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Committee hears competing views on textile extended producer responsibility bill
Summary
HB 14-20 would require producers to form a producer responsibility organization (PRO) to manage apparel and textile end-of-life, with needs assessments, advisory committees, and requirements to address export dumping. Supporters praised reuse and infrastructure gains; retailers and industry raised concerns about timing, governance and costs.
The Environment & Energy Committee heard hours of testimony on HB 14-20, a proposed extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for textiles that would require producers to form a producer responsibility organization to manage collection, repair, reuse and recycling across the state.
Committee staff summarized major elements: producer registration and PRO designation, an initial needs assessment and recurring five‑year assessments (including public awareness and equity studies), an advisory committee to advise the PRO and the Department of Ecology, requirements to curb the export dumping of collected textiles, resubmission of PRO plans every five years, and provisions directing local development…
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