(a) Beginning on January 15, 1991, and on each January 15th of each subsequent year, the Mayor shall submit a recycling report to the Council for review, which shall contain the following:
(1) The tonnage of solid waste generated, disposed of, and recycled by the District;
(2) An evaluation of the mandatory recycling program established pursuant to this subchapter;
(3) The tonnage of paper collected and recycled from District government offices;
(4) The revenue generated through the disposition of recycled materials for the District;
(5) The approximate cost avoidance achieved through the District's mandatory recycling program;
(6) The overall success of meeting the recovery targets set forth in § 8-1006;
(7) An evaluation of markets for recycled materials and how District policies have stimulated markets;
(8) An evaluation of the educational and promotional campaign on the mandatory source separation program as developed by the District of Columbia Recycling Coordinator pursuant to § 8-1008.
(b) By October 1, 1989, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a plan for the following:
(1) The recovery of tires from the solid waste stream for reuse, recycling, or other disposition;
(2) The segregation, treatment, labeling, tracking, transportation, and disposition of medical, infectious, and hazardous waste;
(3) The recycling and reuse of construction and demolition wastes;
(4) The provision of tax incentives and low interest loans to District businesses and residents that use recycled products or purchase or lease recycling equipment;
(5) The recycling of plastic polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride containers.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-226, § 15, 36 DCR 595; Sept. 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-178, § 3(g), 41 DCR 5205.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-3414.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-226, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 8-1001.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-178, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 8-1003.
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority pursuant to D.C. Law 7-226, the “D.C. Solid Waste Management & Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988”, see Mayor's Order 89-160, July 20, 1989.