a. The commissioner, together with the chair of the business integrity commission and any other agency designated by the mayor, shall establish an outreach and education program aimed at educating commercial establishments on the implementation of the commercial waste zone collection system, instructions for arranging for collection of commercial waste, and the environmental, health and safety benefits to be yielded through such system. This outreach and education program shall include but not be limited to, seminars, webinars, conferences, and a multilingual public education program.
b. The commissioner may seek the assistance of for-profit and not-for-profit corporations in providing education to commercial establishments pursuant to subdivision a of this section.
c. No later than 90 days following the selection of awardees within a commercial waste zone pursuant to section 16-1002, the commissioner shall distribute a multilingual letter to all commercial establishments within such zone informing them of their obligations to comply with the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Failure to receive a letter pursuant to this subdivision shall not eliminate or otherwise affect the obligations of a commercial establishment pursuant to this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
d. The commissioner, together with the chair of the business integrity commission and any other agency designated by the mayor, shall also conduct an outreach and education program aimed at educating businesses within the commercial waste industry about the requirements and procedures for those interested in operating as awardees or designated carters pursuant to this title. Such program shall include but not be limited to, targeted outreach to minority and women-owned business enterprises and the facilitation of information exchange between such business enterprises and other businesses within the commercial waste industry.
(L.L. 2019/199, 11/20/2019, eff. 11/20/2019)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2019/199.