Division 4. Solid Waste Recycling
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.
Division 4. Solid Waste Recycling
Subdivision 1. County Program
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-142 (2026)
Sec. 21-142. Recycling program established; implementation; collection, marketing, and dispositionLinkCopy Citation
(a)
There is hereby established a program for the separation, collection, and disposition of designated recyclable materials under the direction of the Director of the Department of the Environment.
(b)
The recycling program provides the opportunity for the voluntary source separation of designated recyclable materials from County facilities, single-family residences; condominiums; single and multifamily rental facilities; commercial establishments including, but not limited to, offices, stores, hotels, motels, gas stations, and restaurants; and industrial facilities including, but not limited to, factories, processing plants, and manufacturing enterprises.
(c)
The County shall have the authority to collect or to arrange for the collection of designated recyclable materials from all single-family households, single and multifamily rental facilities and condominiums in the unincorporated areas of the County through County-sponsored curbside collection programs or drop-off centers.
(d)
The goals of the Countywide voluntary recycling program established in this Division are to achieve a recycling rate in the County waste stream of at least forty-five percent (45%) by July 1, 2015; at least fifty-five percent (55%) by July 1, 2018; at least sixty (60%) by July 1, 2020.
(e)
If the goals of the Countywide voluntary recycling program as set forth in Subsection (d) above, have not been met, the Director shall develop a Countywide mandatory recycling program, including mandatory source separation, or propose additional policy changes for consideration by the County Council and the Solid Waste, Resource Management and Recycling Advisory Commission. The schedule for implementation for single and multifamily rental facilities and condominiums shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 21-149 of this Code and for commercial and industrial properties shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 21-149.1 of this Code.
(f)
Notification of the mandatory program shall be published in the County newspapers of record no later than thirty (30) days prior to implementation of the program.
(g)
All collectors or haulers licensed by the Department, pursuant to Section 21-105 of this Subtitle, and all solid waste or recycling contracts executed by the County, pursuant to Section 21-137.04 of this Subtitle, shall provide for an opportunity for recycling under this Subdivision or show evidence to the Director of an agreement or contract for providing recycling services through another entity.
(h)
The Director shall assist, as needed, with the Prince George's County Public School System recycling program and shall include information on the School System recycling program within requires State and County reports.
(i)
The Director shall implement a pilot food composting program in the County by July 1, 2014 and shall evaluate the food composting program for expansion on a County-wide basis by December 31, 2015. The Department shall expand the food scrap composting program to fully utilize the expansion of the Gore Composting System and the Organics Composting Facility.
(j)
The Director shall conduct a waste stream analysis of the waste stream to evaluate compliance with the requirements of this subdivision every three (3) years with relevant data included within and shall submit the waste stream analysis to the County Council prior to submitting or as part of any revisions to the Ten-Year Solid Waste Plan to be submitted to the Maryland Department of the Environment pursuant to Title 9, Subtitle 5, Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(k)
As of January 1, 2014, the County's yard waste composting facility at Western Branch shall not accept yard waste in plastic bags.
(l)
All County offices and agencies shall participate in the County Office Recycling Program (CORP).
(m)
The Director shall include a report of the County Office Recycling Program (CORP) within the Annual Recycling Report detailing the amount of recyclables collected and compliance with the main components of the CORP program.
(n)
The Director shall work closely with the Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County Memorial Library System, and the Department of Parks and Recreation to increase recycling and reduce contribution to the waste stream.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-143 (2026)
Sec. 21-143. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
As used in this Division, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed herein, except where the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1)
Aluminum includes any aluminum alloy whether in the form of aluminum containers used for beverages, aluminum scrap, or foil.
(2)
Appliances comprise the class of household machines used for performing specific tasks, including stoves, washing machines, and refrigerators, which are free of toxic residues or components containing designated hazardous wastes and weighing no more than one ton.
(3)
Bimetal containers include all disposable food and beverage cans made from both aluminum and steel.
(4)
Cardboard products include cardboard and paperboard of the type used for making boxes, cartons, and similar corrugated and kraft paper material.
(5)
Compost materials are those organic/humus-rich materials derived from the natural processes of composting of leaves, grass clippings, brush and limbs, and other organic materials.
(6)
Composting means the practice of converting organic wastes into soil-like humus by adjusting environmental conditions to encourage the decomposition activities of bacteria.
(7)
Concrete subbase means concrete aggregate used as a roadbed and foundation stabilizer.
(8)
Condominium means a building containing three (3) or more units subject to a condominium regime established under the Maryland Condominium Act.
(8.1)
County facility means a property, building, office or facility, owned or leased by Prince George's County.
