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WA Rev Code § 70A.205.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.270 - Composting of bovine and equine carcasses—Guidelines—Exemption from solid waste handling rules.

RCW 70A.205.270 Composting of bovine and equine carcasses—Guidelines—Exemption from solid waste handling rules.(1) By July 1, 2005, the department of ecology and the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of health, shall make available to livestock producers clearly written guidelines for the composting of bovine and equine carcasses for routine animal disposal.(2) Composters of bovine and equine carcasses are exempt from the metals testing and permit requirements under the solid waste handling rules for compost that is distributed off-site if the following conditions are met:(a) The carcasses to be composted are not known or suspected to be affected with a prion-protein disease such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a spore-forming disease such as anthrax or other diseases designated by the state veterinarian;(b) The composter follows the written guidelines provided for in subsection (1) of this section;(c) The composter does not accept for composting animal mortalities from other sources not directly affiliated with the composter's operation;(d) The composter provides information to the end user that includes the source of the material; the quality of the compost as to its nutrient content, pathogens, and stability; and the restrictions on use of the compost as stated in (f) of this subsection;(e) The composter reports annually to the department the number of bovines and equines and the amounts of other material composted, including the composter's best estimate of the tonnage or yardage involved; and(f) The end user applies the compost only to agricultural lands that are not used for the production of root crops except as prescribed in the guidelines and ensures no compost comes into contact with the crops harvested from the lands where the compost is applied.(3) If a compost production facility does not operate in compliance with the terms and conditions established for an exemption in this section, the facility shall be subject to the permitting requirements for solid waste handling under this chapter.[ 2005 c 510 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95.306.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.275 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.275 - Rules—Department "deferring" to other permits—Application of section.

RCW 70A.205.275 Rules—Department "deferring" to other permits—Application of section.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department shall adopt rules:(a) Describing when a jurisdictional health department may, at its discretion, waive the requirement that a permit be issued for a facility under this chapter if other air, water, or environmental permits are issued for the same facility. As used in this section, a jurisdictional health department's waiving the requirement that a permit be issued for a facility under this chapter based on the issuance of such other permits for the facility is the health department's "deferring" to the other permits; and(b) Allowing deferral only if the applicant and the jurisdictional health department demonstrate that other permits for the facility will provide a comparable level of protection for human health and the environment that would be provided by a solid waste handling permit.(2) This section does not apply to any transfer station, landfill, or incinerator that receives municipal solid waste destined for final disposal.(3) If, before June 11, 1998, either the department or a jurisdictional health department has deferred solid waste permitting or regulation of a solid waste facility to permitting or regulation under other environmental permits for the same facility, such deferral is valid and shall not be affected by the rules developed under subsection (1) of this section.(4) Rules adopted under this section shall contain such terms and conditions as the department deems necessary to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and rules.[ 1998 c 156 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95.310.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.280 - Penalty.

RCW 70A.205.280 Penalty.(1) The department may assess a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day per violation to any person exempt from solid waste permitting in accordance with RCW 70A.205.145, 70A.205.260, 70A.205.265, 70A.205.270, or 70A.205.290 who fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption. Each such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance shall be a separate and distinct violation. The penalty provided in this section shall be imposed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.300.(2) If a person violates a provision of any of the sections referenced in subsection (1) of this section, the department may issue an appropriate order to ensure compliance with the conditions of the exemption. The order may be appealed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.310.[ 2020 c 20 § 1185; 2016 c 119 § 8; 2009 c 178 § 5; 2005 c 510 § 7; 1998 c 156 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95.315.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.285 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.285 - Construction.

RCW 70A.205.285 Construction.Nothing in chapter 156, Laws of 1998 may be construed to affect chapter 81.77 RCW and the authority of the utilities and transportation commission.[ 1998 c 156 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.95.320.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.300 - Transporters—Definition—Registration required—Penalties.

