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"Processed Green Material" ("PGNT') as defined in Title 27, California Code of Regulations §20690(b)(3)
<br /> means any plant material that is either separated at the point of generation, or separated at a centralized facility that
<br /> employs methods to minimize contamination.Green material includes,but is not limited to,yard trimmings,untreated
<br /> wood wastes, paper products,and natural fiber products. Green material does not include treated wood waste,mixed
<br /> demolition or mixed construction debris, manure, or plant waste from the food processing industry,alone or blended
<br /> with soil. Processed green material may include varying proportions of wood waste from urban and other sources and
<br /> shall be ground, shredded, screened, source separated for grain size, or otherwise processed. This PGM standard is
<br /> the standard that Controllable Organic Waste must meet in order to be accepted at County's Organic Infrastructure
<br /> under the OSA.
<br /> "Proportional Share" means 60% of the weight of Controllable Organic Waste City delivered by City to
<br /> County's Organics Infrastructure.
<br /> "Recovered Organic Waste Product" or"ROWP" means compost, mulch, renewable energy (transportation
<br /> fuel,electricity,and gas for heating)from anaerobic digestion,and electricity from biomass conversion.
<br /> "Recycled City Organic Waste" means any otherwise Controllable Organic Waste which is separated from
<br /> Acceptable Organic Waste by the generator thereof and composted by generator at home,community gardens or other
<br /> processing and which is not placed in Franchise Hauler bin for collection.
<br /> "Renewal Term"has the meaning specified in Subsection 5.l(C)hereof.
<br /> "Residential Organic Waste"means Acceptable Organic Waste normally disposed of by or collected from
<br /> residential(single family and multi-family)residences.
<br /> "Residual Waste" means any contaminants, inert materials, overs, or Acceptable Organic Waste that could
<br /> not be processed at the Department's Organic Infrastructure that required to be dispose within the Disposal System.
<br /> "Waste Disposal Agreement"("WDA")means the currently operative agreement between the Parties for the
<br /> disposal of municipal solid waste that is currently set to expire on June 30,2026. With the exception of specific or
<br /> conflicting provisions provided in this Organics Agreement,the Parties agree that the terms found in the WDA
<br /> shall be applied to the interpretation of this OSA.For the purpose of interpretation of this OSA,the Parties also
<br /> intend that the WDA be read to include terms such as Controllable Organic Waste,where appropriate.
<br /> "Waste Infrastructure System" or "Disposal System" means active Class III sanitary landfills ("County
<br /> Landfills"),closed landfills managed by the County, resource recovery operations,Organics Infrastructure,recycling
<br /> and organics programs, infrastructure and operations,and regional household hazardous waste collection centers and
<br /> other waste management related systems as may be deemed necessary by the County.
<br /> "Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement" or"WISE Agreement" means each of the agreement
<br /> between the parties that is expected to replace the current WDA that is set to expire on June 30,2026.
<br /> SECTION 1.2 INTERPRETATION. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
<br /> References Hereto. The terms"hereby","hereof',"herein","hereunder","herewith",and any similar terms
<br /> refer to this Agreement, and the term"hereafter" means after, and the term"heretofore" means before, the Contract
<br /> Date.
<br /> Gender and Plurality.Words of the masculine gender mean and include correlative words of the feminine and
<br /> neuter genders and words importing the singular number mean and include the plural number and vice versa.
<br /> Persons. Words importing persons include firms, companies, associations, general partnerships, limited
<br /> partnerships,trusts,business trusts,corporations and other legal entities,including public bodies,as well as individuals.
<br /> Headings.The table of contents and any headings preceding the text of the Articles,Sections and subsections
<br /> of this Agreement shall be solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor
<br /> shall they affect its meaning,construction or effect.
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