Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-350 - Solid waste handling standards
Section 173-350-300 - On-site storage, collection, and transportation standards
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-350-300
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) On-site storage, collection and transportation standards - Applicability. These standards apply to the temporary storage of solid waste in a container at a premises, business establishment, or industry and the collecting and transporting of the solid waste.
(2) On-site storage.
(a) The owner or occupant of any premises,
business establishment, or industry is responsible for the safe and sanitary
storage of all containerized solid wastes accumulated at those
premises.
(b) The owner, operator,
or occupant of any premises, business establishment, or industry must store
solid wastes in containers that meet the following requirements:
(i) Disposable containers must be
sufficiently strong to allow lifting without breakage and must be thirty-two
gallons in capacity or less where manual handling is practiced;
(ii) Reusable containers, except for
detachable containers, must 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 must be durable,
corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, nonleaking and have either a solid cover or
screen cover to prevent littering.
(c) In compliance with WAC
173-345-040
and
RCW 70.95.020,
all sites where recyclable materials are generated and transported for
recycling must provide a separate container for nonrecyclable materials (solid
waste).
(3) Collection and transportation standards.
(a) All persons collecting or transporting
solid waste must avoid littering at the loading point, during transport and
during proper unloading of the solid waste.
(b) Vehicles or containers used for the
collection and transportation of solid waste must be tightly covered or
screened where littering may occur, durable and of easily cleanable
construction. Where garbage is being collected or transported, containers must
be cleaned as necessary to prevent nuisance odors and insect breeding and must
be maintained in good repair.
(c)
Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of any solid
waste must be loaded and moved in a manner that the containers will not fail,
and the contents will not spill or leak. Where such spillage or leakage does
occur the waste must be picked up immediately by the collector or transporter
and returned to the vehicle or container and the area properly
cleaned.
(d) All persons
commercially collecting or transporting solid waste must inspect collection and
transportation vehicles at least monthly. Inspection records must be maintained
at the facility normally used to park vehicles or other location that
maintenance records are kept. Records must 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 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-300, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03.
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