(9)
Crumb rubber means mechanically reduced pieces of pneumatic tires, the pieces of which are generally smaller than four (4) inches square.
(10)
Department means the Department of the Environment.
(11)
Designated recyclable materials mean those recyclable materials, including metal, glass, paper, mixed paper, plastics, food waste, leaf and yard wastes, corrugated and other cardboard, newspaper, magazines, or high-grade office paper designated by the Director to be source separated pursuant to Section 21-144(a).
(12)
Director means the Director of the Department of the Environment.
(13)
Disposition or disposition of designated recyclable materials mean the transportation, placement, reuse, sale, donation, transfer, or temporary storage for a period not exceeding six months of designated recyclable materials for all possible uses except for disposal as solid waste.
(14)
Ferrous material means any material, including food or beverage cans and scrap steel, which is, or is primarily derived from, iron.
(14.1)
Food composting means the controlled biological decomposition of food waste and scraps for the purpose of producing compost materials.
(15)
Foundry slag means the fused refuse or dross separated from a metal in the process of smelting or casting.
(16)
Glass means all products made from silica or sand, soda ash, and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling various matters and other materials commonly known as glass, including blue and flat glass commonly known as window glass, mirrors, milk glass, and crystal.
(17)
Glass container means any container made from silica or sand, soda ash, and limestone, which is transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling various matters intended for human ingestion.
(18)
Glassy aggregates include the fused silicated residues commonly resulting from steel and iron smelting operations.
(19)
High grade office paper includes white or off-white, fine, bond, ledger, offset, xerographic, and computer paper and related types of cellulosic material containing not more than ten percent (10%) by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates, coatings, or saturants.
(20)
Leaf waste means tree, bush, and shrub foliage.
(21)
Market or marketing means the disposition of designated recyclable materials collected and source separated or separated in an intermediate processing facility for sale as a secondary raw material for use in manufacturing new products, or for use in place of a material which would otherwise consume virgin materials.
(22)
Materials recovery facility means any facility designed and operated for the purpose of receiving, storing, processing, and transferring source-separated or co-mingled nonputrescible metal, glass, paper, plastic containers, and corrugated and other cardboard, or other recyclable materials approved by the Director.
(23)
Mixed paper includes a wide range of paper stock and consists of unsorted mixed papers, including magazines, paperboard, and softbound books.
(24)
Multifamily rental facility means a building operated as a single entity in which the landlord provides, for a consideration, three (3) or more rental dwelling units.
(25)
Newspaper means a periodical printed on a paper commonly referred to as newsprint. Expressly excluded are all magazines, advertising slicks, and all other paper products of any nature whatsoever.
(26)
Paper means and includes all newspaper, high-grade office paper, fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic paper, mimeograph paper, duplicator paper, and related types of cellulosic material containing not more than ten percent (10%) by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings, or saturants.
(27)
Paper product means any paper items or commodities, including, but not limited to, paper napkins, towels, corrugated and other cardboard, construction material, toilet tissue, paper, and related types of cellulosic products containing not more than ten percent (10%) by weight or volume of noncellulosic material such as laminates, binders, coatings, or saturants.
(28)
Plastic means any class of compounds composed of synthetic thermoplastic polymeric material.
(29)
Processing facility means materials recovery facility.
(30)
Recyclable material means those materials which would otherwise become solid waste, and which can be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
(31)
Recycled asphalt pavement means asphalt which, having been removed from its foundation on a vehicle roadbed, path, or sidewalk, is processed into a form which renders it reusable.
(32)
Recycled paper means any paper having a total weight consisting of not less than forty percent (40%) secondary wastepaper material.
(33)
Recycling means any process by which materials which would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
(34)
Recycling coordinator means a person designated to organize and facilitate the operations of ongoing recycling programs.
(34.1)
Recycling rate means a percentage of recyclables removed from the total waste stream for the purpose of being recycled.
(35)
Refuse means solid waste.
(36)
Scavenging means removing recyclable materials from a designated recycling container or area without approval from the owner or operator of the recycling operation designated to recover and process the materials.
(36.1)
Single family rental facility means any building, structure, or combination of related buildings, structures, and appurtenances operated as a single entity, in which the landlord provides, for a consideration, less than three (3) rental dwelling units.
(36.2)
Single-stream recycling means the placement of recyclables in the same collection container and sorted at a recycling or recovery processing facility.
