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District Of Columbia Administrative Code
Title 21 - WATER AND SANITATION
Chapter 21-7 - SOLID WASTE CONTROL
Rule 21-706 - SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-706

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Rule 21-706 - SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
706.1
(a)

Persons occupying premises where solid waste collection service is provided by the District shall set out bulky wastes for collection in accordance with a scheduled appointment made by the person with the Mayor's citywide call center (311), and place at the point of collection no earlier than 6:30 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled appointment.

(b) No person shall leave any bulky waste or cause any bulky waste to be left in or upon public space in the District of Columbia without a scheduled appointment.
(c) Mattresses must be wrapped in plastic before being placed out for collection for safe disposal.
706.2

The safety precautions of Title 24 DCMR apply to all discarded refrigerators, iceboxes, freezer boxes, and other boxes or containers having a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet (11/2 ft.3) or more.

706.3

All dead animals, and gross quantities of decayed fish, meat or vegetable products shall be collected in covered vehicles specifically approved for that purpose.

706.4

It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere in any manner with the collection and disposal of the materials listed in § 706.3 by the District or a licensed collector.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-706

Regulation No. 71-21, approved June 29, 1971, 18 DCR 16 (July 12, 1971), 8 DCRR §§ 8 -3:605(b) and (c); as amended by §3(f) of the Litter Control Expansion Amendment Act of 1987, D.C. Law 7-38, 34 DCR 6828 (August 1 1987); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 13076 (12/22/2017)