D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, r. 21-2050
Each person, organization, or agent engaged in the business of collecting or processing recyclable materials shall register with the Director. The fee for registration shall be fifty dollars ($50) and shall be paid annually, except that if the entity that is applying for registration owns or operates vehicles used for recycling collection, each vehicle shall also be registered and the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50) per vehicle. This license is in addition to any license required by § 710.
Applications for recycling registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the Director.
The fee for registration shall be submitted, in the for of a check or money order made payable to the D.C. Treasurer, with the application.
Registration shall be valid from the first Monday in March of each year, and expire on the Sunday preceding the first Monday in March of the following year.
After the Director determines that the requirements for registering a vehicle have been satisfied, the Director shall provide two (2) stickers indicating the vehicle registration number to all registered vehicles.
One registration sticker shall be affixed on the lower right corner of the driver's door and one registration sticker shall be affixed on the lower left corner of the passenger's door in a manner as to be clearly visible at all times.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any indigent person who collects recyclable materials to obtain a recycling registration. For the purpose of this section, indigent person means any individual who is financially eligible for emergency assistance services in accordance with § 9 of the Emergency Assistance Program Act of 1988 (D.C. Law 7-221; D.C. Code § 3-1008, effective March 16, 1989).
All registered recycling collectors shall provide for the recycling of all materials collected from any property in accordance with agreements in effect between recyclable material generators or their agents and the registered recycling collector. Owners and occupants shall not be held liable for the failure of registered recycling collectors to perform services under the terms of their agreement.
Any entity that applies to be a registered recycling collector shall possess all required District government licenses, including any required Basic Business License and, to the extent that it operates at real property in the District of Columbia, its operations shall comply with District of Columbia land use requirements.
An entity registered pursuant to subsection 2050.9 shall continue to maintain required licenses and to comply with applicable land use requirements while registered as a recycling collector. If a recycling collector fails to comply with this provision the Director may, in addition to taking any other authorized action, immediately suspend or revoke the recycling collector's registration.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, r. 21-2050