District of Columbia Code
Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery
§ 8–1031.07. Office of Waste Diversion

There is established an Office of Waste Diversion ("Office") within the Department of Public Works. The duties of the Office shall include:
(1) Coordinating and supervising the implementation of the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Implementing source separation education and outreach programs for public collection properties and private collection properties developed pursuant to §§ 8-1031.03(f) and 8-1031.08, in coordination with SWEEP;
(3) Supervising and developing a system to respond to citizen inquiries about mandatory source separation;
(4) Serving as a liaison between the District and neighboring jurisdictions in developing regional waste reduction and diversion campaigns;
(5) Implementing policies developed by the Interagency Waste Reduction Working Group for reducing the generation of solid waste in the District and increasing the District's solid waste diversion rate;
(6) Publishing annually on its website the reports issued to the Council pursuant to § 8-1031.13; and
(7) Registering all collectors and vehicles engaged in the collection or transportation of solid waste in accordance with § 8-1031.06.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 107, 61 DCR 9971; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(g), 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Section 7203 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed the applicability provision of section 4 of D.C. Law 23-211 that impacted this section.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 amendment of this section by §2(g) 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Section 7203 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed the applicability provision of section 4 of D.C. Law 23-211 that impacted this section.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 amendment of this section by §2(g) of Law 23-211 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(g) 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.

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