Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-350 - Solid waste handling standards › Section 173-350-210 - Recycling and material recovery facilities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A significant intent in the revision of the rule was to
				distinguish between commodities and solid waste, and to curb the potential for
				the speculative accumulation of large amounts of waste disguised as recycling.
				Stakeholders suggested and ecology concurs it is reasonable to recycle half of
				incoming material on an annual basis. We revised Table 210A to reflect that
				requirement, which also better aligns WAC 173-350-210 with the standards in WAC
				173-350-320
				for the temporary accumulation of wastes in piles. Compliance with the
				requirements in chapter 173-345 WAC is obligatory for applicable operations,
				and ecology included a reference on request.
The amount of waste residual allowable in source-separated
				materials is limited to five percent under the adopted rule. In Table 210A,
				ecology had eliminated weight as a metric, in favor of volume, but stakeholders
				pointed out that the metric depends on the kind of material. Ecology returned
				weight as an appropriate measure, in addition to volume. This standard
				determines whether a permit may be required, and is not a threshold for
				determining whether the material is a solid waste.
We revised subsections (4) and (5)(a) of WAC 173-350-210 to
				reflect that existing elements of a facility do not necessarily need to be
				documented in the same manner as proposed new elements or existing elements
				that are proposed to be modified. The revision also clarifies that an engineer
				does not have to prepare every document.
In subsection (4)(g) of WAC 173-350-210 we further specified
				that leachate collection must extend to areas other than the tipping floor if
				leachate is likely to be generated. This revision is necessary to ensure
				compliance with state water quality rules.
We revised subsection (6) of WAC 173-350-210 to accommodate
				local jurisdictional health department approval of operations that may desire
				or need to have extended hours of operation when an attendant is not on
				site.
(1)
Recycling and material
			 recovery facilities -Applicability.
(a)
			 These standards apply to recycling and material recovery facilities.
(b) These standards do not apply to:
(i) Storage or treatment of solid waste in
			 outdoor piles subject to WAC
			 173-350-320;
(ii) Storage or recycling of solid waste in
			 surface impoundments subject to WAC
			 173-350-330;
(iii) Composting facilities subject to WAC
			 173-350-220;
(iv) Solid waste that is beneficially used
			 and approved in accordance with the procedures of WAC
			 173-350-200
			 or
			 173-350-230;
(v) Storage of waste tires prior to recycling
			 subject to WAC
			 173-350-350;
(vi) Storage of moderate risk waste prior to
			 recycling subject to WAC
			 173-350-360;
(vii) Energy recovery or incineration of
			 solid waste subject to WAC
			 173-350-240;
(viii) Anaerobic digesters subject to WAC
			 173-350-250;
(ix) Other organic materials handling subject
			 to WAC
			 173-350-225;
(x) Drop boxes used solely for collecting
			 recyclable materials subject to WAC
			 173-350-310;
(xi) Treatment of contaminated soils or
			 contaminated dredge material indoors subject to WAC
			 173-350-490.