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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 21. WATER AND SANITATION |
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Chapter 21-10. RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT CARRYOUT BAGS |
Section 21-1099. DEFINITIONS
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When used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
100 percent (100%) recyclable - capable of being collected, separated, and recovered from the solid waste stream through the District’s recycling programs, and either used again or reused in the manufacture or assembly of another package or product.
Act - means the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009, effective September 23, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-55; D.C. Official Code § 8-102 et seq.).
Disposable carryout bag - a bag of any material, commonly plastic or kraft paper, which is provided to a customer at the point of sale to carry purchases.
Post-consumer recycled content - any material that has completed its use as a consumer item and that would otherwise have been disposed of as municipal solid waste, but that has instead been reused or reconstituted as a product or raw material.
Reusable carryout bag - a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of cloth, fiber, other machine-washable fabric, or durable plastic that is at least two and one-quarter millimeters (2.25 mm) thick.