# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 04 — Regulation of Water Supply, Sewage Disposal, Solid Waste, and Recyclable Materials

### Chapter 13 — Food Residuals — Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 26.04.13.01*

The purpose of this chapter is to establish certain requirements pertaining to the diversion of food residuals from final disposal in a refuse disposal system pursuant to Environment Article, §9-1724.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, including:

A. Clarifying the types of entities and individuals that meet the definition of “person”, for the purpose of complying with the food residuals diversion requirements;

B. Clarifying the types of materials that meet the definition of “food residuals”;

C. For a person required to divert food residuals from final disposal in a refuse disposal system, establishing:

  (1) The methods for determining the weight of food residuals generated by the person;

  (2) A schedule for complying with the food residuals diversion requirements;

  (3) The documentation to be maintained by a person required to divert food residuals from final disposal in a refuse disposal system; and

  (4) A requirement to submit a certain report annually to counties; and

D. Establishing application and approval procedures for waivers issued to persons otherwise required to divert food residuals from final disposal in a refuse disposal system.