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container. If the commercial premises contracts with a landscaper to provide landscaping services, and the landscaping contractor hauls incidental yard waste generated on the premises to a permitted recycling facility as described in section 16-39, the commercial premises shall place source separated brown container organic waste, including food waste, in the brown container, source separated recyclable materials in the blue container, and non -recyclable gray container waste in the gray container. (2) Not place prohibited container contaminants in collection containers and not place materials designated for the blue containers, green or brown container in the gray container. (c) Supply and allow access to adequate number, size and location of collection containers with sufficient labels or colors (conforming with this section) for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers, consistent with the solid waste collection contractors discarded materials collection service. (d) Provide containers for the collection of source separated recyclable materials, and source separated green container organic waste or source separated brown containers organic waste in all indoor and outdoor areas where containers are provided for customers, for materials generated by that business. Such containers do not need to be provided in restrooms. If a commercial business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in one type of container, then the business does not have to provide that particular container in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b), the containers provided by the business shall have either: (1) A body or lid that conforms with the container colors provided through the collection service provided by the solid waste collection contractor, with either lids conforming to the color requirements or bodies conforming to the color requirements or both lids and bodies conforming to color requirements. A commercial business is not required to replace functional containers, including containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the requirements of this subsection prior to the end of the useful life of those containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever comes first. (2) Container labels that include language or graphic images, or both indicating the primary material accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, or containers with imprinted text or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and primary materials prohibited in the container. Pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.8, the container labeling requirements are required on new containers commencing January 1, 2022. (e) Prohibit employees from placing materials in a discarded materials container not designated for those materials to the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures. (f) Periodically, but no less than once per year, inspect containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(b)(3). Ordinance No. NS-3017 Page 23 of 42