When used in this chapter, the words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Collector - any person who is engaged in the collection or transportation of recyclable goods.
Commercial Property - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
Contaminants - any substance or waste material other than the desired recyclable product. For the purpose of § 2002, newspaper contaminants shall include paint (and other chemical substance), animal wastes and garbage. (39 DCR 7470 & D.C. Law 10-178)
Designated Point of Collection - a location, designated by the Department of Public Works, as the point for recyclable collection.
Director - the Director of the Department of Public Works (or its successor agencies) or his or her designee.
Household waste - any substance, liquid or solid, placed in containers for non-recycling purposes (i.e. collection and disposal at a residential property). (39 DCR 7970 & D.C. Law 10-178)
Occupant - any person who has a leasehold right, ownership interest, management responsibility, or direct or indirect control over the maintenance or affairs of any space within a residential or commercial building.
Office Building - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste
Management and Multi - Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
Office Paper - all fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic paper, memo paper, duplication paper, continuous form paper, envelopes, printed material, or related cellulosic material containing not more than ten percent (10%) by weight or volume of non-cellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings, or saturants.
Other Commercial Business - any form of commercial activity taking place in a commercial property other than an apartment or office building. Commercial activity includes retail, governments warehouse, manufacturing, industrial, service, storage, production, and wholesale activities.
Owner - the record owner of a property except that, for a condominium, the owner shall be the condominium association for that property.
Paper- newspapers, glossy magazines, coupons, office paper, advertisements, telephone directories, books, envelopes that do not have plastic address windows, brochures and other similar paper items.
Plastic- narrow necked plastic bottles.
Processor - any person who is engaged in the marketing, preparing, or processing of recyclables.
Recyclable - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
Recycling - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
Registration Packet - [Repealed] (D.C. Law 10-178)
Residential Property - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
Undue Hardship - a rare or unusual circumstance, but does not typically pertain to the following:
Yard Waste - as defined in D.C. Law 7-226, the District of Columbia Solid Waste Management and Multi-Material Recycling Act of 1988, D.C. Code § 6-3403 (1995 Repl. Vol.).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, r. 21-2099