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WA Rev Code § 70A.205.445 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.445 - Waste tires—License for transport or storage business—Requirements.

RCW 70A.205.445 Waste tires—License for transport or storage business—Requirements.Any person engaged in the business of transporting or storing waste tires shall be licensed by the department. To obtain a license, each applicant must:(1) Provide assurances that the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and the rules regarding waste tire storage and transportation;(2) Accept liability for and authorize the department to recover any costs incurred in any cleanup of waste tires transported or newly stored by the applicant in violation of this section, or RCW 70A.205.450, 70A.205.410, or 70A.205.460, or rules adopted thereunder, after July 1, 2005;(3) After January 1, 2006, for waste tires transported or stored before July 1, 2005, or for waste tires transported or stored after July 1, 2005, post a bond in an amount to be determined by the department sufficient to cover the liability for the cost of cleanup of the transported or stored waste tires, in favor of the state of Washington. In lieu of the bond, the applicant may submit financial assurances acceptable to the department;(4) Be registered in the state of Washington as a business and be in compliance with all state laws, rules, and local ordinances;(5) Have a federal tax identification number and be in compliance with all applicable federal codes and regulations; and(6) Report annually to the department the amount of tires transported and their disposition. Failure to report shall result in revocation of the license.[ 2020 c 20 § 1195; 2009 c 261 § 6; 2005 c 354 § 6; 1988 c 250 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.555.]NOTES:Intent—2009 c 261: See note following RCW 70A.205.405.Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2005 c 354: See notes following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.450 - Waste tires—Violation of RCW 70A.205.445—Penalty.

RCW 70A.205.450 Waste tires—Violation of RCW 70A.205.445—Penalty.(1) Any person who transports or stores waste tires without a license in violation of RCW 70A.205.445 shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished under RCW 9A.20.021(2).(2) Any person who transports or stores waste tires without a license in violation of RCW 70A.205.445 is liable for the costs of cleanup of any and all waste tires transported or stored. This subsection does not apply to the storage of waste tires when the storage of the tires occurred before July 1, 2005, and the storage was licensed in accordance with RCW 70A.205.445 at the time the tires were stored.[ 2020 c 20 § 1196; 2005 c 354 § 7; 1989 c 431 § 95; 1988 c 250 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95.560.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2005 c 354: See notes following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.455 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.455 - Waste tires—Contracts with unlicensed persons prohibited.

RCW 70A.205.455 Waste tires—Contracts with unlicensed persons prohibited.No business may enter into a contract for:(1) Transportation of waste tires with an unlicensed waste tire transporter; or(2) Waste tire storage with an unlicensed owner or operator of a waste tire storage site.[ 1988 c 250 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95.565.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.460 - Limitations on liability.

RCW 70A.205.460 Limitations on liability.No person or business, having documented proof that it legally transferred possession of waste tires to a validly licensed transporter or storer of waste tires or to a validly permitted recycler, has any further liability related to the waste tires legally transferred.[ 2005 c 354 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95.570.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2005 c 354: See notes following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.500 - Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling.

RCW 70A.205.500 Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling.The department of ecology, at the request of a local government jurisdiction, may periodically provide educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling to public and private refuse haulers. The educational material shall be distributed to households receiving refuse collection service by local governments or the refuse hauler providing service. The refuse hauler may distribute the educational material by any means that assures timely delivery.Reasonable expenses incurred in the distribution of this material shall be considered, for rate-making purposes, as legitimate operating expenses of garbage and refuse haulers regulated under chapter 81.77 RCW.[ 1988 c 175 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95.600.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 175: See note following RCW 39.26.255.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.505 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.505 - Battery disposal—Restrictions—Violators subject to fine—"Vehicle battery" defined.

