(a) All District facilities and agencies shall:
(1) Separate waste in accordance with § 8-1031.03 and provide adequate waste collection service in accordance with § 8-1031.04; and
(2) Maximize diversion of waste from landfill or incineration, including through promotion of reduction, reuse, repair, donation, recycling, and composting, including donating reusable goods to the maximum extent practicable.
(b) Each agency shall designate a person responsible for compliance with this chapter. The designated person shall ensure that employees and janitorial staff are annually trained on source separation requirements, consistent with the training program established under § 8-1031.03, and that all recycling, composting, and trash receptacles are provided as required.
(c) DPW shall annually collect information from each agency on how it is satisfying the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and include a summary in the annual report required by § 8-1031.13, including a list of the persons designated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(d) District agencies shall maximize the purchase of Environmentally Preferable Products or Services, as that term is defined in § 2-351.04(30).
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 104a; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(e), 68 DCR 00068.)
Section 7203 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed the applicability provision of section 4 of D.C. Law 23-211 that impacted this section. Therefore the creation of this section by §2(e) of Law 23-211 has been implemented.
Section 7203 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed the applicability provision of section 4 of D.C. Law 23-211 that impacted this section. Therefore the creation of this section by §2(e) of Law 23-211 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(e) of D.C. Law 23-211 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
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]