§ 16-503 Functions.
AC § 16-503
The commission shall be responsible for the licensing, registration and regulation of businesses that remove, collect or dispose of trade waste and trade waste brokers. The commission shall also be responsible for the registration and regulation of labor unions or labor organizations that represent or seek to represent employees directly involved in the collection, removal, transportation or disposal of putrescible trade waste. The commission shall not be responsible for the registration and regulation of labor unions or labor organizations that represent or seek to represent employees directly involved only in the collection, removal, transportation or disposal of one or more of the following: non-putrescible waste, including construction and demolition debris; medical waste; electronic waste; textiles; yard waste collected by landscapers; waste removed by junk haulers or one-time bulk waste services; grease; paper that is collected for the purpose of shredding or destruction; or organic waste that is collected exclusively by a micro-hauler licensee, as that term is defined in rules promulgated by the commission. (Am. L.L. 2019/055, 3/18/2019, eff. 7/16/2019; Am. L.L. 2021/084, 7/18/2021, eff. 7/18/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/042.