RCW 70A.205.505 Battery disposal—Restrictions—Violators subject to fine—"Vehicle battery" defined.(1) No person may knowingly dispose of a vehicle battery except by delivery to: A person or entity selling lead acid batteries, a person or entity authorized by the department to accept the battery, or to a secondary lead smelter.(2) No owner or operator of a solid waste disposal site shall knowingly accept for disposal used vehicle batteries except when authorized to do so by the department or by the federal government.(3) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars. Each battery will constitute a separate violation. Nothing in this section and RCW 70A.205.510 through 70A.205.530 shall supersede the provisions under chapter 70A.300 RCW.(4) For purposes of this section and RCW 70A.205.510 through 70A.205.530, "vehicle battery" means batteries capable for use in any vehicle, having a core consisting of elemental lead, and a capacity of six or more volts.[ 2020 c 20 § 1197; 1989 c 431 § 37. Formerly RCW 70.95.610.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.510 - Identification procedure for persons accepting used vehicle batteries.

RCW 70A.205.510 Identification procedure for persons accepting used vehicle batteries.The department shall establish a procedure to identify, on an annual basis, those persons accepting used vehicle batteries from retail establishments.[ 1989 c 431 § 38. Formerly RCW 70.95.620.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.515 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.515 - Requirements for accepting used batteries by retailers of vehicle batteries—Notice.

RCW 70A.205.515 Requirements for accepting used batteries by retailers of vehicle batteries—Notice.A person selling vehicle batteries at retail in the state shall:(1) Accept, at the time of purchase of a replacement battery, in the place where the new batteries are physically transferred to the purchasers, and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used vehicle batteries from the purchasers, if offered by the purchasers. When a purchaser fails to provide an equivalent used battery or batteries, the purchaser may reclaim the core charge paid under RCW 70A.205.520 by returning, to the point of purchase within thirty days, a used battery or batteries and a receipt showing proof of purchase from the establishment where the replacement battery or batteries were purchased; and(2) Post written notice which must be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language:(a) "It is illegal to put a motor vehicle battery or other vehicle battery in your garbage."(b) "State law requires us to accept used motor vehicle batteries or other vehicle batteries for recycling, in exchange for new batteries purchased."(c) "When you buy a battery, state law also requires us to include a core charge of five dollars or more if you do not return your old battery for exchange."[ 2020 c 20 § 1198; 1989 c 431 § 39. Formerly RCW 70.95.630.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.520 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.520 - Retail core charge.

RCW 70A.205.520 Retail core charge.Each retail sale of a vehicle battery shall include, in the price of the battery for sale, a core charge of not less than five dollars. When a purchaser offers the seller a used battery of equivalent size, the seller shall omit the core charge from the price of the battery.[ 1989 c 431 § 40. Formerly RCW 70.95.640.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.525 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.525 - Vehicle battery wholesalers—Obligations regarding used batteries—Noncompliance procedure.

RCW 70A.205.525 Vehicle battery wholesalers—Obligations regarding used batteries—Noncompliance procedure.(1) A person selling vehicle batteries at wholesale to a retail establishment in this state shall accept, at the time and place of transfer, used vehicle batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by the purchaser.(2) When a battery wholesaler, or agent of the wholesaler, fails to accept used vehicle batteries as provided in this section, a retailer may file a complaint with the department and the department shall investigate any such complaint.(3)(a) The department shall issue an order suspending any of the provisions of RCW 70A.205.515 through 70A.205.530 whenever it finds that the market price of lead has fallen to the extent that new battery wholesalers' estimated statewide average cost of transporting used batteries to a smelter or other person or entity in the business of purchasing used batteries is clearly greater than the market price paid for used lead batteries by such smelter or person or entity.(b) The order of suspension shall only apply to batteries that are sold at retail during the period in which the suspension order is effective.(c) The department shall limit its suspension order to a definite period not exceeding six months, but shall revoke the order prior to its expiration date should it find that the reasons for its issuance are no longer valid.[ 2020 c 20 § 1199; 1989 c 431 § 41. Formerly RCW 70.95.650.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.530 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.530 - Department to distribute printed notice—Issuance of warnings and citations—Fines.

