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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2380: Postconsumer recycling

Concerning Washington's economic development potential as a world leader in the stewardship of postconsumer materials.

Summary

  • Directs the Utilities and Transportation Commission to develop a public outreach strategy and the Department of Ecology to update solid waste management guidelines for local governments, with the goal of both activities being to reduce the rates of contamination of recyclable materials.
  • Directs the Department of Commerce to conduct an economic analysis of certain aspects of the solid waste stream and recycling markets.
  • Provides for the Department of Ecology to collect certain additional data on solid waste and recycling material streams, and to focus their solid waste management evaluations on exported waste, domestic economic reuse opportunities, and processing rates for recyclable materials.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2380), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Norma Smith (R-10)
Introduced
January 8, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to Washington's economic development potential as a world leader in the stewardship of postconsumer materials;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Norma Smith (R-10)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Beth Doglio D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2380 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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