Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Art. V Edible Food Recovery

A. Tier One commercial edible food generators must comply with the requirements of this section commencing April 15, 2022, and Tier Two commercial edible food generators must comply commencing January 1, 2024.

B. Large venue or large event operators not providing food services, but allowing for food to be provided by others, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large event to comply with the requirements of this section, commencing January 1, 2024.

C. Commercial edible food generators shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed.

2. Contract with, or enter into a written agreement with food recovery organizations or food recovery services for:

(i) The collection of edible food for food recovery; or

(ii) Acceptance of the edible food that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.

3. Preserve edible food for recovery, and not intentionally spoil edible food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization or a food recovery service.

4. Allow the city's administrator or designated third-party enforcement entity to access the premises and review records related to edible food recovery.

5. Keep records that include the following information:

i. A list of each food recovery service or food recovery organization that collects or receives its edible food pursuant to a contract or written agreement.

ii. Copies of all contracts or agreements with food recovery organizations or food recovery services.

6. A record of the following information for each of those food recovery services or food recovery organizations:

i. The name, address and contact information of the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

ii. The types of food that will be collected by or self-hauled to the food recovery service or food recovery organization.

iii. The established frequency that food will be collected or self-hauled.

iv. The quantity of food, measured in pounds recovered per month, collected or self-hauled to a food recovery service or food recovery organization for food recovery.

D. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or conflict with the protections provided by the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017, the Federal Good Samaritan Act, or share table and school food donation guidance pursuant to Senate Bill 557 of 2017.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.410), 3-15-2022)

A. Food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement, shall maintain the following records:

1. The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the food recovery service collects edible food.

2. The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month.

3. The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.

4. The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food for food recovery.

B. Food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators via a contract or written agreement, shall maintain the following records:

1. The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the food recovery organization receives edible food.

2. The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month.

3. The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.

C. Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the city and contract with or have written agreements with one or more commercial edible food generators shall report to the city the total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar year from the Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators.

Food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the city shall respond to such request for information regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity within 60 days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the city.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.420), 3-15-2022)

A. Requirements for authorized collection haulers. Franchisees providing solid waste, recyclable material and/or organic waste collection services to customers within the city's boundaries shall meet the following requirements and standards as a condition of approval of a collection agreement, contract, or other authorization with the city:

1. The city reserves the right to designate disposal facilities and material recovery facilities to which the solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste collected in the city shall be delivered.

2. Franchisees shall transport all solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste that is collected in the city to a fully permitted transfer station, materials recovery facility, or disposal site that is lawfully permitted to accept and recover applicable materials.

3. Notify the city in writing each year to identify the facilities to which they will transport all solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste.

B. Requirements for facility operators and community composting operations.

1. Owners of facilities, operations, and activities that recover organic waste, including, but not limited to, composting facilities, in-vessel digestion facilities, and publicly-owned treatment works, shall, within 60 days of request by the city, provide information regarding availability and potential new or expanded capacity at their facilities, operations, and activities, including information about throughput and permitted capacity necessary for planning purposes.

2. Community composting operators shall, within 60 days of request by the city, provide information to the city to support organic waste capacity planning, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the amount of organic waste anticipated to be handled at the community composting operation.

(Ord. No. 658, § 4(8.20.430), 3-15-2022)