Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 81 Transportation - Chapter 81.77 Solid Waste Collection Companies

81.77.010 Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) "Motor vehicle" means any truck, trailer, semitrailer, tractor, or any self-propelled or motor driven vehicle used upon any public ...

81.77.020 Compliance with chapter required -- Exemption for cities
No person, his lessees, receivers, or trustees, shall engage in the business of operating as a solid waste collection company in this state, except in ...

81.77.0201 Jurisdiction of commission upon discontinuation of jurisdiction by municipality
A city, town, or combined city-county may at any time reverse its decision to exercise its authority under RCW 81.77.020. In such an event, the ...

81.77.030 Supervision and regulation by commission
The commission shall supervise and regulate every solid waste collection company in this state, (1) By fixing and altering its rates, charges, classifications, rules and ...

81.77.040 Certificate of convenience and necessity required -- Issuance -- Transferability -- Solid waste categories
A solid waste collection company shall not operate for the hauling of solid waste for compensation without first having obtained from the commission a certificate ...

81.77.050 Filing fees
Any application for a certificate issued under this chapter or amendment thereof, or application to sell, lease, mortgage, or transfer a certificate issued under this ...

81.77.060 Liability and property damage insurance -- Surety bond
The commission, in granting certificates to operate a solid waste collection company, shall require the owner or operator to first procure liability and property damage ...

81.77.080 Companies to file reports of gross operating revenue and pay fees -- Legislative intent -- Disposition of revenue
Every solid waste collection company shall, on or before the date specified by the commission for filing annual reports under RCW 81.04.080, file with the ...

81.77.090 Penalty
Every person who violates or fails to comply with, or who procures, aids, or abets in the violation of any provisions of this chapter, or ...

81.77.100 Application to foreign or interstate commerce -- Regulation of solid waste collection companies
This chapter applies to persons and motor vehicles engaged in interstate or foreign commerce to the full extent permitted by the Constitution and laws of ...

81.77.110 Temporary certificates
The commission may with or without a hearing issue temporary certificates to engage in the business of operating a solid waste collection company, but only ...

81.77.120 Service to unincorporated areas of counties
A county legislative authority shall periodically comment to the commission in writing concerning the authority's perception of the adequacy of service being provided by regulated ...

81.77.130 Application of chapter to collection or transportation of source separated recyclable materials
The provisions of chapter 81.77 RCW shall not apply to the collection or transportation of source separated recyclable materials from residences under a contract with ...

81.77.140 Application of chapter -- Collection and transportation of recyclable materials by recycling companies or nonprofit entities -- Reuse or reclamation
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a recycling company or nonprofit entity from collecting and transporting recyclable materials from a buy-back center, drop-box, or from ...

81.77.160 Pass-through rates -- Rules
(1) The commission, in fixing and altering collection rates charged by every solid waste collection company under this section, shall include in the base for ...

81.77.170 Fees, charges, or taxes -- Normal operating expense
For rate-making purposes, a fee, charge, or tax on the disposal of solid waste shall be considered a normal operating expense of the solid waste ...

81.77.180 Recyclable materials collection -- Processing and marketing
(1) A solid waste collection company collecting recyclable materials from residences shall utilize one or more private recycling businesses when arranging for the processing and ...

81.77.185 Recyclable materials collection -- Revenue sharing
(1) The commission shall allow solid waste collection companies collecting recyclable materials to retain up to thirty percent of the revenue paid to the companies ...

81.77.190 Curbside recycling -- Reduced rate
(1) If the commission authorizes a surcharge or reduced rate incentive based on a customer's participation in a company's curbside residential recycling program, customers participating ...

81.77.200 Federal authority and registration for compensatory services
It is unlawful for any motor carrier to perform a transportation service for compensation upon the public highways of this state without first having secured ...

81.77.900 Severability -- 1989 c 431
See RCW 70.95.901. ...