AN ACT Relating to
promoting the recycled content of products and buildings; amending RCW
43.19A.020, 43.19A.050, 43.78.170, and 47.28.220; adding new sections to
chapter 39.04 RCW; and repealing RCW 43.19A.090 and 43.19A.100.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.19A.020 and 1995
c 269 s 1406 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((The director
shall adopt standards specifying the minimum content of recycled materials in
products or product categories. The standards shall:
(a) Be consistent
with the USEPA product standards))
The USEPA product standards, as now or hereafter amended, are adopted as the
minimum standards for the state of Washington. These standards shall be
implemented for at least the products listed in (a) and (b) of this subsection
by the dates indicated, unless the director finds that a different standard
would significantly increase recycled product availability or competition((;
(b) Consider the
standards of other states, to encourage consistency of manufacturing standards;
(c) Consider
regional product manufacturing capability;
(d) Address specific
products or classes of products; and
(e) Consider
postconsumer waste content and the recyclability of the product.
(2) The director
shall consult with the department of ecology prior to adopting the recycled
content standards.
(3) The director
shall adopt recycled content standards for at least the following products by
the dates indicated:)).
(a) By July 1, ((1992))
1997:
(i) Paper and paper
products;
(ii) Organic recovered
materials; and
(iii) Latex paint
products;
(b) By July 1, ((1993))
1997:
(i) Products for lower
value uses containing recycled plastics;
(ii) Retread and
remanufactured tires;
(iii) Lubricating oils;
(iv) Automotive
batteries; ((and))
(v) Building insulation;
(vi) Panelboard; and
(vii) Compost
products.
(((4))) (2)
The standards required by this section shall be applied to recycled product
purchasing by the department and other state agencies. The standards may be
adopted or applied by any other local government in product procurement. The
standards shall provide for exceptions under appropriate circumstances to allow
purchases of recycled products that do not meet the minimum content
requirements of the standards.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.19A.050 and 1991
c 297 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
The department shall
prepare a ((mandatory state plan)) strategy to increase purchases
of recycled-content products by the department and all state agencies,
including higher education institutions. The ((plan)) strategy
shall include purchases from public works contracts. The ((plan)) strategy
shall address the purchase of plastic products, retread and remanufactured
tires, motor vehicle lubricants, latex paint, and lead acid batteries having
recycled content. In addition, the ((plan)) strategy shall
incorporate actions to achieve the following purchase level goals of recycled
content paper and compost products:
(1) Paper products as a
percentage of the total dollar amount purchased on an annual basis:
(a) At least ((forty))
sixty percent by ((1993)) 1996;
(b) At least ((fifty))
seventy percent by ((1994)) 1997;
(c) At least ((sixty))
eighty percent by ((1995)) 1998.
(2) Compost products as
a percentage of the total dollar amount on an annual basis:
(a) At least ((twenty-five))
forty percent by ((1993)) 1996;
(b) At least ((forty))
sixty percent by ((1995)) 1997;
(c) At least ((sixty))
eighty percent by ((1997)) 1998.
Sec. 3. RCW 43.78.170 and 1991 c
297 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
The public printer
shall take all actions consistent with the plan under RCW 43.19A.050 to ensure
that seventy-five percent or more of the total dollar amount of printing paper
stock used by the printer is recycled content paper by January 1, ((1995))
1997, and ninety percent or more of the total dollar amount of printing
paper stock used by the printer is recycled content paper by January 1, 1999.
Sec. 4. RCW 47.28.220 and 1992 c
174 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A contract awarded
in whole or in part for the purchase of compost products as a soil cover or
soil amendment to state highway rights of way shall specify that compost
products be purchased in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) For the period July
1, ((1991)) 1996, through June 30, ((1993)) 1997,
twenty-five percent of the total dollar amount purchased;
(b) For the period July
1, ((1993)) 1998, through June 30, ((1995)) 1999,
fifty percent of the total dollar amount purchased. The percentages in this
subsection apply ((only)) to the materials' value((,)) and ((do
not)) include services or other materials.
(2) In order to carry
out the provisions of this section, the department of transportation shall
develop and adopt bid specifications for compost products used in state highway
construction projects.
(3)(a) For purposes of
this section, "compost products" means mulch, soil amendments, ground
cover, or other landscaping material derived from the biological or mechanical
conversion of biosolids or cellulose-containing waste materials.
(b) For purposes of
this section, "biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge or septic
tank septage sludge that meets the requirements of chapter 70.95J RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
5. A new section is added
to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The state's
preferences for the purchase and use of recycled-content products shall be
included as a factor in the design and development of state capital improvement
projects.
(2) Specifications for
materials in state construction projects shall include the use of
recycled-content products and recyclable products whenever practicable.
(3) This section does
not apply to contracts entered into by a municipality.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
6. A new section is added
to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:
Material from
demolition projects shall be recycled or reused whenever practicable.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
7. The following acts or
parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 43.19A.090 and 1991 c
297 s 12; and
(2) RCW 43.19A.100 and 1991 c
297 s 13.
