RCW 43.19A.005
Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to:
(1) Substantially increase the procurement of recycled content products by all local and state governmental agencies and public schools, and provide a model to encourage a comparable commitment by Washington state citizens and businesses in their purchasing practices;
(2) Target government procurement policies and goals toward those recycled products for which there are significant market development needs or that may substantially contribute to solutions to the state's waste management problem;
(3) Provide standards for recycled products for use in procurement programs by all governmental agencies;
(4) Provide the authority for all governmental agencies to adopt preferential purchasing policies for recycled products;
(5) Direct state agencies to develop strategies to increase recycled product purchases, and to provide specific goals for procurement of recycled paper products and organic recovered materials; and
(6) Provide guidance and direction for local governments and other public agencies to develop plans for increasing the procurement of recycled content products.
[ 1991 c 297 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.19A - Recycled Product Procurement.
43.19A.020 - Recycled product purchasing—Federal product standards.
43.19A.022 - Recycled content paper for printers and copiers—Purchasing priority.
43.19A.030 - Local government duties.
43.19A.040 - Local government adoption of preferential purchase policy optional.
43.19A.050 - Strategy for state agency procurement.
43.19A.060 - Database of products and vendors.
43.19A.070 - Education program—Product substitution list—Model procurement guidelines.
43.19A.080 - Bid notification to state recycled content requirements.
43.19A.110 - Local road projects—Compost products.
43.19A.120 - Use of compost products in projects.
43.19A.130 - Local governments encouraged to enter compost product purchasing agreements.
43.19A.140 - Use of biochar in public works projects.
43.19A.150 - Cities and counties required to adopt a compost procurement ordinance—Report.