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The business food waste requirement provides an opportunity to increase recycling of food waste and to assist the Metro region to achieve waste reduction goals. Metro does not intend for this requirement to apply to food that is fit for human consumption and accepted for donation by a charitable organization or the use of food waste for animal consumption in compliance with applicable regulations.
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Business food waste is solid waste consisting of food waste removed from the food supply chain that is not fit for human or animal consumption. A covered business is a business that cooks, assembles, processes, serves, or sells food.
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A local government must require:
(a) 
All covered businesses in its jurisdiction to source-separate business food waste for recovery;
(b) 
All source-separated food waste from a covered business to be transported to a facility authorized by Metro to accept food waste; and
(c) 
All persons, as defined by Metro Code Section 1.01.040(h), who provide space to a covered business to allow the source separation and collection of food waste at the place of business.
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The Chief Operating Officer will adopt administrative rules to address the business food waste requirement performance standards. The performance standards must include, without limitation, the following elements:
(a) 
Provisions requiring that a local government:
(1) 
Notify covered businesses and waste haulers of the business food waste requirement;
(2) 
Require covered businesses and waste haulers to comply with the business food waste requirement;
(3) 
Provide education and technical assistance to covered businesses and waste haulers regarding the business food waste requirement; and
(4) 
Enforce the business food waste requirement.
(b) 
Provisions requiring a local government to compel persons providing space to a covered business to allow for the source separation and collection of business food waste.
Metro may allow a local government to waive the business food waste requirement as to a specific business as provided in administrative rules.
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Metro may waive a local government’s implementation of the business food waste requirement as specified in administrative rules. The term of a waiver may not exceed one year.