SB 6715-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/14/00)

     Directs the department of general administration to work with construction industry organizations to develop guidelines for on-site construction waste management planning.  The topics addressed in the planning guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to:  (1) Standards for identifying the type of wastes generated during construction;

     (2) methods for analyzing the availability and cost-effectiveness of recycling services for each type of waste;

     (3) methods for evaluating construction waste management alternatives given limited recycling services in rural areas of the state;

     (4) strategies to maximize reuse and recycling of wastes and minimize landfill disposal; and

     (5) standardized formats for on-site construction waste management reporting.

     Provides that, by December 15, 2000, the department of general administration shall provide a report to the legislature on the development of the guidelines required by this act.  The report shall include recommendations for incorporating job-site waste management planning and recycling into standard construction industry practice.

     Encourages city, county, and state governments, the private sector, and consumers to collaborate in sharing information and becoming informed about opportunities for increasing voluntary product stewardship to support the state's recycling goals.

     Provides that, if a construction project receives state public funding, the product standards, as provided in RCW 43.19A.020, shall apply on the recycled content products used in the project.

     Authorizes the commission to allow a solid waste collection company collecting recyclable materials from residential customers to retain up to thirty percent of the revenue paid to the company for the material if the company submits a plan to the commission that is certified by the appropriate local government authority as being consistent with the local government solid waste plan and that demonstrates how the revenues will be used to increase recycling.  The remaining seventy percent of the revenue shall be passed to residential customers served by the company.

     Provides that, by December 2, 2003, the commission shall provide a report to the legislature that evaluates:  (1) The effectiveness of revenue sharing as an incentive to increase recycling in the state; and

     (2) the effect of revenue sharing on costs to customers.