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70A.214.060 | Waste reduction hotline—Database system. | (1) The office shall establish a statewide waste reduction hotline with the capacity to refer waste generators and the public to sources of information on specific waste reduction techniques and procedures. The hotline shall coordinate with all other state waste hotlines. (2) The director shall work with the state libr... |
70A.214.070 | Waste reduction research and development program—Contracts. | (1) The office may administer a waste reduction research and development program. The director may contract with any public or private organization for the purpose of developing methods and technologies that achieve waste reduction. All research performed and all methods or technologies developed as a result of a contr... |
70A.214.080 | Director's authority. | (1) The director may solicit and accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, in trust or otherwise, to be directed to the office of waste reduction. (2) The director may enter into contracts with any public or private organization to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[ 1988 c 177 s 8 . Formerly RCW ... |
70A.214.090 | Waste reduction and recycling program to promote activities by state agencies—Recycled paper goal. | The legislature finds and declares that the buildings and facilities owned and leased by state government produce significant amounts of solid and hazardous wastes, and actions must be taken to reduce and recycle these wastes and thus reduce the costs associated with their disposal. In order for the operations of state... |
70A.214.100 | Waste reduction and recycling awards program in K-12 public schools—Encouraging waste reduction and recycling in private schools. | (1) The office of waste reduction shall develop, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, an awards program to achieve waste reduction and recycling in public schools, and to encourage waste reduction and recycling in private schools, grades kindergarten through high school. The office shall devel... |
70A.214.110 | Hazardous waste generators and users—Voluntary reduction plan. | (1) Each hazardous waste generator who generates more than two thousand six hundred forty pounds of hazardous waste per year and each hazardous substance user, except for those facilities that are primarily permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities or recycling facilities, shall prepare a plan for the volun... |
70A.214.120 | Voluntary reduction plan—Exemption. | A person required to prepare a plan under RCW 70A.214.110 because of the quantity of hazardous waste generated may petition the director to be excused from this requirement. The person must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that the quantity of hazardous waste generated was due to unique circumstances not... |
70A.214.130 | Voluntary reduction plan, executive summary, or progress report—Department review. | (1) The department may review a plan, executive summary, or an annual progress report to determine whether the plan, executive summary, or annual progress report is adequate pursuant to the rules developed under this section and with the provisions of RCW 70A.214.110 . In determining the adequacy of any plan, executive... |
70A.214.140 | Appeal of department order or surcharge. | A user or generator may appeal from a department order or a surcharge under RCW 70A.214.130 to the pollution control hearings board pursuant to chapter 43.21B RCW.
[ 2020 c 20 s 1219 ; 1990 c 114 s 9 . Formerly RCW 70.95C.230 .] |
70A.214.150 | Public inspection of plans, summaries, progress reports. | (1) The department shall make available for public inspection any executive summary or annual progress report submitted to the department. Any hazardous substance user or hazardous waste generator required to prepare an executive summary or annual progress report who believes that disclosure of any information containe... |
70A.214.160 | Multimedia permit pilot program—Air, water, hazardous waste management. | (1) Not later than January 1, 1995, the department shall designate an industry type and up to ten individual facilities within that industry type to be the focus of a pilot multimedia program. The program shall be designed to coordinate department actions related to environmental permits, plans, approvals, certificates... |
70A.216.010 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the director stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classification of the certification program. (2) "Departme... |
70A.216.020 | Incineration facilities—Owner and operator certification requirements. | (1) By January 1, 1992, the owner or operator of a solid waste incineration facility shall employ a certified operator. At a minimum, the individual on-site at a solid waste incineration facility who is designated by the owner as the operator in responsible charge of the operation and maintenance of the facility on a r... |
70A.216.030 | Landfills—Owner and operator certification requirements. | (1) By January 1, 1992, the owner or operator of a landfill shall employ a certified landfill operator. (2) For each of the following types of landfills defined in existing regulations: Inert, demolition waste, problem waste, and municipal solid waste, the department shall adopt rules classifying all landfills in each ... |
70A.216.040 | Certification process—Suspension of license or certificate for noncompliance with support order. | (1) The department shall establish a process to certify incinerator and landfill operators. To the greatest extent possible, the department shall rely on the certification standards and procedures developed by national organizations and the federal government. (2) Operators shall be certified if they: (a) Attend the re... |
70A.216.050 | Ad hoc advisory committees. | The director may establish ad hoc advisory committees, as necessary, to obtain advice and technical assistance on the certification of solid waste incinerator and landfill operators.
