Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-304 - Minimum functional standards for solid waste handling
Section 173-304-200 - On-site containerized storage, collection and transportation standards for solid waste
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-304-200
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Applicability. These standards apply to all persons storing containerized solid waste generated on-site, and to all persons who are engaged in the collection and transportation of solid waste of more than one single family residence or single family farm including collection and transportation of septage and septic tank pumpings.
(2) On-site storage standards.
(a) The owner or occupant
of any premises, business establishment, or industry shall be responsible for
the safe and sanitary storage of all containerized solid wastes accumulated at
that premises.
(b) The owner,
operator, or occupant of any premises, business establishment, or industry
shall store containerized solid wastes in containers that meet the following
requirements:
(i) Disposable containers shall
be sufficiently strong to allow lifting without breakage and shall be
thirty-two gallons in capacity or less where manual handling is
practiced;
(ii) Reusable
containers, except for detachable containers, shall be:
(A) Rigid and durable;
(B) Corrosion resistant;
(C) Nonabsorbent and water tight;
(D) Rodent-proof and easily
cleanable;
(E) Equipped with a
close fitting cover;
(F) Suitable
for handling with no sharp edges or other hazardous conditions; and
(G) Equal to or less than thirty-two gallons
in volume where manual handling is practiced.
(iii) Detachable containers shall be durable,
corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, nonleaking and having either a solid cover
or screen cover to prevent littering.
(3) Collection and transportation standards.
(a) All persons collecting or transporting
solid waste shall avoid littering, or the creation of other nuisances at the
loading point, during transport and for the proper unloading of the solid waste
at a permitted transfer station, or other permitted solid waste handling
site.
(b) Vehicles or containers
used for the collection and transportation of solid waste shall be tightly
covered or screened where littering may occur, durable and of easily cleanable
construction. Where garbage is being collected or transported, containers shall
be cleaned as necessary to prevent nuisances, odors and insect breeding and
shall be maintained in good repair.
(c) Vehicles or containers used for the
collection and transportation of any solid waste shall be loaded and moved in
such manner that the contents will not fail, leak in quantities to cause a
nuisance, or spill therefrom. Where such spillage or leakage does occur, the
waste shall be picked up immediately by the collector or transporter and
returned to the vehicle or container and the area otherwise properly
cleaned.
(d) All persons
commercially collecting or transporting solid waste shall inspect collection
and transportation vehicles monthly, for repairs to containers such as missing
or loose-fitting covers or screens, leaking containers, etc., and maintain such
inspection records at the facility normally used to park such vehicles or such
other location that maintenance records are kept. Such records shall be kept
for a period of at least two years, and be made available upon the request of
the jurisdictional health department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.21A RCW. 85-22-013 (Order 85-18), § 173-304-200, filed 10/28/85.
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