Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-310 - Litter receptacles › Section 173-310-050 - Number of litter receptacles required

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The minimum number of receptacles meeting the standards
				established by this chapter required in public places listed in the preceding
				section is as follows:
(1) Along
			 public highways lying outside the limits of incorporated cities and towns - one
			 receptacle at each rest area, view point or similar turnout, officially
			 designated as such by the primary jurisdictional authority;
(2) Parks, campgrounds and trailer park
			 facilities for transient habitation - one receptacle at each public restroom
			 facility, and one receptacle at each established trailhead that gives access by
			 foot, motorcycle, bicycle or a similar trail for excursion or exploration out
			 of or away from the central activity area;
(3) Gasoline service stations - one litter
			 receptacle placed in plain view of each gasoline service island, with a minimum
			 of one receptacle for each side of the station on which gasoline pumps are
			 located;
(4) Drive-in restaurants,
			 tavern parking lots, shopping centers, grocery store parking lots and outdoor
			 parking lots that have a capacity of more than 50 automobiles - one receptacle,
			 plus one additional receptacle for each 200 parking spaces in excess of 50
			 spaces;
(5) Marinas, boat launching
			 areas, boat moorage and fueling stations and public and private piers - one
			 receptacle at each area;
(6)
			 Beaches and bathing areas - one receptacle at each public restroom facility,
			 and one receptacle at each access point officially designated as such by the
			 primary jurisdictional authority;
(7) Schoolgrounds - one receptacle at each
			 schoolground bus loading zone officially designated as such by the primary
			 jurisdictional authority;
(8)
			 Racetracks and sporting event sites with seating capacity for more than 200
			 spectators - one receptacle, plus one additional receptacle for each 1000
			 seating capacity in excess of 200;
(9) Fairgrounds and sites for carnivals,
			 festivals, circuses, shows or events of any kind to which the public is invited
			 - one receptacle at the entrance to each ride, and one receptacle at each end
			 of walk-through exhibit buildings;
(10) Along the sidewalks of business
			 districts of incorporated cities and towns - one receptacle per 800 feet of
			 sidewalk curbing.
No variance from the provisions of this section may be allowed
				except with the express permission of the department of ecology.
Notwithstanding the minimum requirements of this section, any
				public place in which litter receptacles meeting the standards of this chapter
				are required that is found to have an accumulation of uncontained litter under
				circumstances that the person responsible for placing receptacles could have
				reasonably anticipated the litter is deemed to have an insufficient number of
				receptacles to be in compliance with this rule.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.93 RCW. 00-19-015
				  (Order 00-18), § 173-310-050, filed 9/8/00, effective 10/9/00; Order DE
				  76-34, § 173-310-050, filed 9/13/76; Order 73-7, § 173-310-050, filed
				  4/23/73; Order 72-10, § 173-310-050, filed 5/15/72, effective
				  9/1/72.