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DC Code § 8-1031.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.11. Solid waste disposal [and transfer] and reduction fees

 *NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  (a) The Mayor shall impose: (1) A fee on the [disposal or transfer] of solid waste at a solid waste disposal facility owned by the District sufficient to cover the costs of operating, maintaining, and improving the solid waste facilities. Beginning January 1, 2023, the minimum fee for transfer at District-owned solid waste facilities shall be $13.38 per ton. Revenue from this fee shall be deposited in the Solid Waste Disposal Cost Recovery Fund established under § 1-325.91; (2) A surcharge on the disposal of solid waste at the District's solid waste disposal facilities of, at a minimum, $2 per ton. Revenue from this surcharge shall be deposited in the Solid Waste Diversion Fund established by § 8-1031.12; and (3) A surcharge on the disposal of recycling at a solid waste disposal facility owned by the District where the recycling load exceeds a contamination threshold determined by the Mayor. Revenue from this surcharge shall be deposited into the Solid Waste Diversion Fund established by § 8-1031.12. (b) The Mayor may impose a fee on a public collection property owner; provided, that: (1) The Mayor provides the Council with an analysis of the feasibility and expected economic outcomes of implementing the fee; (2) Any rules or regulations implementing the fee shall be approved by the Council; and (3) The fee is proportional to the amount of trash generated at the property. (c) Failure to comply with this section may result in an assessment of twice the amount of the fee or surcharge due.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 111, 61 DCR 9971; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(i), 68 DCR 00068; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 6062(b), 68 DCR 008602.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6062(b) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 8-1031.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.12. Solid Waste Diversion Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Solid Waste Diversion Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Public Works in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: (1) Thesurcharges established under § 8-1031.11(a)(2) and (3); (2) Any money in the District Recycle Program Fund as of February 26, 2015; and (3) Other funds designated by the Mayor. (c) Money in the Fund shall be used to offset the cost of developing new and additional methods of solid waste diversion in the District. (d) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 112, 61 DCR 9971; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(j), 68 DCR 00068.)
DC Code § 8-1031.12b (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.12b. On-Site Composting

 *NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*   Owners of commercial and residential properties in the District may engage in composting on the property; provided, that the composting is conducted in a manner that does not: (1) Promote the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors; or (2) Create a public nuisance.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 112b; as added July 17, 2018, D.C. Law 22-146, § 2(b), 65 DCR 5984; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 6062(c), 68 DCR 008602.)  Applicability Section 7036 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed § 4 of D.C. Law 22-146 removing the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-146 has been given effect.  Applicability of D.C. Law 22-146: § 4 of D.C. Law 22-146 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(b) of D.C. Law 22-146 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. Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6062(c) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 8-1031.12c (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.12c. On-site organic processing system acquisition grant program. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 112c; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(k), 68 DCR 00068.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(k) 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.
DC Code § 8-1031.12d (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.12d. Donation and Reuse Program

(a) There is established a Donation and Reuse Program ("Program"), to be administered by DOEE, to reduce needless waste and increase diversion of reusable material, including edible food, from landfills and incineration through donation or reuse. (b) The Program shall, in coordination with non-governmental organizations: (1) Develop or promote public-facing technology platforms for direct donation coordination and to facilitate exchange of used and surplus materials; (2) Perform public education and outreach on avoiding single-use products and encouraging reusable items; (3) Increase public awareness of and access to opportunities for reuse and donation; (4) Support and expand the District's reuse infrastructure, including through site donation drop-off, Fix-It clinics, and non-governmental donation facilities; and (5) Prepare for and respond to emergency situations that result in surges of unsolicited donations in partnership with non-governmental donation facilities. (c) DOEE may issue competitive grants to community organizations and businesses to further the objectives of this section. (d) On an annual basis, the Program shall provide a report to the Mayor and the Council describing its activities in the previous year to meet the requirements of this section and provide recommendations on how to further increase donation and reuse in the District.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 112d; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(k), 68 DCR 00068.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(k) 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.
DC Code § 8-1031.12e (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.12e. Variable rate pricing study and pilot. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 112e; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(k), 68 DCR 00068.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(k) 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.
DC Code § 8-1031.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.13. Reporting requirements

