RCW 70A.205.070
Technical assistance for plan preparation—Guidelines—Informational materials and programs.
(1) The department or the commission, as appropriate, shall provide to counties and cities technical assistance including, but not limited to, planning guidelines, in the preparation, review, and revision of solid waste management plans required by this chapter. Guidelines prepared under this section shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. Guidelines for the preparation of the waste reduction and recycling element of the comprehensive solid waste management plan shall be completed by the department by March 15, 1990. These guidelines shall provide recommendations to local government on materials to be considered for designation as recyclable materials. The state solid waste management plan prepared pursuant to RCW 70A.205.210 shall be consistent with these guidelines.
(2) The department shall be responsible for development and implementation of a comprehensive statewide public information program designed to encourage waste reduction, source separation, and recycling by the public. The department shall operate a toll-free hotline to provide the public information on waste reduction and recycling.
(3) The department shall provide technical assistance to local governments in the development and dissemination of informational materials and related activities to assure recognition of unique local waste reduction and recycling programs.
(4)(a) The department must create and implement a statewide recycling contamination reduction and outreach plan based on best management practices for recycling, developed with stakeholder input by July 1, 2020. Jurisdictions may use the statewide plan in lieu of developing their own plan.
(b) The department must provide technical assistance and create guidance to help local jurisdictions determine the extent of contamination in their regional recycling and to develop contamination reduction and outreach plans. Contamination means any material not included on the local jurisdiction's acceptance list.
(c) Contamination reduction education methods may include sharing community-wide messaging through newsletters, articles, mailers, social media, websites, or community events, informing recycling drop box customers about contamination, and improving signage.
(d) The department must cite the sources of information that it relied upon, including any peer-reviewed science, in the development of the best management practices for recycling under (a) of this subsection and the guidance developed under (b) of this subsection.
(5) Local governments shall make all materials and information developed with the assistance grants provided under RCW 70A.205.080 available to the department for potential use in other areas of the state.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1166; 2019 c 166 § 7; 1989 c 431 § 6; 1984 c 123 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.95.100.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 166: See note following RCW 70A.240.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety
Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.
70A.205.005 - Legislative finding—Priorities—Goals.
70A.205.007 - Landfill disposal of organic materials—Goal.
70A.205.020 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
70A.205.025 - Standards for solid waste handling—Areas—Landfill location.
70A.205.030 - Inert waste landfills.
70A.205.035 - Implementation of standards—Assessment—Analyses—Proposals.
70A.205.045 - County and city comprehensive solid waste management plans—Contents.
70A.205.075 - Maintenance of plans—Review, revisions—Implementation of source separation programs.
70A.205.080 - Financial aid to counties and cities.
70A.205.085 - Matching requirements.
70A.205.090 - Contracts with counties to assure proper expenditures.
70A.205.105 - Local health departments may contract with the department of ecology.
70A.205.120 - Permit for solid waste handling facility—Required.
70A.205.125 - Permit for solid waste handling facility—Applications, fee.
70A.205.140 - Permit for solid waste disposal site or facilities—Suspension.
70A.205.150 - Exemption from solid waste permit requirements—Medication disposal.
70A.205.155 - Hearing—Appeal—Denial, suspension—When effective.
70A.205.170 - Waste generated outside the state—Findings.
70A.205.180 - Financial aid to jurisdictional health departments—Applications—Allocations.
70A.205.185 - Financial aid to jurisdictional health departments—Matching funds requirements.
70A.205.190 - Diversion of recyclable material—Penalty.
70A.205.200 - Name appearing on waste material—Presumption.
70A.205.215 - Additional powers and duties of department.
70A.205.235 - Hazardous substance remedial actions—Procedural requirements not applicable.
70A.205.245 - Solid waste stream analysis.
70A.205.250 - Solid waste stream evaluation.
70A.205.255 - Analysis and evaluation to be incorporated in state solid waste management plan.
70A.205.260 - Solid waste—Beneficial uses—Permitting requirement exemptions.
70A.205.265 - Solid waste handling permit—Exemption from requirements—Application of section—Rules.
70A.205.275 - Rules—Department "deferring" to other permits—Application of section.
70A.205.300 - Transporters—Definition—Registration required—Penalties.
70A.205.330 - Solid waste recyclers—Notice—Report—Penalty.
70A.205.340 - Financial assurance requirements.
70A.205.400 - Disposal of vehicle tires outside designated area prohibited—Penalty—Exemption.
70A.205.405 - Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires.
70A.205.415 - Waste tire removal account.
70A.205.430 - Disposition of fee.
70A.205.435 - Cooperation with department to aid tire recycling.
70A.205.440 - Waste tires—Definitions.
70A.205.445 - Waste tires—License for transport or storage business—Requirements.
70A.205.450 - Waste tires—Violation of RCW 70A.205.445—Penalty.
70A.205.455 - Waste tires—Contracts with unlicensed persons prohibited.
70A.205.460 - Limitations on liability.
70A.205.500 - Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling.
70A.205.505 - Battery disposal—Restrictions—Violators subject to fine—"Vehicle battery" defined.
70A.205.510 - Identification procedure for persons accepting used vehicle batteries.
70A.205.515 - Requirements for accepting used batteries by retailers of vehicle batteries—Notice.
70A.205.520 - Retail core charge.
70A.205.530 - Department to distribute printed notice—Issuance of warnings and citations—Fines.
70A.205.540 - Organic solid waste collection services—Fees—Exceptions.
70A.205.605 - Incineration of medical waste.
70A.205.610 - Sharps waste—Drop-off sites—Pharmacy return program.
70A.205.615 - Closure of energy recovery and incineration facilities—Recordkeeping requirements.
70A.205.620 - Paper conservation program—Paper recycling program.
70A.205.710 - Composting food and yard wastes—Grants and study.
70A.205.715 - Food waste reduction—Goal—Plan—Definitions.
70A.205.900 - Authority and responsibility of utilities and transportation commission not changed.