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State recycling reform (EPR) and solid‑waste funding seen as major near‑term changes; counties plan follow‑up
Summary
A Washington State Association of Counties representative summarized 2025 legislation, including the Recycling Reform Act (extended producer responsibility) and ongoing efforts to secure new solid‑waste funding, and warned of grant reductions driven by declining MTCA revenue.
Travis Dutton of the Washington State Association of Counties updated the committee on 2025 legislative developments affecting solid waste, focusing on extended producer responsibility (EPR, called the Recycling Reform Act in the session), organics requirements, and proposed funding changes for county solid‑waste programs.
Dutton summarized that the 2025 session included a heavier-than-usual slate of solid‑waste bills and that implementation of several will play out in the coming years. He described the Recycling Reform Act (EPR) as a major change that will shift a portion of recycling program costs from local ratepayers to product producers and a…
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