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Auxiliary Containers
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A, Ch. 70A.455
Plastic Product Degradability; § 70A.455.010 to § 70A.455.120
Electronics Recycling
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A, Ch. 500
Electronic Product Recycling; § 70A.500.010 to § 70A.500.901
WA Dept. of Ecology -
E-Cycle Washington
Materials Theft
Metals Theft Law (as amended by
2023 Washington SB 5542
, effective July 23, 2023)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 19, Chapter 19.290
Metal Property; § 19.290.010 to § 19.290.901
Wash. Rev. Code Title 9A, Chapter 9A.56
Theft and Robbery
§ 9A.56.030
Theft in the first degree.
§ 9A.56.410
Metal Property deception.
ISRI Summary of Washington Metal Scrap Statute
(August 30, 2023)
Recycled Content Mandates
RCW Title 70A, Ch. 245
Recycling, Waste, and Litter Reduction; § 70A.245.010 - § 70A.245.120 (as created by
2021 Washington SB 5022
)
Washington DEC's 2021 Plastics Laws
page includes compliance and rulemaking information on their recycled content mandates for the following products, as well as restrictions on single-use serviceware, phased EPS product ban, and plastic bag ban:
Plastic trash bags: 10% by 2023; 15% by 2025; 20% by 2027.
Plastic beverage bottles (except for dairy and 187ml wine): 15% by 2023; 25% by 2026; and 50% by 2031.
Household cleaner and personal care packaging: 15% by 2025; 25% by 2028; 50% by 2031.
Dairy and 187ml wine: 15% by 2028; 25% by 2031; 50% by 2036.
Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning
Wash. Rev. Code Title 47, Chapter 47.41
Junkyards Adjacent to Interstate and Primary Highways; § 47.41.010 to § 47.41.900
State / Municipal Programs
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A
Environmental Health and Safety
Ch. 70A.240
Recycling Development Center; § 70A.240.010 to § 70A.240.040
Ch. 70A.520
Plastic Packaging - Evaluation and Assessment; § 70A.520.010 to § 70A.520.900 (ISRI note: directs the Dept. to report to the legislature by Oct. 31, 2020 on findings to reduce plastic packaging, including through industry initiative or Extended Producer Responsibility, to achieve 100% recyclable, reuseable, or compostable packaging and achieve at least 20% postconsumer recycled content by 2025)
State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A, Ch. 70A.305
Hazardous Waste Cleanup - Model Toxics Control Act; § 70A.305.010 to § 70A.305.904
Stormwater Permitting
WA DOE -
Industrial Stormwater General Permit Information
Industrial Stormwater General Permit - Final
Issued: 11/20/19; Effective: 01/01/20; Expires: 12/31/24
WQWebPortal
- Apply for a permit, report discharge data, submit other documents
Tire / Rubber
ISRI note:
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A, Ch. 70A.205
, § 70.95.500 to § 70.95.570 are the primary tire recycling sections among those listed below.
Wash. Rev. Code Title 28A, Ch. 28A.355, § 28A.335.300
Playground matting. (ISRI note: requires school board of directors consider recycled rubber playground matting)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 43
State Government - Executive
Ch. 43.19, § 43.19.648
Publicly owned vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment—Fuel usage—Advisory committee—Tires. (ISRI note: procurement standards for tires)
Ch. 43.19A
Recycled Product Procurement
§ 43.19A.020
Recycled product purchasing—Federal product standards. (ISRI note: includes retread and remanufactured tires)
§ 43.19A.050
Strategy for state agency procurement. (ISRI note: includes retread and remanufactured tires)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 46
Motor Vehicles
Ch. 46.04
Definitions
§ 46.04.300
Metal tire.
§ 46.04.410
Pneumatic tires.
§ 46.04.550
Solid tire.
Ch. 46.37
Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment
§ 46.37.369
Wheels and front suspension.
§ 46.37.420
Tires—Restrictions.
§ 46.37.4215
Lightweight and retractable studs—Certification by sellers.
§ 46.37.4216
Lightweight and retractable studs—Sale of tires containing.
§ 46.37.423
Pneumatic passenger car tires—Standards—Exception for off-highway use—Penalty.
§ 46.37.424
Regrooved tires—Standards—Exception for off-highway use—Penalty.
§ 46.37.425
Tires—Unsafe—State patrol's authority—Penalty.
§ 46.37.427
Studded tire fee.
