2003

RESIDENTIAL SOURCE SEPARATION OF CONTAINERS

2003.1 All owners and occupants of buildings authorized to receive District collection services in accordance with § 2010 of this chapter shall separate the following containers from household trash before setting the trash out for collection: metal food and beverage containers, glass food and beverage containers, and plastic containers.

2003.2 Containers identified in section 2003.1 shall be placed in recycling bins approved by the Director or in bins of a similar size and shape and with similar handles.

2003.3 Containers identified in section 2003.1 shall be placed into a recycling bin set for collection by the District in a manner specified by the Director.

2003.4 Containers identified in subsection 2003.1 shall be set out for collection by the District at the location for collection of recyclables specified by the Director.

2003.5 Containers identified in subsection 2003.1 shall be set out in a recycling bin for collection by the District no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of collection and no earlier than 6:30 pm. on the day before the scheduled collection.

2003.6 Only containers identified in subsection 2003.1, and paper, paperboard, and cardboard shall be placed into a recycling bin set out for collection by the District.

2003.7 The containers identified in subsection 2003.1 shall be collected in accordance with a schedule determined by the Director.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7470, 7472 (October 2, 1992); as amended by §4 of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988 Amendment Act of 1994, D.C. Law 10-178, 41 DCR 5205, 5207 (August 5, 1994); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11962, 11963 (December 17, 2010).