[ 1995 c 269 s 2804 . Formerly RCW 70.95D.051 .]
Effective date — Part headings not law — Severability — 1995 c 269: See notes following ... |
70A.216.060 | Revocation of certification. | (1) The director may revoke a certificate: (a) If it were found to have been obtained by fraud or deceit; (b) For gross negligence in the operation of a solid waste incinerator or landfill; (c) For violating the requirements of this chapter or any lawful rule or order of the department; or (d) If the facility operated ... |
70A.216.070 | Certification of inspectors. | Any person who is employed by a public agency to inspect the operation of a landfill or a solid waste incinerator to determine the compliance of the facility with state or local laws or rules shall be required to be certified in the same manner as an operator under this chapter.
[ 1989 c 431 s 71 . Formerly RCW 70.95D.... |
70A.216.080 | Authority of director. | To carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, the director may: (1) Enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as the director deems appropriate, with other state, federal, or interstate agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, or other organiza... |
70A.216.090 | Unlawful acts—Variance from requirements. | After January 1, 1992, it is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision or agency to operate a solid waste incineration or landfill facility unless the operators are duly certified by the director under this chapter or any lawful rule or order of the department.... |
70A.216.100 | Penalties. | (1) Any person, including any firm, corporation, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision or agency, with the exception of incinerator operators, violating any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) Any incinerator operator who violates any pro... |
70A.216.110 | Deposit of receipts. | All receipts realized in the administration of this chapter shall be paid into the general fund.
[ 1989 c 431 s 75 . Formerly RCW 70.95D.110 .] |
70A.218.010 | Definitions. | As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Dangerous waste" shall have the same definition as set forth in RCW 70A.300.010 (1) and shall include those wastes designated as dangerous by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 70A.300 RCW. (2) "D... |
70A.218.020 | Hazardous waste generation—Fee. | A fee is imposed for the privilege of generating hazardous waste in the state. The annual amount of the fee shall be thirty-five dollars upon every hazardous waste generator doing business in Washington in the current calendar year or any part thereof. This fee shall be collected by the department or its designee. A ha... |
70A.218.030 | Voluntary reduction plan—Fees. | Hazardous waste generators and hazardous substance users required to prepare plans under RCW 70A.214.110 shall pay an annual fee to support implementation of RCW 70A.214.110 and 70A.214.040 . These fees are to be used by the department, subject to appropriation, for plan review, technical assistance to facilities that ... |
70A.218.040 | Fees—Generally. | On an annual basis, the department shall adjust the fees provided for in RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 , including the maximum annual fee, and maximum total fees, by conducting the calculation in subsection (1) of this section and taking the actions set forth in subsection (2) of this section: (1) In November of each... |
70A.218.050 | Administration of fees. | In administration of this chapter for the enforcement and collection of the fees due and owing under RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 , the department may apply RCW 43.17.240 .
[ 2020 c 20 s 1225 ; 1995 c 207 s 3 ; 1994 c 136 s 4 ; 1990 c 114 s 15 . Formerly RCW 70.95E.050 .]
Effective date — 1995 c 207: See note follow... |
70A.218.060 | Hazardous waste assistance account. | The hazardous waste assistance account is hereby created in the state treasury. The following moneys shall be deposited into the hazardous waste assistance account: (1) Those revenues which are raised by the fees imposed under RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 ; (2) Penalties and surcharges collected under chapter 70A.21... |
70A.218.070 | Technical assistance and compliance education—Grants. | The department may use funds in the hazardous waste assistance account to provide technical assistance and compliance education assistance to hazardous substance users and waste generators, to provide grants to local governments, and for administration of this chapter. Technical assistance may include the activities au... |
70A.218.080 | Exclusion from chapter. | Nothing in this chapter relates to radioactive wastes or substances composed of both radioactive and hazardous components, and the department is precluded from using the funds of the hazardous waste assistance account for the regulation and control of such wastes.
