RCW 70A.205.710
Composting food and yard wastes—Grants and study.
(1) In order to establish the feasibility of composting food and yard wastes, the department shall provide funds, as available, to local governments submitting a proposal to compost such wastes.
(2) The department, in cooperation with the *department of community, trade, and economic development, may approve an application if the project can demonstrate the essential parameters for successful composting, including, but not limited to, cost-effectiveness, handling and safety requirements, and current and potential markets.
[ 1998 c 245 § 132; 1995 c 399 § 191; 1989 c 431 § 97. Formerly RCW 70.95.810.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
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.