§ 5-5.142. Mandatory Commercial Recycling.

(a)

Per Public Resources Code Section 42649.2, the owner or operator of a business that contracts for solid waste services and generates more than four (4) cubic yards of total solid waste per week or is a multifamily residential dwelling of five (5) units or more shall arrange for recycling services, consistent with state or local laws or requirements, including a local ordinance or agreement, applicable to the collection, handling, or recycling of solid waste, to the extent that these services are offered and reasonably available from a local service provider.

(b)

A commercial waste generator shall take either of the following actions:

(1)

Separate specified recyclable materials from solid waste and subscribe to a basic level of recycling service that includes the collection of those recyclable materials or specific provisions for authorized self-hauling.

(2)

Subscribe to an alternative type of recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that yields diversion results comparable to source separation.

(Ord. 3634-C.S., § 1, effective 10-1-15)