BILL REQ. #:  H-2266.2 

READ FIRST TIME 02/26/07.   

     AN ACT Relating to recycling at official gatherings; amending RCW 70.93.030; and adding a new section to chapter 70.93 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 70.93.030 and 2003 c 337 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Conveyance" means a boat, airplane, or vehicle.
     (2) "Department" means the department of ecology.
     (3) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.
     (4) "Disposable package or container" means all packages or containers defined as such by rules adopted by the department of ecology.
     (5) "Junk vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 46.55.010.
     (6) "Litter" means all waste material including but not limited to disposable packages or containers thrown or deposited as herein prohibited and solid waste that is illegally dumped, but not including the wastes of the primary processes of mining, logging, sawmilling, farming, or manufacturing. "Litter" includes the material described in subsection (((10))) (11) of this section as "potentially dangerous litter."
     (7) "Litter bag" means a bag, sack, or other container made of any material which is large enough to serve as a receptacle for litter inside the vehicle or watercraft of any person. It is not necessarily limited to the state approved litter bag but must be similar in size and capacity.
     (8) "Litter receptacle" means those containers adopted by the department of ecology and which may be standardized as to size, shape, capacity, and color and which shall bear the state anti-litter symbol, as well as any other receptacles suitable for the depositing of litter.
     (9) "Official gathering" means an event where authorization to hold the event is approved, recognized, or issued by a government, public body, or authority, including but not limited to fairs, musical concerts, athletic games, festivals, tournaments, or any other formal or ceremonial event, during which beverages are sold by a vendor or vendors in single-use aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans.
     (10) "Person" means any political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, copartnership, association, firm, individual, or other entity whatsoever.
     (((10))) (11) "Potentially dangerous litter" means litter that is likely to injure a person or cause damage to a vehicle or other property. "Potentially dangerous litter" means:
     (a) Cigarettes, cigars, or other tobacco products that are capable of starting a fire;
     (b) Glass;
     (c) A container or other product made predominantly or entirely of glass;
     (d) A hypodermic needle or other medical instrument designed to cut or pierce;
     (e) Raw human waste, including soiled baby diapers, regardless of whether or not the waste is in a container of any sort; and
     (f) Nails or tacks.
     (((11))) (12) "Public place" means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests.
     (((12))) (13) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into a finished product for use other than landfill disposal or incineration.
     (((13))) (14) "Recycling center" means a central collection point for recyclable materials.
     (((14))) (15) "Sports facility" means an outdoor recreational sports facility, including but not limited to athletic fields and ballparks, at which beverages are sold by a vendor or vendors in single-use aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans.
     (16) "To litter" means a single or cumulative act of disposing of litter.
     (((15))) (17) "Vehicle" includes every device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon, or by which any persons or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
     (((16))) (18) "Waste reduction" means reducing the amount or toxicity of waste generated or reusing materials.
     (((17))) (19) "Watercraft" means any boat, ship, vessel, barge, or other floating craft.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 70.93 RCW to read as follows:
     In communities where there is an established curbside service and where recycling service is available to businesses, a recycling program must be provided at every official gathering and at every sports facility by the vendors who sell beverages in single-use aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans. A recycling program includes provision of receptacles or reverse vending machines, and provisions to transport and recycle the collected materials. Facility managers or event coordinators may choose to work with vendors to coordinate the recycling program. The recycling receptacles or reverse vending machines must be clearly marked, and must be provided for the aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans that contain the beverages sold by the vendor.