To the maximum extent practicable, the District shall direct its solid waste management policies and diversion activities in the following order of priority:
(1) Source reduction and reuse;
(2) Recycling or composting of solid waste, or conversion of compostable solid waste into biofuel; and
(3) Landfill or incineration of solid waste.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 102, 61 DCR 9971.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery
§ 8–1031.02. Sustainable solid waste management hierarchy
§ 8–1031.03. Mandatory source separation
§ 8–1031.03a. Requirements for commercial food waste
§ 8–1031.03b. Glass separation and recycling
§ 8–1031.04. Mandatory adequate waste collection
§ 8–1031.04a. Requirements for District facilities and agencies
§ 8–1031.05. Collector obligations
§ 8–1031.06. Collector registration
§ 8–1031.07. Office of Waste Diversion
§ 8–1031.08. Interagency Waste Reduction Working Group
§ 8–1031.09. Enforcement training
§ 8–1031.10. Contract and licensing authority
§ 8–1031.11. Solid waste disposal [and transfer] and reduction fees
§ 8–1031.12. Solid Waste Diversion Fund
§ 8–1031.12a. Home Composting Incentive Program
§ 8–1031.12b. On-Site Composting
§ 8–1031.12c. On-site organic processing system acquisition grant program
§ 8–1031.12d. Donation and Reuse Program
§ 8–1031.12e. Variable rate pricing study and pilot. [Not Funded]