Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70A.455 · 13 active provisions
(1) The legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state that:(a) Environmental marketing claims for plastic products, whether implicit or implied, should adhere to uniform and recognized standards for "compostability" and "biodegradability," since misleading, confusing, and deceptive labeling c…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "ASTM" means the American society for testing and materials.(2) "Biodegradable mulch film" means film plastic used as a technical tool in commercial farming applications that biodegrades in soil after being u…
(1) Except as provided in this chapter, no producer may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for use in this state a plastic product that is labeled with the term "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," "oxo-degradable," or any similar form of those terms, or in any way imply that the plastic product will break d…
(1) A product labeled as "compostable" that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for use in Washington by a producer must meet at least one of the following equivalent standard specifications:(a) ASTM standard specification D6400;(b) ASTM standard specification D6868;(c) ASTM standard specification D8410;(d) ISO s…
(1) A producer of a film bag that meets ASTM standard specification D6400 and is distributed or sold by retailers must ensure that the film bag is readily and easily identifiable from other film bags in a manner that is consistent with the federal trade commission guides.(2) For purposes of this section, "readily and e…
(1)(a) A producer of plastic food service products or film products that meet ASTM standard specification D6400 or ASTM standard specification D6868 must ensure that the items are readily and easily identifiable from other plastic food service products or plastic film products in a manner that is consistent with the fe…
(1) A producer of plastic film bags sold, offered for sale, or distributed for use in Washington that does not meet the applicable ASTM standard specifications provided in RCW 70A.455.050 is:(a) Prohibited from using tinting, color schemes, labeling, or terms that are required of products that meet the applicable ASTM…
(1) Upon the request by a person, including the department, a producer shall submit to that person or the department, within 90 days of the request, nonconfidential business information and documentation demonstrating compliance with this chapter, in a format that is easy to understand and scientifically accurate.(2) U…
(1)(a) The department and cities and counties have concurrent authority to enforce this chapter and to issue and collect civil penalties for a violation of this chapter, subject to the conditions in this section and RCW 70A.455.100. An enforcing government entity may impose a civil penalty in the amount of up to $2,000…
(1) Producers who violate the requirements of this chapter are subject to civil penalties described in RCW 70A.455.090. A specific violation is deemed to have occurred upon the sale of noncompliant product by stock-keeping unit number or unique item number. The repeated sale of the same noncompliant product by stock-ke…
(1)The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter.(2) Producers of a product subject to RCW 70A.455.040, 70A.455.050, or 70A.455.060 must submit, under penalty of perjury, a declaration that the product meets the standards established under those s…
A producer may only label a product as being "home compostable" if:(1) The product has been tested and meets ASTM standards D6400 or D6868 for industrial composting settings;(2) A third-party certifier has verified that the product meets ASTM standards for industrial composting;(3) The product is otherwise labeled in a…
The on-product marking requirements under this chapter, including the logo, coloring, and wording requirements of RCW 70A.455.040(2)(b), do not apply to paper-based sheets that are intended for use in the cooking process. The exemption from the requirements of this chapter does not apply to requirements other than mark…