Washington § 70A.207.030 - Model ordinances — Mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal.

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§ 70A.207.030. Model ordinances — Mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal.

(1) By January 1, 2025, and in consultation with the office of the attorney general, the department must research and adopt several model ordinances for optional use by counties and cities that provide for model mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal that are designed, in part, to establish a financial disincentive or other disincentives for the generation of organic waste and for the ultimate disposal of organic materials in landfills. The model ordinances must be designed to provide options that might be preferred by jurisdictions of different sizes and consider other key criteria applicable to local solid waste management circumstances.
(2)(a) The department must review the model ordinances created in this section under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW.
(b) A county or city that adopts a model ordinance created by the department under this section and that has been reviewed by the department under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW is not required to review the ordinance under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW.
(3) No city, town, or county is required to adopt the model ordinances created in this section.
[ 2022 c 180 s 405.]

Notes

Findings—Intent—Scope of authority of chapter 180, Laws of 2022—2022 c 180: See notes following RCW 70A.205.007.

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