RCW 70A.205.300 Transporters—Definition—Registration required—Penalties.(1) For the purposes of this section and RCW 70A.205.310, "transporter" means any person or entity that transports recyclable materials from commercial or industrial generators over the public highways of the state of Washington for compensation, and who are required to possess a permit to operate from the Washington utilities and transportation commission under chapter 81.80 RCW. "Transporter" includes commercial recycling operations of certificated solid waste collection companies as provided in chapter 81.77 RCW. "Transporter" does not include:(a) Carriers of commercial recyclable materials, when such materials are owned or being bought or sold by the entity or person, and being carried in their own vehicle, when such activity is incidental to the conduct of an entity or person's primary business;(b) Entities or persons hauling their own recyclables or hauling recyclables they generated or purchased and transported in their own vehicles;(c) Nonprofit or charitable organizations collecting and transporting recyclable materials from a buyback center, drop box, or from a commercial or industrial generator of recyclable materials;(d) City municipal solid waste departments or city solid waste contractors; or(e) Common carriers under chapter 81.80 RCW whose primary business is not the transportation of recyclable materials.(2) All transporters shall register with the department prior to the transportation of recyclable materials. The department shall supply forms for registration.(3) A transporter who transports recyclable materials within the state without a transporter registration required by this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount up to one thousand dollars per violation.[ 2020 c 20 § 1187; 2005 c 394 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.400.]NOTES:Intent—2005 c 394: "It is the intent of the legislature to improve recycling, eliminate illegal disposal of recyclable materials, protect consumers from sham recycling, and to further the purposes of RCW 70.95.020 and the goal of consistency in jurisdictional treatment of the statewide solid waste management plan adopted by the department of ecology." [ 2005 c 394 § 1.]Severability—2005 c 394: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 2005 c 394 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.310 - Transporters—Delivery of recyclable materials to transfer station or landfill prohibited—Records—Penalty.

RCW 70A.205.310 Transporters—Delivery of recyclable materials to transfer station or landfill prohibited—Records—Penalty.(1) A transporter may not deliver any recyclable materials for disposal to a transfer station or landfill.(2) A transporter shall keep records of locations and quantities specifically identified in relation to a generator's name, service date, address, and invoice, documenting where recyclables have been sold, delivered for processing, or otherwise marketed. These records must be retained for two years from the date of collection, and must be made accessible for inspection by the department and the local health department.(3) A transporter who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation.[ 2005 c 394 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95.410.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—2005 c 394: See notes following RCW 70A.205.300.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.320 - Damages.

RCW 70A.205.320 Damages.Any person damaged by a violation of RCW 70A.205.300 through 70A.205.340 may bring a civil action for such a violation by seeking either injunctive relief or damages, or both, in the superior court of the county in which the violation took place or in Thurston county. The prevailing party in such an action is entitled to reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, including those on appeal.[ 2020 c 20 § 1188; 2005 c 394 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.95.420.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—2005 c 394: See notes following RCW 70A.205.300.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.330 - Solid waste recyclers—Notice—Report—Penalty.

RCW 70A.205.330 Solid waste recyclers—Notice—Report—Penalty.(1) All facilities that recycle solid waste, except for those facilities with a current solid waste handling permit issued under RCW 70A.205.120, must notify the department in writing within thirty days prior to operation, or ninety days from July 24, 2005, for existing recycling operations, of the intent to conduct recycling in accordance with this section. Notification must be in writing, and include:(a) Contact information for the person conducting the recycling activity;(b) A general description of the recycling activity;(c) A description of the types of solid waste being recycled; and(d) A general explanation of the recycling processes and methods.(2) Each facility that recycles solid waste, except those facilities with a current solid waste handling permit issued under RCW 70A.205.120, shall prepare and submit an annual report to the department by April 1st on forms supplied by the department. The annual report must detail recycling activities during the previous calendar year and include the following information:(a) The name and address of the recycling operation;(b) The calendar year covered by the report;(c) The annual quantities and types of waste received, recycled, and disposed, in tons, for purposes of determining progress towards achieving the goals of waste reduction, waste recycling, and treatment in accordance with RCW 70A.205.005(4); and(d) Any additional information required by written notification of the department that is needed to determine progress towards achieving the goals of waste reduction, waste recycling, and treatment in accordance with RCW 70A.205.005(4).(3) Any facility, except for product take-back centers, that recycles solid waste materials within the state without first obtaining a solid waste handling permit under RCW 70A.205.120 or completing a notification under this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation.[ 2020 c 20 § 1189; 2005 c 394 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95.430.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—2005 c 394: See notes following RCW 70A.205.300.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.340 - Financial assurance requirements.