(37)
Solid waste means all waste material, combustible or noncombustible, from all public and private establishments and residences that is not presorted prior to collection for the purposes of recovery for reuse, recycling, composting or which is contaminated with more than one percent (1%) food wastes or unsafe quantities of hazardous or toxic wastes as designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or by Maryland State agencies rendering it inappropriate or potentially harmful as a reusable or recyclable resource. Solid waste includes trash, garbage, rubbish, offal, and industrial and commercial refuse, but not body excrements.
(38)
Source separation means the act of separating recyclable materials from solid wastes by the generators of such waste for the purpose of collection, disposition, reuse, composting, and recycling.
(39)
Tire means pneumatic automobile, truck, or heavy machine, synthetic or natural, rubber casting designed to be fixed around a metal wheel.
(39.1)
Waste stream analysis means the process that involves the physical collection, sorting, and weighing of a sample of the waste stream to identify and quantify materials that can be removed from the waste stream by waste reduction, reuse, or recycling to determine compliance with the County's recycling program.
(40)
Yard waste means those organic, vegetative wastes typically consisting of branches, leaves, brush, grass clippings, thatch, and similar material.
(41)
Yard waste composting facility means any facility designed and operated for the purpose of receiving and processing source-separated leaf and yard waste, including, but not limited to, grass clippings, brush and limbs, and other garden materials.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-144 (2026)
Sec. 21-144. Materials to be recycledLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director may designate by regulation any or all designated recyclable materials or any portion thereof for source separation in a voluntary recycling program or a mandatory recycling program established pursuant to Section 21-142(e) of this Code.
(b)
At the discretion of the Director, the collection of designated recyclable materials may be phased in considering, among other things, area, material, class of dwelling unit or establishment, markets, processing facilities, and hauling contracts.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-145 (2026)
Sec. 21-145. Collection, marketing, and disposition of recyclable materialsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director may establish by regulation the methods of collection, marketing, and disposition of source-separated recyclable materials.
(b)
The Director shall have the authority to set the acceptance or disposal fee for any material being deposited at a solid waste processing, composting, or disposal facility either owned or operated by the County, or operated under contract for the County. The Director is further authorized to distinguish between incoming materials and to set differential fees to encourage recycling.
(c)
The Director shall have the authority to require any solid waste generator, collector, or recycler in the County to report the amount and types of designated recyclable materials processed, brokered, and/or marketed.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-146 (2026)
Sec. 21-146. Waste stream controlLinkCopy Citation
The Director may order any person responsible for the final disposition of solid waste or source-separated designated recyclable materials or any waste generator to deliver solid waste or specific, designated recyclable materials to a regional intermediate processing center or composting facility or any other solid waste acceptance facility.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-147 (2026)
Sec. 21-147. Scavenging prohibitedLinkCopy Citation
It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the Director or the governing body of a municipality to remove, or cause to be removed, any materials separated for the purposes of recycling and set at curbside or other pickup locations for collection by authorized collectors pursuant to this Division.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-148 (2026)
Sec. 21-148. Prohibited landfill disposalLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Upon the implementation of a mandatory recycling program pursuant to Section 21-142(e) of this Code, the Director may place the following restrictions on disposal at County landfill facilities:
(1)
The Director may direct County landfill facilities to cease accepting loads of designated recyclable materials, or solid waste mixed with designated recyclable materials, including those which have been collected from multifamily rental facilities, single-family dwellings, condominiums, commercial establishments, or industrial facilities, in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County.
(2)
The Director may direct County landfill facilities to cease accepting yard wastes upon the determination that a feasible, cost-effective alternative to landfilling this material exists. When determining the feasibility of banning yard wastes from landfills, the Director shall take into account the higher costs of collecting this material in an uncontaminated form.
(b)
Any ban on landfill disposal imposed by the Director may be on a seasonal, temporary, or permanent basis by individual load, by geographical area, or otherwise as the Director deems appropriate in order to establish effective recycling programs.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-149 (2026)
Sec. 21-149. Single and multifamily rental facilities; condominiums; responsibilities of licensees and ownersLinkCopy Citation
(a)
By July 1, 2014, licensees and owners of all single and multifamily rental facilities and condominiums shall provide an opportunity for tenants to voluntarily recycle designated recyclable material in a same manner as solid waste disposal, including convenient and assessable location with signage.
(b)
(1)
The licensee and owner of each multifamily rental facility and condominium shall submit to the Director for approval a plan for the separation and collection of designated recyclable materials by July 1, 2013. The plan shall demonstrate compatibility with the County's recycling programs. Each multifamily rental facility plan shall include at a minimum:
(A)
Designation of recyclable materials to be collected;
(B)
A collection system for the designated recyclable materials; and
(C)
Provisions for publicizing the recycling program.
