Sec. 10.32.1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to the terms used in this article: (a) “ Awarding Authority ” means any Board or Commission of the City of Los Angeles, or any authorized employee or officer of the City of Los Angeles, including the Purchasing Agent of the City of Los Angeles, who makes or enters into any contract or agreement for the provision of any goods or services of any kind or nature whatsoever for or on behalf of the City of Los Angeles, and shall include those departments of the City that exercise independent control over the expenditure of their funds and that adopt policies consistent with the provisions of this Article. (b) “ Bid documents ” means Request for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations for Bids (IFBs), Request for Qualifications (RFQs), advertisements for bids, and all responses to such documents. (c) “ Bio-based product ” refers to a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials (including plant, animal and marine materials) or forestry materials. (d) “ Biodegradable ” means materials that can decompose, usually by bacteria or sunlight, into basic components. Most organic materials (paper, grass clippings, food scraps), under the right conditions, are biodegradable. (e) “ Carcinogen ” is a substance or agent that can cause cancer. (f) “ Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) ” means a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone. (g) “ City ” means the City of Los Angeles, and all awarding authorities thereof, including those departments of the City that exercise independent control over the expenditure of their funds and that adopt policies consistent with the provisions of this Article. (h) “ Co-compost product ” means an end product which meets all of the following requirements: 1. It is derived from a blending of materials, of which at least 80% is household refuse and the remainder is sewage sludge or other comparable substitutes, including, but not limited to nontoxic dairy wastes, livestock and horse manure, or fish wastes. 2. It is usable. 3. It is source-separated from the municipal solid waste stream.