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Revised Code of Washington

Chapter 70A.205

Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70A.205

Solid waste management—Reduction and recycling.

70A.205.005Legislative finding—Priorities—Goals.70A.205.007Landfill disposal of organic materials—Goal.70A.205.010Purpose.70A.205.015Definitions.70A.205.020Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.70A.205.025Standards for solid waste handling—Areas—Landfill location.70A.205.030Inert waste landfills.70A.205.035Implementation of standards—Assessment—Analyses—Proposals.70A.205.040County comprehensive solid waste management plan—Joint plans—Requirements when updating—Duties of cities.70A.205.045County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Contents.70A.205.050County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Levels of service, reduction and recycling.70A.205.055County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review and approval process.70A.205.060County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Review by department of agriculture.70A.205.065Utilities and transportation commission to review local plan's assessment of cost impacts on rates.70A.205.070Technical assistance for plan preparation—Guidelines—Informational materials and programs.70A.205.075Maintenance of plans—Review, revisions—Implementation of source separation programs.70A.205.080Financial aid to counties and cities.70A.205.085Matching requirements.70A.205.090Contracts with counties to assure proper expenditures.70A.205.100Local board of health regulations to implement the comprehensive plan—Section not to be construed to authorize counties to operate system.70A.205.105Local health departments may contract with the department of ecology.70A.205.110Solid waste disposal facility siting—Site review—Local solid waste advisory committees—Membership.70A.205.115Private businesses involvement in source separated materials—Local solid waste advisory committee to examine.70A.205.120Permit for solid waste handling facility—Required.70A.205.125Permit for solid waste handling facility—Applications, fee.70A.205.130Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Review by department—Appeal of issuance—Validity of permits issued after June 7, 1984.70A.205.135Permit for solid waste handling facility—Renewal—Appeal—Validity of renewal—Review fees.70A.205.140Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Suspension.70A.205.150Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Medication disposal.70A.205.155Hearing—Appeal—Denial, suspension—When effective.70A.205.160Solid waste collection companies—Notice of changes in tipping fees and disposal rate schedules.70A.205.165Landfill disposal facilities—Reserve accounts required by July 1, 1987—Exception—Rules.70A.205.170Waste generated outside the state—Findings.70A.205.175Waste generated outside the state—Solid waste disposal site facility reporting requirements—Fees.70A.205.180Financial aid to jurisdictional health departments—Applications—Allocations.70A.205.185Financial aid to jurisdictional health departments—Matching funds requirements.70A.205.190Diversion of recyclable material—Penalty.70A.205.195Unlawful to dump or deposit solid waste without permit—Penalties—Litter cleanup restitution payment.70A.205.200Name appearing on waste material—Presumption.70A.205.205Disposal of sewage sludge or septic tank sludge prohibited—Exemptions—Uses of sludge material permitted.70A.205.210Duties of department—State solid waste management plan—Assistance—Coordination—Tire recycling.70A.205.215Additional powers and duties of department.70A.205.220Department to cooperate with public and private departments, agencies, and associations.70A.205.225Department authorized to disburse referendum 26 (RCW 43.83.330) fund for local government solid waste projects.70A.205.230Department authorized to disburse funds under RCW 43.83.350 for local government solid waste projects.70A.205.235Hazardous substance remedial actions—Procedural requirements not applicable.70A.205.240Determination of best solid waste management practices—Department to develop method to monitor waste stream—Collectors to report quantity and quality of waste—Confidentiality of proprietary information.70A.205.245Solid waste stream analysis.70A.205.250Solid waste stream evaluation.70A.205.255Analysis and evaluation to be incorporated in state solid waste management plan.70A.205.260Solid waste—Beneficial uses—Permitting requirement exemptions.70A.205.265Solid waste handling permit—Exemption from requirements—Application of section—Rules.70A.205.270Composting of bovine and equine carcasses—Guidelines—Exemption from solid waste handling rules.70A.205.275Rules—Department "deferring" to other permits—Application of section.70A.205.280Penalty.70A.205.285Construction.70A.205.290Qualified anaerobic digesters exempt from permitting requirements of chapter—Definitions.70A.205.300Transporters—Definition—Registration required—Penalties.70A.205.310Transporters—Delivery of recyclable materials to transfer station or landfill prohibited—Records—Penalty.70A.205.320Damages.70A.205.330Solid waste recyclers—Notice—Report—Penalty.70A.205.340Financial assurance requirements.70A.205.400Disposal of vehicle tires outside designated area prohibited—Penalty—Exemption.70A.205.405Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires. (Effective until January 1, 2026.)70A.205.410Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires—Failure to collect, pay to department—Penalties.70A.205.415Waste tire removal account.70A.205.420Waste tire removal account—Use—Information required to be posted to department's website.70A.205.425Waste tire removal account—Use of moneys—Transfer of any balance in excess of one million dollars to the motor vehicle fund. (Effective until January 1, 2026.)70A.205.430Disposition of fee. (Effective until January 1, 2026.)70A.205.435Cooperation with department to aid tire recycling.70A.205.440Waste tires—Definitions.70A.205.445Waste tires—License for transport or storage business—Requirements.70A.205.450Waste tires—Violation of RCW 70A.205.445—Penalty.70A.205.455Waste tires—Contracts with unlicensed persons prohibited.70A.205.460Limitations on liability.70A.205.500Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling.70A.205.505Battery disposal—Restrictions—Violators subject to fine—"Vehicle battery" defined.70A.205.510Identification procedure for persons accepting used vehicle batteries.70A.205.515Requirements for accepting used batteries by retailers of vehicle batteries—Notice.70A.205.520Retail core charge.70A.205.525Vehicle battery wholesalers—Obligations regarding used batteries—Noncompliance procedure.70A.205.530Department to distribute printed notice—Issuance of warnings and citations—Fines.70A.205.535Rules.70A.205.540Source separated organic solid waste collection services—Fees—Exceptions—Rule making.70A.205.545Certain businesses must arrange for organic materials management services—Enforcement authority—Requirements—Limitations of this section—Penalties—Definitions.70A.205.550Data to support the goals of the Washington center for sustainable food management—Voluntary reporting protocols.70A.205.600Solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility—Environmental impact statement requirements.70A.205.605Incineration of medical waste.70A.205.610Sharps waste—Drop-off sites—Pharmacy return program.70A.205.615Closure of energy recovery and incineration facilities—Recordkeeping requirements.70A.205.620Paper conservation program—Paper recycling program.70A.205.700Develop and establish objectives and strategies for the reuse and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials.70A.205.710Composting food and yard wastes—Grants and study.70A.205.715Food waste reduction—Goal—Plan—Definitions.70A.205.720Development of standards for the management of compostable products—Process—Report to the legislature—Stakeholder advisory committee. (Expires July 1, 2028.)70A.205.730Cooperative program—State and local government.70A.205.740Enforcement authority—Penalties.70A.205.750Collection bins—Color coding requirements.70A.205.760Multifamily residential buildings—Requirements for organic materials waste and recycling collection containers.70A.205.900Authority and responsibility of utilities and transportation commission not changed.70A.205.901Application of chapter—Collection and transportation of recyclable materials by recycling companies or nonprofit entities—Reuse or reclamation.70A.205.902Application of chapter—Steel slag.