H-1203.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1497
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Reeves, Berry, Reed, Parshley, Ramel, Pollet, Hill, and Scott)
READ FIRST TIME 02/10/25.
AN ACT Relating to improving outcomes associated with waste material management systems, including organic materials management systems; amending RCW 70A.207.050 , 70A.205.540 , 70A.205.545 , 15.64.060 , and 28A.235.180 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 ; adding a new section to chapter 70A.207 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 70A.205 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.235 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70A.455 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the state has established goals for the reduction of food waste and wasted food, and management of organic materials. The legislature also finds that it has enacted significant policies in recent years that are already showing promise in helping the state to achieve its food waste, wasted food, and organic materials management goals. More work, however, remains to be done in the organic materials management space, including the refinement of policies enacted in recent years to make the envisioned programs more efficient, implementable, comprehensive, and effective. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to take another step forward on the path toward more environmentally and economically sustainable food and organic materials management systems by enacting additional incremental policy changes to this end.
SOURCE SEPARATION AND CONTAMINATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM