Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 8-1001 to Section 8-1023)
- Section 8-1001 - Council findings
 - Section 8-1002 - Purposes
 - Section 8-1003 - Definitions
 - Section 8-1004 - Solid waste management policy for the District
 - Section 8-1005 - Priority for recycling
 - Section 8-1006 - Recyclable materials recovery targets
 - Section 8-1007 - Mandatory source separation program
 - Section 8-1008 - Establishment of Office of Recycling
 - Section 8-1009 - Right to recycle individual solid waste not limited
 - Section 8-1010 - Multi-material recycling buy-back centers and intermediate processing facilities
 - Section 8-1011 - Contracting authority
 - Section 8-1012 - Compost materials use requirements
 - Section 8-1013 - District procurement policies
 - Section 8-1014 - Annual reporting requirements; submission of plan
 - Section 8-1015 - Recycling surcharge and collection fee
 - Section 8-1015.01 - Tire recycling fee
 - Section 8-1016 - Information clearinghouse
 - Section 8-1017 - Enforcement
 - Section 8-1017.01 - Applicability
 - Section 8-1018 - Rules
 - Section 8-1019 - Minimum recycled content percentage requirements
 - Section 8-1020 - Minimum recycled content reporting requirements
 - Section 8-1021 - Application for exemption and hearing procedure
 - Section 8-1022 - Minimum recycled content surcharge
 - Section 8-1022.01 - Establishment of a Recycled Newspaper Fiber Content Advisory Task Force
 - Section 8-1023 - Minimum recycled content rules