[ 1990 c 114 s 20 . Formerly RCW 70.95E.100 .] |
70A.220.010 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Container," unless otherwise specified, refers to "rigid plastic container" or "plastic bottle" as those terms are defined in this section. (2) "Distributors" means those persons engaged in the distributio... |
70A.220.020 | Plastic bottle or rigid plastic container—Labeling requirements. | Except as provided in RCW 70A.220.030 (2), after January 1, 1992, no person may distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the container is labeled with a code identifying the appropriate resin type used to produce the structure of the container. The numbers and... |
70A.220.030 | Violations, penalty. | (1) A person who, after written notice from the department, violates RCW 70A.220.020 is subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars for each violation up to a maximum of five hundred dollars and may be enjoined from continuing violations. Each distribution constitutes a separate offense. (2) Retailers and distributors ... |
70A.222.005 | Finding. | The legislature finds and declares that: (1) The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment; (2) Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream; (3) The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a part of the total concern... |
70A.222.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Food package" means a package or packaging component that is intended for direct food contact and is comprised, in substantial part, of paper, paperboard, or other materials originally derived from plant fi... |
70A.222.020 | Concentration levels. | The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in any package or packaging component shall not exceed the following: (1) Six hundred parts per million by weight effective July 1, 1993; (2) Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight effective July 1, 1994; and (3) One h... |
70A.222.030 | Exemptions. | All packages and packaging components shall be subject to this chapter except the following: (1) Those packages or package components with a code indicating date of manufacture that were manufactured prior to May 21, 1991; (2) Those packages or packaging components that have been purchased by, delivered to, or are poss... |
70A.222.040 | Certificate of compliance. | A certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be developed by its manufacturer. For food packaging, a manufacturer shall develop a compliance certificate by the date of a prohibition taking effect under RCW 70A.222.070 . If complia... |
70A.222.050 | Certificate of compliance—Public access. | Requests from a member of the public for any certificate of compliance shall be: (1) Made in writing to the department of ecology; (2) Made specific as to package or packaging component information requested; and (3) Responded to by the department of ecology within ninety days.
[ 1991 c 319 s 111 . Formerly RCW 70.95G.... |
70A.222.060 | Prohibition of sale of package. | The department of ecology may prohibit the sale of any package for which a manufacturer has failed to respond to a request by the department for a certificate of compliance within the allotted period of time pursuant to RCW 70A.222.040 .
[ 2020 c 20 s 1232 ; 1991 c 319 s 112 . Formerly RCW 70.95G.060 .] |
70A.222.070 | Prohibition on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain food packaging—Safer alternatives assessment by department of ecology—Publication of findings—Report to legislature—Prohibition effective date contingent on findings. | (1) Beginning January 1, 2022, no person may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state food packaging to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added in any amount. This prohibition may not take effect until the department of ecology completes the follow... |
70A.224.005 | Finding. | (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Millions of gallons of used oil are generated each year in this state, and used oil is a valuable petroleum resource that can be recycled; (b) The improper collection, transportation, recycling, use, or disposal of used oil contributes to the pollution of air, water, and land, and en... |
70A.224.010 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Local government" means a city or county developing a local hazardous waste plan under RCW 70A.300.350 . (3) "Lubricating oil" means any oil designed for u... |
70A.224.020 | Used oil recycling element. | (1) Each local government and its local hazardous waste plan under RCW 70A.300.350 is required to include a used oil recycling element. This element shall include: (a) A plan to reach the local goals for household used oil recycling established by the local government and the department under RCW 70A.224.030 . The plan... |
70A.224.030 | Used oil recycling element guidelines—Waiver—Statewide goals. | (1) The department shall, in consultation with local governments, maintain guidelines for the used oil recycling elements required by RCW 70A.224.020 and, by July 1, 2015, shall develop best management practices for preventing and managing polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at public used oil collection sites. (a) ... |
70A.224.040 | Oil sellers—Education responsibility—Penalty. | (1) A person annually selling one thousand or more gallons of lubricating oil to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises, or five hundred or more vehicle oil filters to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises within a city or county having an approved used oil recycling element, ... |
70A.224.050 | Statewide education. | The department shall conduct a public education program to inform the public of the needs for and benefits of collecting and recycling used oil in order to conserve resources and protect the environment. As part of this program, the department shall: (1) Establish and maintain a statewide list of public used oil collec... |
70A.224.060 | Disposal of used oil—Penalty. | (1) Effective January 1, 1992, the use of used oil for dust suppression or weed abatement is prohibited. (2) Effective July 1, 1992, no person may sell or distribute absorbent-based kits, intended for home use, as a means for collecting, recycling, or disposing of used oil. (3) Effective January 1, 1994, no person may ... |
70A.224.070 | Used oil transporter and processor requirements—Civil penalties. | (1) By January 1, 1993, the department shall adopt rules requiring any transporter of used oil to comply with minimum notification, invoicing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. For the purpose of this section, a transporter means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of used oil in quantities greater... |
70A.224.080 | Above-ground used oil collection tanks. | By January 1, 1987, the state fire protection board, in cooperation with the department of ecology, shall develop a statewide standard for the placement of above-ground tanks to collect used oil from private individuals for recycling purposes.
