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2007 California Health and Safety Code Article 4. Refuse
CA Codes (hsc:114244-114245.8)
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODESECTION 114244-114245.8
114244. (a) Each food facility shall be provided with any facilities and equipment necessary to store or dispose of all waste material. (b) Waste receptacles shall be provided for use by consumers. (c) A receptacle shall be provided in each area of the food facility or premises where refuse is generated or commonly discarded, or where recyclables or returnables are placed. 114245. (a) An area designated for refuse, recyclables, returnables, and a redeeming machine for recyclables or returnables shall be located so that it is separate from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles and a public health hazard or nuisance is not created. (b) Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall not be located so as to create a public health hazard or nuisance or interfere with the cleaning of adjacent space. 114245.1. (a) All refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept in nonabsorbent, durable, cleanable, leakproof, and rodentproof containers and shall be contained so as to minimize odor and insect development by covering with close-fitting lids or placement in a disposable bag that is impervious to moisture and then sealed. (b) Refuse containers inside a food facility need not be covered during periods of operation. (c) All refuse shall be removed and disposed of in a sanitary manner as frequently as may be necessary to prevent the creation of a nuisance. (d) Storage areas, enclosures, and receptacles for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be maintained in good repair. (e) Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. 114245.2. Cardboard or other packaging material that does not contain food residues and that is awaiting regularly scheduled delivery to a recycling or disposal site may be stored outside without being in a covered receptacle if it is stored so that it does not create a rodent harborage problem. 114245.3. If located within the food facility, a storage area for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall meet the requirements for floors, walls, ceilings, and vermin exclusion as specified in this part. 114245.4. If provided, an outdoor storage area or enclosure used for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be constructed of nonabsorbent material such as concrete or asphalt and shall be easily cleanable, durable, and sloped to drain. 114245.5. Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse and recyclables shall be installed so that accumulation of debris and insect and rodent attraction and harborage are minimized and effective cleaning is facilitated around and, if the unit is not installed flush with the base pad, under the unit. 114245.6. (a) Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be thoroughly cleaned in a way that does not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, or single-service and single-use articles, and wastewater shall be disposed of as specified under Section 114241. (b) Soiled receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to prevent them from developing a buildup of soil or becoming attractants for insects and rodents. 114245.7. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), suitable cleaning implements and supplies such as high pressure pumps, hot water, steam, and detergent shall be provided as necessary for effective cleaning of receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables. (b) If approved, off-premises-based cleaning services may be used if on-premises cleaning implements and supplies are not provided. 114245.8. All animal byproducts and inedible kitchen grease disposed of by any food facility shall be transported by a renderer licensed under Section 19300 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or a registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease licensed under Section 19310 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Nothing in this section prevents a food facility from transporting its own animal byproducts in its own vehicles to a central collection point. For the purposes of this section, inedible kitchen grease does not include grease recovered from a grease interceptor.
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