{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1031.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1031.02","heading":"Sustainable solid waste management hierarchy.","body":"To the maximum extent practicable, the District shall direct its solid waste management policies and diversion activities in the following order of priority:\n\n(1)\nSource reduction and reuse;\n\n(2)\nRecycling or composting of solid waste, or conversion of compostable solid waste into biofuel; and\n\n(3)\nLandfill or incineration of solid waste.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 10A. Solid Waste Reduction and Recovery."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1031.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"95c664ced4cc9d1c60567b733582663f6df25c8a80131924565457c71a644c0b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1031.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1031.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}