[ 1986 c 37 s 1 . Formerly RCW 70.95I.080 , 19.114.040 .] |
70A.224.900 | Short title. | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the used oil recycling act.
[ 1991 c 319 s 310 . Formerly RCW 70.95I.901 .] |
70A.226.005 | Findings—Municipal sewage sludge as a beneficial commodity. | (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Municipal sewage sludge is an unavoidable by-product of the wastewater treatment process; (b) Population growth and technological improvements in wastewater treatment processes will increase the production of biosolids in the future; (c) Sludge management is often a financial burden ... |
70A.226.007 | Purpose—Federal requirements. | The purpose of this chapter is to provide the department and local governments with the authority and direction to meet federal regulatory requirements for municipal sewage sludge. The department may seek delegation and administer the sludge permit program required by the federal clean water act as it existed on July 2... |
70A.226.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge that is a primarily organic, semisolid product resulting from the wastewater treatment process, that can be beneficially recycled and meets all requirements under th... |
70A.226.020 | Biosolid management program—Transportation of biosolids and sludge—PFAS chemical sampling requirements. | (1) The department shall adopt rules to implement a biosolid management program within 12 months of the adoption of federal rules, 40 C.F.R. Part 503, relating to technical standards for the use and disposal of sewage sludge. The biosolid management program shall, at a minimum, conform with all applicable federal rules... |
70A.226.025 | Advisory committee—Report—PFAS chemical sampling requirements. | (1) By September 30, 2028, and before developing the report required in RCW 70A.226.020 (6)(d), the department must convene and consult with an advisory committee of representatives from: (a) The farming community; (b) Toxicologists; (c) Utilities that produce soil amendments, including special purpose districts, munic... |
70A.226.030 | Biosolids permits—Fees—Biosolids permit account. | (1) The department shall establish annual fees to collect expenses for issuing and administering biosolids permits under this chapter. An initial fee schedule shall be established by rule and shall be adjusted no more often than once every two years. This fee schedule applies to all permits, regardless of date of issua... |
70A.226.040 | Beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge. | The department may work with all appropriate state agencies, local governments, and private entities to establish beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.
[ 1992 c 174 s 5 . Formerly RCW 70.95J.030 .] |
70A.226.050 | Violations—Orders. | If a person violates any provision of this chapter, or a permit issued or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, the department may issue an appropriate order to assure compliance with the chapter, permit, or rule.
[ 1992 c 174 s 6 . Formerly RCW 70.95J.040 .] |
70A.226.060 | Enforcement of chapter. | The department, with the assistance of the attorney general, may bring an action at law or in equity, including an action for injunctive relief, to enforce this chapter or a permit issued or rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter.
[ 1992 c 174 s 7 . Formerly RCW 70.95J.050 .] |
70A.226.070 | Violations—Punishment. | A person who willfully violates, without sufficient cause, any of the provisions of this chapter, or a permit or order issued pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Willful violation of this chapter, or a permit or order issued pursuant to this chapter is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of... |
70A.226.080 | Violations—Monetary penalty. | In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this chapter or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to it shall be subject to a penalty in an amount of up to five thousand dollars a day for each violation. Each violation shall be a separate violation. In the case of a continuing violation... |
70A.226.090 | Delegation to local health department—Generally. | The department may delegate to a local health department the powers necessary to issue and enforce permits to use or dispose of biosolids. A delegation may be withdrawn if the department finds that a local health department is not effectively administering the permit program.
[ 1992 c 174 s 10 . Formerly RCW 70.95J.080... |
70A.226.100 | Delegation to local health department—Review. | (1) Any permit issued by a local health department under RCW 70A.226.090 may be reviewed by the department to ensure that the proposed site or facility conforms with all applicable laws, rules, and standards under this chapter. (2) If the department does not approve or disapprove a permit within sixty days, the permit ... |
70A.228.005 | Findings. | The legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is a matter of statewide concern that biomedical waste be handled in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the environment, and the workers who handle the waste. (2) Infectious disease transmission has not been identified from improperly di... |
70A.228.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Biomedical waste" means, and is limited to, the following types of waste: (a) "Animal waste" is waste animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that are known to be infected with, or that have be... |
70A.228.020 | State definition preempts local definitions. | The definition of biomedical waste set forth in RCW 70A.228.010 shall be the sole state definition for biomedical waste within the state, and shall preempt biomedical waste definitions established by a local health department or local government.
