(a) By January 1, 2022, the Mayor shall establish a collection point in the District for waste collectors to bring source-separated glass for transfer to a glass recycling facility.
(b) Once the collection point required by subsection (a) of this section is established, the Mayor shall impose a fee for the disposal of glass sufficient to cover the costs of maintaining the glass collection point and transporting the glass to a glass recycling facility, which shall be deposited into the Solid Waste Disposal Cost Recovery Special Account established under § 1-325.91.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Mayor may, by rule, require certain private collection properties that dispose of a high volume of glass containers to separate and store all recyclable glass containers and arrange for hauling source-separated glass to a glass recycling facility or collection point for recycling.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 103b; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(c), 68 DCR 00068.)
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]