County staff: compost-education requirement can be removed from local code
Staff told Council Ecology confirmed the education requirement for compost procurement is captured in the county's comprehensive solid-waste management plan, so several local code sections can be rescinded as redundant; staff said this avoids repeated ordinance updates when state rules change.
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Sarah Schrader told the Council that compost procurement requirements derive from state law and that Ecology's recent guidance means the county no longer needs a separate local education requirement. "Ecology has confirmed that that is now captured in our comprehensive solid waste management plan, so it's no longer necessary to be included in the local code," she said.
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