Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70A.207 · 5 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Center" means the Washington center for sustainable food management.(2) "Department" means the department of ecology.(3) "Organic material" has the same definition as provided in RCW 70A.205.015.(4) "Plan" m…
(1) The Washington center for sustainable food management is established within the department.(2) The purpose of the center is to help coordinate statewide food waste reduction.(3) The center may perform the following activities:(a) Coordinate the implementation of the plan;(b) Draft plan updates and measure progress…
(1) By January 1, 2025, and in consultation with the office of the attorney general, the department must research and adopt several model ordinances for optional use by counties and cities that provide for model mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal that are designed, in part, to establish a fin…
(1) The department, through the center, must develop and administer grant programs to support activities that reduce emissions from landfills and waste-to-energy facilities through the diversion of organic materials and food waste prevention, rescue, and recovery. The department must seek stakeholder input in the desig…
(1) The department, through the center, must develop and administer grant programs to support the implementation of the requirements of chapter 314, Laws of 2025, including the requirements of RCW 70A.205.750, chapter 341, Laws of 2024, and chapter 180, Laws of 2022, with priority given to grants that support the imple…