(2)
In order to comply with Section 21-149(a), all new construction of multifamily rental facilities that are constructed with a trash chute, shall be constructed to provide a separate recycling chute. The licensee and owner of multifamily rental facilities shall enforce this requirement and shall submit a recycling plan meeting the criteria in Section 21-149(b) to the Director for approval. Building plans for all new construction of multifamily rental facilities shall show a plan for meeting the requirements of Section 21-149(b).
(c)
A homeowners or condominium association, property management company for such association, or their authorized agent may request reimbursement of the recycling surcharge paid by the association where the County does not provide recycling services and if the recycling is hauled to a collection facility in the County.
(d)
Licensees and owners of all single-family and multifamily rental facilities and condominiums may request technical assistance from the County for the preparation of recycling plans and the implementation of recycling programs.
(e)
An annual report which accounts for the amount of designated recyclable materials collected must be submitted by the licensees and owners of all multifamily rental facilities and condominiums to the Director on a schedule established by the Director and the report shall include the method of collection, the amount collected and the disposal method of the materials.
(f)
The Director is authorized to extend the date of compliance for operation of a voluntary recycling program if satisfactory progress has been made toward implementing their recycling program.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-149.01 (2026)
Sec. 21-149.01. Commercial and industrial recycling program; responsibilities of ownersLinkCopy Citation
(a)
By July 1, 2019, the owners of commercial and industrial properties shall provide an opportunity at their properties and for all tenants, patrons, and customers to have access to exterior recycling collection receptacles and trash collection receptacles, including along store fronts, to voluntarily recycle designated recyclable materials. By July 1, 2019, business entities shall provide recycling receptacles in the interior of their business as trash receptacles are provided, for customers to voluntarily recycle designated recyclable materials. Property owners and/or businesses shall submit to the Director for approval a plan by July 1, 2019 or upon the request of the Director, or when there is a change in circumstances that will affect the substantive requirements of the plan. The plan shall demonstrate compatibility with the County's recycling programs. Each plan shall include at a minimum:
(1)
Designation of recyclable materials to be collected;
(2)
A collection system for the designated recyclable materials; and
(3)
Provisions for publicizing the recycling program.
(b)
By July 1, 2019, owners of commercial and industrial properties shall provide at least equally sized and equally convenient recycling containers to accompany each trash container on the exterior of the property, including along store fronts. By July 1, 2019 businesses shall provide at least equally sized and equally convenient recycling containers to accompany each trash container on the interior of their stores and offices. Recycling containers shall be clearly marked. A list of categories that can be recycled shall be clearly displayed on or near the container.
(c)
Owners of commercial and industrial properties may request technical assistance from the County for the implementation of recycling programs and the preparation of recycling plans, if required. The Director shall provide assistance and best practice methods to commercial and industrial property owners or to their tenants or operators to increase recycling and to minimize their contribution to the waste stream. A template plan that also provides guidance shall be available to the owners of commercial properties or to their tenants or operators in the preparation of recycling plans.
(d)
An annual report which accounts for the amount of designated recyclable materials collected must be submitted by the owners of commercial and industrial properties to the Director on a schedule established by the Director and the report shall include the method of collection, the amount collected and the disposal method of the materials.
(e)
The Director is authorized to extend the date of compliance for operation of a voluntary recycling program if satisfactory progress has been made toward implementing their recycling program.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-149.02 (2026)
Sec. 21-149.02. ReportingLinkCopy Citation
The Director shall submit an annual report by July 1st for the previous calendar year to the County Council and the Solid Waste Advisory, Resource Management and Recycling Commission on the implementation and operation of the County's recycling program, including the food composting program, coordination with County Public School system and the waste stream analysis conducted under this subdivision. The report is a public record and shall be made available to the public, including posting on the County's website.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-149.03 (2026)
Sec. 21-149.03. Recycling; special eventsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
This section applies to any special event that:
(i)
Includes temporary or periodic use of a public street, publicly owned site or facility, or public park;
(ii)
Serves food or drink; and
(iii)
Is expected to have 100 or more persons in attendance.
(2)
Applicants requesting to use a public facility are required to indicate the name and address of the responsible party or responsible parties for the special event, and other information as deemed necessary by the Department of the Environment.
(b)
(1)
In addition to any other conditions required as part of a special events or other permit, the applicant of a special event shall:
(i)
Provide a recycling receptacle immediately adjacent to each trash receptacle at the special event;
(ii)
Ensure that all recycling receptacles are clearly distinguished from trash receptacles by color or signage; and
(iii)
Ensure that all recyclable materials deposited into recycling receptacles at the special event are collected and disposed of for recycling.