(a) On February 28, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Mayor shall provide a solid waste diversion update to the Council that shall include, at a minimum: (1) The total tonnage of solid waste collected in the District, from both private collection and public collection properties; (2) A breakdown of the total tonnage reported in paragraph (1) of this subsection by the individual tonnage of solid waste that was collected for delivery to recycling, composting, landfill, incineration, and any other waste processing or disposal facilities; (3) The names, locations, and tonnage of solid waste delivered to the recycling, compost, landfill, incineration, and other waste processing or disposal facilities; (4) A calculation of the District's solid waste diversion rate for the previous year; (5) A calculation of the District's per-capita solid waste generation for the previous year; (6) A summary of efforts made by District agencies and facilities to meet the requirements of §§ 8-1031.04 and § 8-1031.04a(a) and (b), broken down by agency, including: (A) A description of each agency's waste collection services; (B) The name of the designated person responsible for compliance at each agency; and (C) All activities each agency has taken in the preceding year in furtherance of §§ 8-1031.04 and § 8-1031.04a(a) and (b); and (7) A description of the Mayor's waste diversion goals for the remainder of the calendar year, including specific targets, plans for meeting those targets, and planned waste diversion programs. (b) On January 31, 2018, and every 4 years thereafter, the Mayor shall issue a waste characterization study describing solid waste generation, collection, recycling, composting, diversion, and management in the District.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 113, 61 DCR 9971; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(l), 68 DCR 00068.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(l) 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.
DC Code § 8-1031.14 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10A - Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery|§ 8-1031.14. Rules; enforcement

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter within one year of February 26, 2015. (a-1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement §§ 8-1031.12a and 8-1031.12b. (b) Rules and standards adopted pursuant to any act repealed or superseded by this chapter shall remain in effect unless replaced or repealed by rules and standards promulgated in accordance with this chapter. (c) The Mayor may establish civil penalties or fines to enforce the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (d) The Mayor may require a private collection property owner found in violation of § 8-1031.04 more than once in a period of 6 months to submit a source separation plan. (e)(1) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, or any rule issued pursuant to this chapter, the Mayor may, upon the presentation of appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, enter upon any public or private land in a reasonable and lawful manner during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection and observation. (2) If denied access to any place while carrying out the activities described paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 114, 61 DCR 9971; July 17, 2018, D.C. Law 22-146, § 2(c), 65 DCR 5984; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-211, § 2(m), 68 DCR 00068.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-211: § 6 of D.C. Law 23-211 provided that the change made in subsection (d) of this section by § 2(m) 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. Section 7036 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed § 4 of D.C. Law 22-146 removing the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the amendments made to this section by D.C. Law 22-146 have been given effect.  Applicability of D.C. Law 22-146: § 4 of D.C. Law 22-146 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 22-146 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.
DC Code § 8-1041.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.02. District covered electronics waste diversion goal

In implementing this chapter, the District shall strive to divert at least 80% of covered electronic equipment waste, estimated based on best available information, to be generated in the District annually from landfill or incineration through recycling or reuse by 2032, and to ensure electronics manufacturer responsibility for the recycling of covered electronic equipment waste.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 116, 61 DCR 9971.)
DC Code § 8-1041.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.04. Registration and shortfall fees

(a)(1) A manufacturer that sold less than 100 units of covered electronic equipment in the District in the previous calendar year shall be exempt from paying an annual registration fee.  (2) For an individual manufacturer that sold at least 100 units but less than 250 units of covered electronic equipment in the District in the previous calendar year, the individual manufacturer's application for registration under § 8-1041.03 shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $500. (3) For an individual manufacturer that sold 250 or more units of covered electronic equipment in the District in the previous calendar year, the manufacturer's application for registration under § 8-1041.03 shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $1,000. (4) A partnership's application for registration under § 8-1041.03 shall be accompanied by a registration fee in the amount of the sum of its member manufacturers' registration fees, or $10,000, whichever is less. (5) A representative organization's application for registration under § 8-1041.03 shall be accompanied by a registration fee in the amount of $10,000. (6) A manufacturer participating in a partnership or representative organization shall be exempt from paying an individual annual registration fee. (b) Beginning January 1, 2017, if a manufacturer or partnership did not comply with § 8-1041.05(a)(1) or § 8-1041.05(a)(2) in the previous calendar year, the manufacturer's or partnership's application for registration under § 8-1041.03 shall be accompanied by a shortfall fee. The shortfall fee shall be determined by multiplying the difference of the weight of covered electronic equipment collected and recycled or reused by the manufacturer or the partnership and the manufacturer's minimum collection share by $0.30 or the sum of the partnership's member manufacturers' minimum collection shares by $0.30. (c) The Mayor may increase the fees and modify the fee structures established by this section through rulemaking. (d) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Product Stewardship Fund established by § 1-325.381.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 118, 61 DCR 9971; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 6032(e), 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 6003(b), 64 DCR 7652.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6003(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6003(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
DC Code § 8-1041.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.06. Agency responsibilities

