Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-087-2012

• Reference No.: CB-087-2012
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/20/2012
• Introduced Date: 10/23/2012
• Effective date: 1/22/2013
• Title: An Act amending the recycling program provisions in Prince George’s County to establish updated recycling goals and setting forth the time for compliance; amends the residential recycling program for multifamily facilities, establishes a commercial and industrial recycling program and a pilot food composting program, amends the Solid Waste Management Advisory Commission; and generally relating to the County’s recycling program.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Eric C. Olson, Mary A. Lehman, Will Campos
• Code sections: 21-125.01 - , 21-125.03 - , 21-125.04 - , 21-142 - , 21-143 - , 21-149 - , 21-149.01 - , 21-149.02 - , 21-152 - , 21-154 - Reserved
• Contact: Todd M. Turner Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/22/2013		County Council	effective
12/6/2012		County Executive	signed
11/20/2012	2	County Council	Public hearing	Pass
11/20/2012	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/23/2012		County Council	introduced
10/11/2012	2	County Council	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/25/2012	2	County Council	referred	Pass
9/25/2012		County Council	presented

Title An Act amending the recycling program provisions in Prince George’s County to establish updated recycling goals and setting forth the time for compliance; amends the residential recycling program for multifamily facilities, establishes a commercial and industrial recycling program and a pilot food composting program, amends the Solid Waste Management Advisory Commission; and generally relating to the County’s recycling program. Background This legislation seeks to amend the County’s solid waste recycling program to establish updated recycling goals, setting forth the time for compliance; amends the residential recycling program for multifamily facilities, establishes a commercial and industrial recycling program and a pilot food composting program. The General Assembly in 2012 passed legislation that amends the Statewide and local recycling rates for governments (HB 929 – Chap. 692 of the Laws of 2012) and requires the County and certain apartments/multifamily buildings and condominiums to implement recycling by submission of plans and reports (SB 208 – Chap. 191 of the Laws of 2012).