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Composting shall mean a method of waste treatment which produces a product meeting the definition of compost herein. Composting facility means a state permitted solid waste facility at which composting is conducted and which produces a product meeting the definition of compost. Construction and demolition solid waste or construction and demolition debris shall mean the nonhazardous waste building material, inerts, soil, organic waste, yard trimmings, packaging, and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations on streets, pavements, houses, commercial buildings, and other structures. Containers shall mean any and all types of solid waste receptacles, including carts, bins, and roll -off boxes provided by the solid waste collection contractor. Container contamination or contaminated container means a container, regardless of color, that contains prohibited container contaminants, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55). County agency enforcement official shall mean a county agency enforcement official, designated by the city with responsibility for enforcement in conjunction or consultation with the city enforcement official. Covered project means all demolition and building permits subject to the requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code. Covered projects are required to meet the minimum diversion requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code for all C&D debris generated by the project. Curbside service unit shall mean each single-family residence and duplex unit which receives curbside collection services provided by the city's solid waste collection contractor. This shall include commercial curbside users and any multifamily, business or professional user which does not require bin service as determined by the executive director of public works. Discarded materials are included in the definition of solid waste. For purposes of this article, material is deemed to have been discarded, whether it is destined for recycling or disposal, and whether or not it has been separated from other solid wastes, in all cases where a fee or other compensation, in any form or amount, is directly or indirectly solicited from, or is levied, charged, or otherwise imposed on, or paid by, the generator or customer in exchange for handling services. As used herein, handling services include, without limitation, the collection, removal, transportation, delivery, and processing and/or disposal of the material. Handling services specifically exclude the generator's use of a third party to assist the generator with on -site separation of materials into and among contractor - provided containers to facilitate recovery and minimize contamination. For the purposes of this article, discarded materials include source separated recyclable materials, source separated blue container organic waste, source separated green container organic waste, source separated brown container organic waste, food waste, non -recyclable gray container waste, and C&D, once the materials have been placed in containers for Ordinance No. NS-3017 Page 5 of 42