(a) Beginning January 1, 2015, the Mayor shall work with any interested manufacturers, partnerships, or representative organizations to identify District properties that could be utilized for ongoing collection opportunities or collection events. (b) Upon approval of a manufacturer, partnership, or representative organization registration, the Mayor shall provide information on an appropriate public website about the available electronic recycling opportunities in the District, including collection sites and collection events. The website shall also include the definition of covered electronic equipment, the proper methods for disposal of covered electronic equipment, the proper methods for disposal of noncovered equipment, and links to relevant portions of manufacturers' websites. The Mayor may fulfill this requirement by providing a link to a website managed by a third party that contains the required information. (c) If the District chooses to receive collection or recycling services from a manufacturer, partnership, or representative organization established under this chapter for covered electronic equipment waste collected by the District, the District shall not charge the manufacturer, partnership, or representative organization for the cost of collection services and shall offer the manufacturer, partnership, or the representative organization the covered electronic equipment at no cost. Nothing in this chapter require a manufacturer, partnership, or representative organization to provide recycling services for covered electronic equipment waste collected by the District.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 120, 61 DCR 9971.)
DC Code § 8-1041.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.07. Disposal ban

(a) Beginning January 1, 2018, no person in the District shall knowingly dispose of covered electronic equipment or subassemblies of covered electronic equipment as solid waste in the District except through recycling programs or other methods approved by the Mayor. (b) Beginning January 1, 2017, no manufacturer shall dispose of covered electronic equipment as solid waste in the District except through recycling programs or other methods approved by the Mayor.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 121, 61 DCR 9971.)
DC Code § 8-1041.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.08. Confidential information and trade secrets

Information submitted to the Mayor pursuant to this chapter may be designated by the Mayor as confidential upon a showing of good cause by the person submitting the information. Except as otherwise provided by law or court order, information the Mayor deems confidential may be used only by the Mayor, the Mayor's agents and employees, other District agencies, and, as authorized by the Mayor, the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 122, 61 DCR 9971.)
DC Code § 8-1041.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.09. Supervision; immunity from liability

(a) The Mayor shall supervise the implementation of this chapter and manufacturer, partnership, and representative organization activities conducted in connection with this chapter, including commercial and competitive behavior; provided, that nothing in this section is intended to, or does, create a private right of action against the government of the District of Columbia and its officers, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, successors, and assigns based upon compliance or noncompliance with its provisions. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 45 of Title 28, a manufacturer or manufacturers and a partnership or representative organization may negotiate, enter into agreements with, share the burdens of their operation with, and conduct business with each other in accordance with this chapter in ways that may affect competition. No manufacturer, partnership, or representative organization shall be prosecuted, held liable, or subject to penalties or damages under Chapter 45 of Title 28, for actions conducted in accordance with this this chapter.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 123, 61 DCR 9971.)
DC Code § 8-1041.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.10. Reporting requirements

(a) On June 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Mayor shall submit a report to the Council regarding implementation of the provisions in this chapter and estimating, based on best available information, the progress the District has made toward achieving the goal outlined in § 8-1041.02. The annual reports shall be posted on the Mayor's website by June 1 of each year. (b) By June 1, 2019, the Mayor shall submit a report to the Council analyzing the effectiveness of the provisions outlined in this chapter in meeting the goal established in § 8-1041.02, and recommending any changes necessary to ensure that the goal may be met as early as possible. The report shall further advise the Council whether the convenient collection service alternative to the minimum collection share requirement allowed under § 8-1041.05(a)(3) has generated per capita collection rates similar to the best performing electronics waste programs in other jurisdictions, considering relevant differences in covered electronic equipment and the electronics waste stream.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 124, 61 DCR 9971; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 6032(g), 63 DCR 10775.)
DC Code § 8-1041.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 10B - Extended Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste|§ 8-1041.11. Limitation in the event of a federal program

Upon the establishment and implementation of a federal program for the collection and recycling or reuse of covered electronic equipment discarded by households, §§ 8-1041.01, 8-1041.02, 8-1041.03, 8-1041.04, 8-1041.05, 8-1041.06, 8-1041.07, 8-1041.08, 8-1041.09, and 8-1041.10 shall not apply to that covered electronic equipment.  (Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 125, 61 DCR 9971.)