Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.93 Waste Reduction, Recycling, And Model Litter Control Act

70.93.010 Legislative findings
(1) The legislature finds: (a) Washington state is experiencing rapid population growth and its citizens are increasingly mobile; (b) There is a fundamental need for ...

70.93.020 Declaration of purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to accomplish litter control, increase waste reduction, and stimulate all components of recycling throughout this state by delegating to ...

70.93.030 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Conveyance" means a boat, airplane, or vehicle. (2) "Department" ...

70.93.040 Administrative procedure act -- Application to chapter
In addition to his other powers and duties, the director shall have the power to propose and to adopt pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW rules ...

70.93.050 Enforcement of chapter
The director shall designate trained employees of the department to be vested with police powers to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter and ...

70.93.060 Littering prohibited -- Penalties -- Litter cleanup restitution payment
(1) It is a violation of this section to abandon a junk vehicle upon any property. In addition, no person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, ...

70.93.070 Collection of fines and forfeitures
The director may prescribe the procedures for the collection of penalties, costs, and other charges allowed by chapter 7.80 RCW for violations of this chapter.[1996 ...

70.93.080 Notice to public -- Contents of chapter -- Required
Pertinent portions of this chapter shall be posted along the public highways of this state and in all campgrounds and trailer parks, at all entrances ...

70.93.090 Litter receptacles -- Use of anti-litter symbol -- Distribution -- Placement -- Violations--Penalties
The department shall design and the director shall adopt by rule or regulation one or more types of litter receptacles which are reasonably uniform as ...

70.93.093 Official gatherings and sports facilities -- Recycling
In communities where there is an established curbside service and where recycling service is available to businesses, a recycling program must be provided at every ...

70.93.095 Marinas and airports -- Recycling
(1) Each marina with thirty or more slips and each airport providing regularly scheduled commercial passenger service shall provide adequate recycling receptacles on, or adjacent ...

70.93.097 Transported waste must be covered or secured
(1) By January 1, 1994, each county or city with a staffed transfer station or landfill in its jurisdiction shall adopt an ordinance to reduce ...

70.93.110 Removal of litter -- Responsibility
Responsibility for the removal of litter from receptacles placed at parks, beaches, campgrounds, trailer parks, and other public places shall remain upon those state and ...

70.93.180 Waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account -- Distribution
(1) There is hereby created an account within the state treasury to be known as the "waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account". Moneys in ...

70.93.200 Department of ecology -- Administration of anti-litter and recycling programs -- Guidelines -- Report to legislature
In addition to the foregoing, the department of ecology shall: (1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the various industry organizations seeking to aid in ...

70.93.210 Waste reduction, anti-litter, and recycling campaign -- Industrial cooperation requested
To aid in the statewide waste reduction, anti-litter, and recycling campaign, the state legislature requests that the payers of the waste reduction, recycling, and litter ...

70.93.220 Litter collection programs -- Department of ecology -- Coordinating agency -- Use of funds -- Reporting
(1) The department of ecology is the coordinating and administrative agency working with the departments of natural resources, revenue, transportation, and corrections, and the parks ...

70.93.230 Violations of chapter -- Penalties
Every person convicted of a violation of this chapter for which no penalty is specially provided for shall be punished by a fine of not ...

70.93.250 Funding to local governments -- Reports
(1) The department shall provide funding to local units of government to establish, conduct, and evaluate community restitution and other programs for waste reduction, litter ...

70.93.900 Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 307
If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or ...

70.93.910 Alternative to Initiative 40 -- Placement on ballot -- Force and effect of chapter
This 1971 amendatory act constitutes an alternative to Initiative 40. The secretary of state is directed to place this 1971 amendatory act on the ballot ...

70.93.920 Severability -- 1979 c 94
If any provision of this 1979 act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the ...