Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 15.80 Recycling of Construction and Demolition (c&d) Debris

Each authorized hauler who has entered into semi-exclusive franchise agreements with the city for roll-off services shall submit quarterly reports to the city in a format approved by the director on the amount of C&D debris it has collected by material type, the destination to which each of those materials were taken, and the amount of diversion documented to have been achieved at each of those destinations.

(Ord. 2226 § 5, 2021)

The city has adopted a comprehensive C&D debris waste minimization plan that details activities by city departments, all authorized haulers, and all owners, developers and contractors of C&D projects intended to increase the reuse, recycling and composting of C&D debris, which plan is incorporated into the code by reference. All references in the C&D debris waste minimization plan to future requirements for H&C disposal company shall apply to all authorized haulers.

(Ord. 2226 § 5, 2021)

A. Diversion Requirement. All owners, developers and contractors of C&D projects over ten thousand square feet in gross floor area ("diversion projects") are required to divert the maximum feasible amount of C&D debris ( no less than fifty percent of C&D debris generated). The department of building and safety shall require that persons seeking construction or demolition permits submit: (1) quantitative projections for C&D debris generated by diversion projects; and (2) a two hundred fifty dollar deposit. The department shall return that deposit upon completion of the permitted project only if the permittee demonstrates that it has supplied the C&D debris reports described in subsection B and achieved waste diversion of no less than fifty percent of C&D debris generated as measured and demonstrated to satisfaction of the director.

B. Diversion Reporting. All developers, construction and demolition contractors, and any person hauling C&D debris from a construction or demolition project or otherwise handling C&D debris therefrom shall report the quantities diverted and disposed to the city upon completion of the project in a format approved by the director. Prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy for new construction projects, the department of building and safety must receive satisfactorily completed C&D debris reports from permittee.

(Ord. 2226 § 5, 2021)