RCW 70A.205.340 Financial assurance requirements.(1) The department may adopt rules that establish financial assurance requirements for recycling facilities that do not already have financial assurance requirements under this chapter, or are not already specifically exempted from financial assurance requirements under this chapter. The financial assurance requirements must take into consideration the amounts and types of recyclable materials recycled at the facility, and the potential closure and postclosure costs associated with the recycling facility; which assurance may consist of posting of a surety bond in an amount sufficient to meet these requirements or other financial instrument, but in no case less than ten thousand dollars.(2) A recycling facility is required to meet financial assurance requirements adopted by the department by rule, unless the facility is already required to provide financial assurance under other provisions of this chapter.(3) Facilities that collect, recover, process, or otherwise recycle scrap metal, processed scrap metal, unprocessed home scrap metal, and unprocessed prompt scrap metal are exempt from the requirements of this section.[ 2005 c 394 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95.440.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—2005 c 394: See notes following RCW 70A.205.300.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.400 - Disposal of vehicle tires outside designated area prohibited—Penalty—Exemption.

RCW 70A.205.400 Disposal of vehicle tires outside designated area prohibited—Penalty—Exemption.(1) No person may drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of vehicle tires on any public property or private property in this state or in the waters of this state whether from a vehicle or otherwise, including, but not limited to, any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forestland, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley unless:(a) The property is designated by the state, or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions, for the disposal of discarded vehicle tires; and(b) The person is authorized to use the property for such purpose.(2) A violation of this section is punishable by a civil penalty, which shall not be less than two hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars for each offense.(3) This section does not apply to the storage or deposit of vehicle tires in quantities deemed exempt under rules adopted by the department of ecology under its functional standards for solid waste.[ 1985 c 345 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.500.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.410 - Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires—Failure to collect, pay to department—Penalties.

RCW 70A.205.410 Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires—Failure to collect, pay to department—Penalties.(1) The fee required by this chapter, to be collected by the seller, shall be deemed to be held in trust by the seller until paid to the department of revenue, and any seller who appropriates or converts the fee collected to his or her own use or to any use other than the payment of the fee to the extent that the money required to be collected is not available for payment on the due date as prescribed in this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.(2) In case any seller fails to collect the fee imposed in this chapter or, having collected the fee, fails to pay it to the department of revenue in the manner prescribed by this chapter, whether such failure is the result of his or her own acts or the result of acts or conditions beyond his or her control, he or she shall, nevertheless, be personally liable to the state for the amount of the fee.(3) The amount of the fee, until paid by the buyer to the seller or to the department of revenue, shall constitute a debt from the buyer to the seller and any seller who fails or refuses to collect the fee as required with intent to violate the provisions of this chapter or to gain some advantage or benefit, either direct or indirect, and any buyer who refuses to pay any fee due under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2005 c 354 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.515.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2005 c 354: See notes following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.415 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.415 - Waste tire removal account.

RCW 70A.205.415 Waste tire removal account.The waste tire removal account is created in the state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used for the cleanup of unauthorized waste tire piles, measures that prevent future accumulation of unauthorized waste tire piles, and road wear related maintenance on state and local public highways. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the waste tire removal account to the motor vehicle fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the waste tire removal account.[ 2009 c 261 § 3; 2007 c 518 § 708; 2005 c 354 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95.521.]NOTES:Intent—2009 c 261: See note following RCW 70A.205.405.Severability—Effective date—2007 c 518: See notes following RCW 46.68.170.Finding—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2005 c 354: See notes following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.420 - Waste tire removal account—Use—Information required to be posted to department's website.