[ 2020 c 20 s 1242 ; 1992 c 14 s 3 . Formerly RCW 70.95K.011 .] |
70A.228.030 | Waste treatment technologies. | (1) At the request of an applicant, the department of health, in consultation with the department of ecology and local health departments, may evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of biomedical waste treatment technologies. The department shall make available the results of any evaluation to local healt... |
70A.228.040 | Residential sharps—Disposal—Violation. | (1) A person shall not intentionally place unprotected sharps or a sharps waste container into: (a) Recycling containers provided by a city, county, or solid waste collection company, or any other recycling collection site unless that site is specifically designated by a local health department as a drop-off site for s... |
70A.228.050 | Residential sharps waste collection. | (1) A public or private provider of solid waste collection service may provide a program to collect source separated residential sharps waste containers in conjunction with regular collection services. (2) A company collecting source separated residential sharps waste containers shall notify the public, in writing, on ... |
70A.228.900 | Section headings. | Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.
[ 1992 c 14 s 5 . Formerly RCW 70.95K.900 .] |
70A.228.901 | Effective dates—1992 c 14. | (1) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [March 20, 1992]. (2) Section 4 of this act shall take effect October 1, 1992.
[ 1992 c 14 s 7 ... |
70A.230.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Bulk mercury" includes any elemental, nonamalgamated mercury, regardless of volume quantity or weight and does not include mercury-added products as defined in this section or products containing mercury co... |
70A.230.020 | Fluorescent lamps—Labeling requirements—Prohibition on sale—Exceptions—Penalty—Rule making—Definitions. | (1) Effective January 1, 2004, a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may not knowingly sell at retail a fluorescent lamp if the fluorescent lamp contains mercury and was manufactured after November 30, 2003, unless the fluorescent lamp is labeled in accordance with the guidelines listed under subsection (2) of this s... |
70A.230.030 | Mercury disposal education plan. | The department of health must develop an educational plan for schools, local governments, businesses, and the public on the proper disposal methods for mercury and mercury-added products.
[ 2003 c 260 s 4 . Formerly RCW 70.95M.030 .] |
70A.230.040 | Schools—Purchase of mercury prohibited. | A school may not purchase for use in a primary or secondary classroom bulk elemental mercury or chemical mercury compounds. By January 1, 2006, all primary and secondary schools in the state must remove and properly dispose of all bulk elemental mercury, chemical mercury, and bulk mercury compounds used as teaching aid... |
70A.230.050 | Prohibited sales—Novelties, manometers, thermometers, thermostats, motor vehicles, bulk mercury. | (1) Effective January 1, 2006, no person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in this state a mercury-added novelty. A manufacturer of mercury-added novelties must notify all retailers that sell the product about the provisions of this section and how to properly dispose of any remaining mercury-adde... |
70A.230.060 | Rules—Product preference. | (1) The *department of general administration must, by January 1, 2005, revise its rules, policies, and guidelines to implement the purpose of this chapter. (2) The department of enterprise services must give priority and preference to the purchase of equipment, supplies, and other products that contain no mercury-adde... |
70A.230.070 | Clearinghouse—Department participation. | The department is authorized to participate in a regional or multistate clearinghouse to assist in carrying out any of the requirements of this chapter. A clearinghouse may also be used for examining notification and label requirements, developing education and outreach activities, and maintaining a list of all mercury... |
70A.230.080 | Penalties. | A violation of this chapter, other than a violation of RCW 70A.230.020 , is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation in the case of a first violation. Repeat violators are liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each repeat violation. Penalties collected under this section must ... |
70A.230.090 | Crematories—Nonapplicability of chapter. | Nothing in this chapter applies to crematories as defined in RCW 68.04.070 , alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction facilities as defined in RCW 68.04.320 .
[ 2019 c 432 s 33 ; 2003 c 260 s 10 . Formerly RCW 70.95M.090 .]
Effective date — 2019 c 432: See note following RCW 68.05.175 . |
70A.230.100 | Prescription drugs and devices, biological products, over-the-counter items—Nonapplicability of chapter. | Nothing in this chapter applies to prescription drugs and devices regulated by the food and drug administration under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.), to biological products regulated by the food and drug administration under the public health service act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 262 et seq... |
70A.230.110 | Medical equipment, research tests—Nonapplicability of chapter. | Nothing in RCW 70A.230.020 , 70A.230.050 (1), (3), or (4), or 70A.230.060 applies to medical equipment or reagents used in medical or research tests regulated by the food and drug administration under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.).