§ 46.37.539
Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Additional requirements and limitations. (ISRI note: requires compliance with § 46.37.420)
Ch. 46.79, § 46.79.020
Transporting junk vehicles to scrap processor—Removal of parts, restrictions. (ISRI note: permits hulk haulers and scrap processors to prepare vehicles and vehicle salvage by removing listed parts, including tires)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 47
Public Highways and Transportation
Ch. 47.04, § 47.04.010
Definitions. (ISRI note: defining terms for Title 47, includes tire definitions)
Ch. 47.41, § 47.41.020
Definitions. (ISRI note: screening and zoning requirements; "junk" includes rubber debris and parts of junked automobiles)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A
Environmental Health and Safety
Ch. 70A.15
Washington Clean Air Act
§ 70A.15.3600
Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices. (ISRI note: includes rubber products)
§ 70A.15.5010
Outdoor burning—Fires prohibited—Exceptions. (ISRI note: includes rubber products)
Ch. 70A.205
Solid Waste Management—Reduction and Recycling
§ 70A.205.005
Legislative finding—Priorities—Goals. (ISRI note: states imperative need for recycling of discarded tires)
§ 70A.205.010
Purpose. (ISRI note: includes encouraging storage, proper disposal, and recycling of discarded vehicle tires)
§ 70A.205.210
Duties of department—State solid waste management plan—Assistance—Coordination—Tire recycling.
§ 70A.205.240
Determination of best solid waste management practices—Department to develop method to monitor waste stream—Collectors to report quantity and quality of waste—Confidentiality of proprietary information. (ISRI note: § 70.95.290 includes tires in the evaluation)
§ 70A.205.250
Solid waste stream evaluation. (ISRI note: includes tires in the evaluation under § 70.95.280)
§ 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.205.410
Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires—Failure to collect, pay to department—Penalties.
§ 70A.205.415
Waste tire removal account.
§ 70.95.530
Waste tire removal account—Use—Information required to be posted to department's web site.
§ 70A.205.420
Waste tire removal account—Use of moneys—Transfer of any balance in excess of one million dollars to the motor vehicle 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 70.95.555—Penalty.
§ 70A.205.455
Waste tires—Contracts with unlicensed persons prohibited.
§ 70A.205.460
Limitations on liability.
Ch. 70A.435
Replacement of Lead Wheel Weights
§ 70A.435.030
Replacement of lead wheel weights with environmentally preferred wheel weights—Failure to comply.
§ 70A.435.040
Department's duties—Enforcement sequence.
Wash. Rev. Code Title 81, Ch. 81.61 § 81.61.020
Minimum standards for safe maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles—Rules and orders—Scope. (ISRI note: grants the Utilities and Transportation Commission authority over passenger-carrying vehicles provided by a railroad to transport employees, including over tires)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 82
Excise Taxes
Ch. 82.08, § 82.08.036
Exemptions—Vehicle battery core deposits or credits—Replacement vehicle tire fees—"Core deposits or credits" defined. (ISRI note: retail sales tax does not include tire fee)
Ch. 82.12, § 82.12.038
Exemptions—Vehicle battery core deposits or credits—Replacement vehicle tire fees—"Core deposits or credits" defined. (ISRI note: Use Tax Chapter provisions do not apply to tire fee)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 87, Ch. 87.84, § 87.84.061
Directors—Additional powers. (ISRI note: grants the directors of an irrigation and rehabilitation district the power to regulate various items, including tires, except on state highways)
Vehicle Detitling / Dismantling
Wash. Rev. Code Title 35, Ch. 35.21, § 35.21.407
Abandoned or derelict vessels. (ISRI Note: city or town authority)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 35A, Ch. 35A.21, § 35.21.320
Abandoned or derelict vessels. (ISRI Note: code city authority)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 36, Ch. 36.32, § 36.32.620
Abandoned or derelict vessels. (ISRI Note: county authority)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 46
Motor Vehicles
Ch. 46.04, § 46.04.514
Salvage Vehicle.
Chapter 46.55
Towing and Impoundment.
§ 46.55.010
Definitions.
Impounding Unauthorized Vehicles; § 46.55.070 to § 46.55.118
§ 46.55.130
Notice requirements -- Public auction -- Accumulation of storage.
§ 46.55.230
Junk vehicles -- Removal, disposal, sale -- Penalties -- Cleanup restitution payment. (ISRI Note: does not directly mention recyclers / processors, but is referenced by other sections)
§ 46.55.240
Local ordinances -- Requirements. (ISRI Note: includes that local governments may establish ordinances for the abatement and removal as public nuisances of junk vehicles or parts from private property)
Chapter 46.79
Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors; § 46.79.010 to § 46.79.130
Chapter 46.80
Vehicle Wreckers; § 46.80.005 to § 46.80.900
Wash. Rev. Code Title 53, Ch. 53.08, § 53.08.410
Abandoned or derelict vessels. (ISRI Note: port district authority)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 70A, Ch. 70A.230
Mercury
§ 70A.230.010
Definitions.
§ 70A.230.050
Prohibited sales -- Novelties, manometers, thermometers, thermostats, motor vehicles, bulk mercury.
Wash. Rev. Code Title 77, Ch. 77.12, § 77.12.465
Abandoned or derelict vessels. (Fish and Wildlife authority)
Wash. Rev. Code Title 79, Ch. 79.100, § 79.100.030
Authority of authorized public entity -- Owner retains primary responsibility -- Limitation on civil liability. (ISRI Note: derelict vessels).
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