RCW 70A.205.420 Waste tire removal account—Use—Information required to be posted to department's website.(1) Moneys in the waste tire removal account may be appropriated to the department of ecology:(a) To provide for funding to state and local governments for the removal of discarded vehicle tires from unauthorized tire dump sites; and(b) To accomplish the other purposes of RCW 70A.205.010 as they relate to waste tire cleanup under this chapter.(2) In spending funds in the account under this section, the department shall identify communities with the most severe problems with waste tires and provide funds first to those communities to remove accumulations of waste tires.(3) The department shall provide on its website a summary of state and local government efforts funded using the waste tire removal account, a list of authorized waste tire storage sites and transporters, and tire recycling and reuse rates in the state for each calendar year.[ 2020 c 20 § 1191; 2014 c 76 § 6; 2009 c 261 § 5; 2005 c 354 § 5; 1988 c 250 § 1; 1985 c 345 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95.530.]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.205.425 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.425 - Waste tire removal account—Use of moneys—Transfer of any balance in excess of one million dollars to the motor vehicle account.

RCW 70A.205.425 Waste tire removal account—Use of moneys—Transfer of any balance in excess of one million dollars to the motor vehicle account.(1) All receipts from tire fees imposed under RCW 70A.205.405, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, must be deposited in the waste tire removal account created under RCW 70A.205.415. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used for the cleanup of unauthorized waste tire piles and measures that prevent future accumulation of unauthorized waste tire piles.(2) On September 1st of odd-numbered years, the state treasurer must transfer any cash balance in excess of one million dollars from the waste tire removal account created under RCW 70A.205.415 to the motor vehicle fund for the purpose of road wear related maintenance on state and local public highways.[ 2020 c 20 § 1192; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 10; 2010 c 247 § 704; 2009 c 261 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95.532.]NOTES:Effective date—2010 c 247: See note following RCW 43.19.642.Intent—2009 c 261: See note following RCW 70A.205.405.
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.430 - Disposition of fee.

RCW 70A.205.430 Disposition of fee.(1) Every person engaged in making retail sales of new replacement vehicle tires in this state shall retain ten percent of the collected one dollar fee. The moneys retained may be used for costs associated with the proper management of the waste vehicle tires by the retailer.(2) The department of ecology will administer the funds for the purposes specified in RCW 70A.205.010(6) including, but not limited to:(a) Making grants to local governments for pilot demonstration projects for on-site shredding and recycling of tires from unauthorized dump sites;(b) Grants to local government for enforcement programs;(c) Implementation of a public information and education program to include posters, signs, and informational materials to be distributed to retail tire sales and tire service outlets;(d) Product marketing studies for recycled tires and alternatives to land disposal.[ 2020 c 20 § 1193; 1989 c 431 § 93. Formerly RCW 70.95.535.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.435 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.435 - Cooperation with department to aid tire recycling.

RCW 70A.205.435 Cooperation with department to aid tire recycling.To aid in the statewide tire recycling campaign, the legislature strongly encourages various industry organizations which are active in resource recycling efforts to provide active cooperation with the department of ecology so that additional technology can be developed for the tire recycling campaign.[ 1985 c 345 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.95.540.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.205.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.205 - Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling.|70A.205.440 - Waste tires—Definitions.

RCW 70A.205.440 Waste tires—Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 70A.205.445 through 70A.205.455.(1) "Storage" or "storing" means the placing of more than eight hundred waste tires in a manner that does not constitute final disposal of the waste tires.(2) "Transportation" or "transporting" means picking up or transporting waste tires for the purpose of storage or final disposal.(3) "Waste tires" means tires that are no longer suitable for their original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.[ 2020 c 20 § 1194; 1988 c 250 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.95.550.]