[ 2020 c 20 s 1246 ; 2003 c 260 s 13 . Formerly ... |
70A.230.120 | Vaccines. | (1) Beginning July 1, 2007, a person who is known to be pregnant or who is under three years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of thi... |
70A.230.130 | Fiscal impact—Model toxics control operating account. | Any fiscal impact on the department or the department of health that results from the implementation of this chapter must be paid for out of funds that are appropriated by the legislature from the model toxics control operating account for the implementation of the department's persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemical... |
70A.230.140 | National mercury repository site. | The department of ecology shall petition the United States environmental protection agency requesting development of a national mercury repository site.
[ 2003 c 260 s 14 . Formerly RCW 70.95M.130 .] |
70A.230.160 | Mercury-containing lights. | (1) All persons, residents, government, commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and office buildings must recycle their end-of-life mercury-containing lights. (2) No mercury-containing lights may knowingly be placed in waste containers for disposal at incinerators, waste to energy facilities, or landfills. (3) No... |
70A.235.010 | Legislative findings. | The legislature finds that beverage containers designed to be opened through the use of detachable metal rings or tabs are hazardous to the health and welfare of the citizens of this state and detrimental to certain wildlife. The detachable parts are susceptible to ingestion by human beings and wildlife. The legislatur... |
70A.235.020 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Beverage" means beer or other malt beverage or mineral water, soda water, or other drink in liquid form and intended for human consumption. The term does not include milk-based, soy-based, or similar produ... |
70A.235.030 | Sale of containers with detachable metal rings or tabs prohibited. | No person may sell or offer to sell at retail in this state any beverage container so designed and constructed that a metal part of the container is detachable in opening the container through use of a metal ring or tab. Nothing in this section prohibits the sale of a beverage container which container's only detachabl... |
70A.235.040 | Enforcement—Rules. | The department shall administer and enforce this chapter. The department shall adopt rules interpreting and implementing this chapter. Any rule adopted under this section shall be adopted under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1982 c 113 s 4 . Formerly RCW 70.132.040 .] |
70A.235.050 | Penalty. | Except as provided in RCW 43.05.060 through 43.05.080 and 43.05.150 , any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
[ 1995 c 403... |
70A.235.900 | Effective date—Implementation—1982 c 113. | This act shall take effect on July 1, 1983. The director of the department of ecology is authorized to take such steps prior to such date as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.
[ 1982 c 113 s 7 . Formerly RCW 70.132.900 .] |
70A.240.010 | Findings. | (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions, conserves energy and landfill space, provides jobs and valuable feedstock materials to industry, promotes health, and protects the environment; (b) Washington has long been a leader in sound management of recyclable materials and solid wast... |
70A.240.020 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Center" means recycling development center. (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology. (4) "Local government" means a city, town, or co... |
70A.240.030 | Recycling development center—Creation—Purpose and duties—Report to the legislature and governor—Interagency agreement—Rules. | (1) The recycling development center is created within the department of ecology. (2) The purpose of the center is to provide or facilitate basic and applied research and development, marketing, and policy analysis in furthering the development of markets and processing for recycled commodities and products. As used in... |
70A.240.040 | Advisory board—Duties—Membership. | (1) The center's activities must be guided by an advisory board. (2) The duties of the advisory board are to: (a) Provide advice and guidance on the annual work plan of the center; and (b) Evaluate, analyze, and make recommendations on state policies that may affect markets for recyclable materials to the director and ... |
70A.245.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Beverage" means beverages identified in (a) through (f) of this subsection, intended for human or animal consumption, and in a quantity more than or equal to two fluid ounces and less than or equal to one g... |
70A.245.020 | Postconsumer recycled content. | (1)(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, producers that offer for sale, sell, or distribute in or into Washington: (i) Beverages other than wine in 187 milliliter plastic beverage containers and dairy milk in plastic beverage containers must meet minimum postconsumer recycled content requirements established under subsection ... |
70A.245.030 | Producer reporting requirements. | (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection, beginning April 1, 2024, each producer of covered products, individually or through a third party representing a group of producers, must provide an annual report to the department that includes the amount in pounds of virgin plastic and the amount in pounds ... |
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