Green waste or green material used for land application shall meet the definition of 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(21) and shall have been processed at a solid waste facility, as defined by Public Resources Code Section 40194.
(b) 
Biosolids used for land application shall:
(i) 
Have undergone anaerobic digestion or composting, as defined in Part 503, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix B, Sections (A)(1) and (A)(4), as amended August 4, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference; and
(ii) 
Meet the requirements in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(24.5)(B)(6) for beneficial reuse of biosolids.
(c) 
Digestate used for land application shall:
(i) 
Have been anaerobically digested at an in-vessel digestion operation or facility, as described in 14 CCR Sections 17896.8 through 17896.13; and
(ii) 
Meet the land application requirements described in 14 CCR Section 17853(A)(24.5)A; and
(iii) 
Have obtained applicable approvals from the State and/or Regional Water Quality Control Board requirements.
7. 
Lawful use as animal feed, as set forth in Chapter 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code, commencing with Section 12901 et seq. and Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 2, Subchapter 2, commencing with Article 1, Section 2675 of the CCR.
8. 
Other operations or facilities with processes that reduce short-lived climate pollutants as determined in accordance with Section 14.06.02.020.
C. 
For the purposes of this section, the term "landfill" includes permitted landfills, landfills that require a permit, export out of California for disposal, or any other disposal of waste as defined by Public Resources Code Section 40192(c).
D. 
For the purpose of this section, edible food that would otherwise be disposed that is recovered for human consumption shall constitute a reduction of landfill disposal.
(Ord. 2021-12-CC § 2 (Exh. A), 11-23-2021)
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Regulatory Reference: SB 1383 (2016) and 14 CCR § 18983.1.
For operations, facilities, or activities not expressly defined in Section 14.06.02.010 as reducing landfill disposal, the determination as to whether any particular processes or technologies constitutes a reduction shall be made by CalRecycle following application for determination by the user of that process or technology pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18983.2.
(Ord. 2021-12-CC § 2 (Exh. A), 11-23-2021)
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Regulatory Reference: SB 1383 (2016) and 14 CCR § 18983.2.