Sec. 22-16. - Organic waste hauling requirements—Self-haulers.

(a)

Self-Haul Rights. This section describes provisions applicable to self-haul of organic waste by commercial businesses that have received a waiver from the obligation to subscribe to collection service pursuant to Section 22-3. The provisions of this section also apply to any commercial or residential generator who subscribes to collection service as required by Section 22-3, but who may have excess organic waste to manage from time to time. The provisions of this section also apply to service providers hauling organic waste pursuant to Section 22-18(b)(2).

(b)

Source Separation. Self-haulers shall source separate all organic waste (materials that the county otherwise requires generators to separate for collection service via a franchised hauler) generated on-site from solid waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2, or shall haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in 14 CCR Section 18984.3.

(c)

Required Diversion. Self-haulers shall haul their source separated organic waste to a solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers source separated organic waste. Alternatively, self-haulers may haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.

(d)

Records Required. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall keep a record of the amount of organic waste delivered to each solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers organic waste; this record shall be subject to inspection by the county. The records shall include the following information:

(1)

Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.

(2)

The amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.

(3)

If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site, or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic waste.

(e)

Reporting to County. Self-haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family self-haulers) shall provide information collected in Section 12(c) to the Department if requested.

(f)

Exceptions for Residential Generators. A residential organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record or report information in Section 22-16 (c) and (d).

(g)

Mandatory Service. The provisions of this Section 22-16 do not relieve a generator from the applicable requirements of Section 22-3 (mandatory service).

(Ord. No. 6361, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)