D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, § 2022
2022.1 Each owner and occupant of a commercial property shall, at a minimum, separate for recycling newspaper, clean and rinsed MF&B cans and GF&B containers from the regular trash prior to setting it out for collection.
2022.2 Each owner and occupant of an office building, as defined in §2099 of this chapter, shall separate office paper from the regular trash and set it out for recycling, in addition to the materials named in §2022.1.
2022.3 Recyclable material shall be collected at least twice per month unless fewer collections have been previously approved in writing by the Director.
2022.4 A sufficient number of containers shall be provided to store such recyclables which may accumulate on the premises during the intervals between collections.
2022.5 All containers for recyclables shall be kept clean and in good repair.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7470, 7478 (October 2, 1992).