RCW 70A.205.530 Department to distribute printed notice—Issuance of warnings and citations—Fines.The department shall produce, print, and distribute the notices required by RCW 70A.205.515 to all places where vehicle batteries are offered for sale at retail and in performing its duties under this section the department may inspect any place, building, or premise governed by RCW 70A.205.520. Authorized employees of the agency may issue warnings and citations to persons who fail to comply with the requirements of RCW 70A.205.505 through 70A.205.535. Failure to conform to the notice requirements of RCW 70A.205.515 shall subject the violator to a fine imposed by the department not to exceed one thousand dollars. However, no such fine shall be imposed unless the department has issued a warning of infraction for the first offense. Each day that a violator does not comply with the requirements of chapter 431, Laws of 1989 following the issuance of an initial warning of infraction shall constitute a separate offense.[ 2020 c 20 § 1200; 1989 c 431 § 42. Formerly RCW 70.95.660.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.535 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.535 - Rules.

RCW 70A.205.535 Rules.The department shall adopt rules providing for the implementation and enforcement of RCW 70A.205.505 through 70A.205.530.[ 2020 c 20 § 1201; 1989 c 431 § 43. Formerly RCW 70.95.670.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.600 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.600 - Solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility—Environmental impact statement requirements.

RCW 70A.205.600 Solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility—Environmental impact statement requirements.No solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility shall be operated prior to the completion of an environmental impact statement containing the considerations required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) and prepared pursuant to the procedures of chapter 43.21C RCW. This section does not apply to a facility operated prior to January 1, 1989, as a solid waste incineration facility or energy recovery facility burning solid waste.[ 1989 c 431 § 55. Formerly RCW 70.95.700.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.605 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.605 - Incineration of medical waste.

RCW 70A.205.605 Incineration of medical waste.Incineration of medical waste shall be conducted under sufficient burning conditions to reduce all combustible material to a form such that no portion of the combustible material is visible in its uncombusted state.[ 1989 c 431 § 77. Formerly RCW 70.95.710.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.610 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.610 - Sharps waste—Drop-off sites—Pharmacy return program.

RCW 70A.205.610 Sharps waste—Drop-off sites—Pharmacy return program.(1) A solid waste planning jurisdiction may designate sharps waste container drop-off sites.(2) A pharmacy return program shall not be considered a solid waste handling facility and shall not be required to obtain a solid waste permit. A pharmacy return program is required to register, at no cost, with the department. To facilitate designation of sharps waste drop-off sites, the department shall share the name and location of registered pharmacy return programs with jurisdictional health departments and local solid waste management officials.(3) A public or private provider of solid waste collection service may provide a program to collect source separated residential sharps waste containers as provided in chapter 70A.228 RCW.(4) For the purpose of this section, "sharps waste," "sharps waste container," and "pharmacy return program" shall have the same meanings as provided in RCW 70A.228.010.[ 2020 c 20 § 1202; 1994 c 165 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95.715.]NOTES:Findings—Purposes—Intent—1994 c 165: See note following RCW 70A.228.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.615 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.615 - Closure of energy recovery and incineration facilities—Recordkeeping requirements.

RCW 70A.205.615 Closure of energy recovery and incineration facilities—Recordkeeping requirements.The department shall require energy recovery and incineration facilities to retain records of monitoring and operation data for a minimum of ten years after permanent closure of the facility.[ 1990 c 114 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.720.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.620 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.620 - Paper conservation program—Paper recycling program.

RCW 70A.205.620 Paper conservation program—Paper recycling program.By July 1, 2010, each state agency shall develop and implement:(1) A paper conservation program. Each state agency shall endeavor to conserve paper by at least thirty percent of their current paper use.(2) A paper recycling program to encourage recycling of all paper products with the goal of recycling one hundred percent of all copy and printing paper in all buildings with twenty-five employees or more.(3) For the purposes of this section, "state agencies" include, but are not limited to, colleges, universities, offices of elected and appointed officers, the supreme court, court of appeals, and administrative departments of state government.[ 2009 c 356 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95.725.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.710 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.710 - Composting food and yard wastes—Grants and study.