(2)
The Department of the Environment shall require the applicant of a special event that provides for recycling to report to the County on recycling activities in a manner determined by the Department.
(c)
The recycling required under subsection (b) of this section shall be carried out in accordance with the Recycling Plan required under § 9-1703 of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
(d)
A person that violates subsection (b) or (c) of this section is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for each day on which the violation exists.
(e)
An enforcement unit, inspector, officer, or official of the County may conduct inspections of a special event location to enforce subsection (b) and (c) of this section. Department of the Environment inspectors shall inspect at least twelve (12) special events each year to review for compliance with this section. Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement inspectors shall enforce the County's litter ordinance in at least twelve (12) special events each year.
(f)
At the discretion of the Director of the Department of the Environment, inspectors may issue warnings for a first time offense.
(g)
Any penalties collected under subsection (d) of this section shall be paid to the County and shall be deposited into the County's Solid Waste Fund.
Subdivision 2. Municipal Recycling Program
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-150 (2026)
Sec. 21-150. Municipal recycling programs; provisionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Incorporated municipalities within the County are urged to provide their residents with the opportunity to participate in a recycling program for voluntary source separation of designated recyclable materials which is essentially equivalent to the voluntary County program set forth in this Division.
(b)
Any municipality in the County may make a written request to the Director to have the County collect designated recyclable materials source separated by solid waste collection service customers within the municipal boundaries.
(c)
Municipalities may also request grants from the County to assist in funding their recycling programs. Such grants, available from the proceeds of the recycling surcharge established pursuant to Section 21-155 of this Code, may be used for, but need not be limited to, collection of designated recyclable materials (if not provided for by the County), public education, program development, and maintenance. As a condition on the receipt of a grant, semiannual reports, which account for the amount of designated recyclable materials collected, must be submitted to the Director on a schedule established by the Director.
(d)
Any mandatory recycling program implemented pursuant to Section 21-142(e) of this Code shall be effective and apply throughout the County and in those incorporated municipalities which have not achieved the County's recycling goal.
(e)
A municipality which conducts its own recycling program shall be eligible to receive funding based on the actual cost saved by the County on a per-household basis by not having to provide the particular recycling programs within the municipality to those households being serviced. This level of funding shall not exceed the surcharge paid at County landfills by the municipality. The level of such funding shall be reviewed annually based on an evaluation of the municipal recycling plan, past and projected program performance, and actual County costs incurred or anticipated to be incurred. Payments to municipalities shall be made not more frequently than quarterly and shall be based on verifiable statistics submitted in support of the payment request. In determining the level of funding, the Director shall also evaluate the general effectiveness of the municipal program and its consistency with State and County requirements, goals, and programs.
Subdivision 3. Administrative Provisions
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-151 (2026)
Sec. 21-151. Adoption of rules and regulationsLinkCopy Citation
The Director shall adopt such rules and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Division.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-152 (2026)
Sec. 21-152. PenaltiesLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and shall pay to the County a civil monetary fine as prescribed in this Section.
(b)
Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine.
(c)
The civil monetary fine for each civil violation of Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), except as provided in Subsection (d) of this Section.
(d)
For a repeated civil violation, the following fines shall apply:
| 2nd violation | $500.00 |
| 3rd violation | $750.00 |
| Each violation in excess of three (3) | $1,000.00 |
(e)
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed in this Section, any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
(f)
Any person who violates Section 2-384.01 and/or Section 21-113 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and is penalized as follows:
(1)
the first offense shall be a warning;
(2)
the second offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
(3)
each subsequent offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-153 (2026)
Sec. 21-153. EnforcementLinkCopy Citation
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed in this Division, the County Attorney, acting on behalf of the County, may seek enforcement of any of the provisions of this Division or any regulations promulgated hereunder by actions for appropriate relief in the courts of Maryland, including, but not limited to, actions for injunctive relief.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-154 (2026)
Sec. 21-154. ReservedLinkCopy Citation
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-155 (2026)
Sec. 21-155. Recycling surchargeLinkCopy Citation
(a)
There shall be a recycling surcharge on each ton of refuse disposed of at any sanitary landfill site in the County, payable to the County, for the purpose of assisting with the recycling program of the County, including, but not limited to, funding, development, advertisement, and maintenance of County, municipal, multifamily, commercial, and industrial facility recycling programs and initiatives.
(b)
The recycling surcharge shall be set in accordance with the provisions of Section 21-137.01 of this Code.
(c)
The operator of each landfill shall collect the fees and transmit them to the County in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Director.