# Sec. 21-121. Exemption of specified municipalities

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 21-121. Exemption of specified municipalities

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-121 (2026)

(a) Except with regard to waste stream control as provided in Sections 21-103.01 and 21-146, and sludge transport as provided in Section 21-108, incorporated municipalities existing in the County on September 24, 1967, are exempted from all provisions of this Division, including Section 21-109, provided such municipalities had an existing refuse collection or disposal system on the aforesaid date.

(b) The Director of the Department of the Environment shall grant exemptions from the requirements of any order issued under Sections 21-103.01 and 21-146, on a first-come, first-served basis, for recyclable materials, excluding yard wastes, that are collected, processed, or disposed of under any program operated by, or on behalf of, any incorporated municipality upon the request of such incorporated municipality, provided that the total amount of such recyclable material for which exemptions are granted under this Section in any year shall not exceed 15,000 tons.