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.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.900 - Authority and responsibility of utilities and transportation commission not changed.

RCW 70A.205.900 Authority and responsibility of utilities and transportation commission not changed.Nothing in this act shall be deemed to change the authority or responsibility of the Washington utilities and transportation commission to regulate all intrastate carriers.[ 1969 ex.s. c 134 § 27. Formerly RCW 70.95.900.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.901 - Application of chapter—Collection and transportation of recyclable materials by recycling companies or nonprofit entities—Reuse or reclamation.

RCW 70A.205.901 Application of chapter—Collection and transportation of recyclable materials by recycling companies or nonprofit entities—Reuse or reclamation.Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a recycling company or nonprofit entity from collecting and transporting recyclable materials from a buy-back center, drop-box, or from a commercial or industrial generator of recyclable materials, or upon agreement with a solid waste collection company.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting a commercial or industrial generator of commercial recyclable materials from selling, conveying, or arranging for transportation of such material to a recycler for reuse or reclamation.[ 1989 c 431 § 32. Formerly RCW 70.95.903.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.902 - Application of chapter—Steel slag.

RCW 70A.205.902 Application of chapter—Steel slag.Nothing in this chapter is applicable to steel slag that is a primary product of production in the electric arc steel-making process, produced to specification, managed as an item of commercial value, and placed in commerce for general public consumption, provided that such steel slag material is not abandoned, discarded, or placed in the solid waste stream.[ 2016 c 165 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.95.904.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.210.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.210 - Pollution Control—Municipal Bonding Authority.|70A.210.010 - Legislative declaration—Liberal construction.

RCW 70A.210.010 Legislative declaration—Liberal construction.The legislature finds:(1) That environmental damage seriously endangers the public health and welfare;(2) That such environmental damage results from air, water, and other resources pollution and from solid waste disposal, noise and other environmental problems;(3) That to abate or control such environmental damage antipollution devices, equipment, and facilities must be acquired, constructed and installed;(4) That the tax exempt financing permitted by Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and authorized by this chapter results in lower costs of installation of pollution control facilities;(5) That such lower costs benefit the public with no measurable cost impact;(6) That the method of financing provided in this chapter is in the public interest and its use serves a public purpose in (a) protecting and promoting the health and welfare of the citizens of the cities, towns, counties, and port districts and of this state by encouraging and accelerating the installation of facilities for abating or controlling and preventing environmental damage and (b) in attracting and retaining environmentally sound industry in this state which reduces unemployment and provides a more diversified tax base.(7) For the reasons set forth in subsection (6) of this section, the provisions of this chapter relating to port districts and all proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken by port districts pursuant thereto are, and shall be deemed to be, for industrial development as authorized by Article 8, section 8 of the Washington state Constitution.This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intentions expressed in this section.[ 1975 c 6 § 1; 1973 c 132 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.95A.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.210.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.210 - Pollution Control—Municipal Bonding Authority.|70A.210.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.210.020 Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Department" shall mean the state department of ecology;(2) "Facility" or "facilities" shall mean any land, building, structure, machinery, system, fixture, appurtenance, equipment or any combination thereof, or any interest therein, and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith whether or not now in existence, which is used or to be used by any person, corporation or municipality in furtherance of the purpose of abating, controlling or preventing pollution;(3) "Governing body" shall mean the body or bodies in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested;(4) "Mortgage" shall mean a mortgage or a mortgage and deed of trust or other security device;(5) "Municipality" shall mean any city, town, county, port district, or water-sewer district in the state; and(6) "Pollution" shall mean any form of environmental pollution, including but not limited to water pollution, air pollution, land pollution, solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination, or noise pollution.[ 2017 c 314 § 3; 1973 c 132 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95A.020.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).