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HOUSE BILL 2390
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Valle, Horn, Rust, Pruitt, Bray, J. Kohl, Brekke, Edmondson and Carlson
Read first time 01/16/92. Referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
AN ACT Relating to recycling vending machine product containers; and adding a new section to chapter 70.95 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70.95 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Receptacles for recycling glass, aluminum, steel, or tin-coated steel containers dispensed by a vending machine shall be located in the vicinity of the vending machine. The owner or operator of the vending machine shall either provide and service the receptacles or may enter into a written agreement to have the receptacles provided and serviced by another entity.
(2) For purposes of this section, "vending machine" means any coin-operated machine that sells or provides food, tobacco, sundries, or other retail merchandise in a container that is composed of more than ten percent by weight of glass, aluminum, steel, or tin-coated steel.