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Committee hears expansion of paint stewardship to aerosols and related products; counties push for convenience and packaging rules
Summary
A substitute to expand Washington’s paint stewardship program would add thinners, removers, aerosols and certain nonindustrial coatings; sponsors and industry backed the expansion while counties, Ecology and hazardous‑waste programs requested clearer convenience standards, packaging inclusion and compensation for local facilities.
Jake Lipsen, staff to the House Environment & Energy Committee, told the panel HB 23‑01 would extend the architectural paint stewardship law to coating‑related products (thinners, additives, removers in 5‑gallon or smaller containers), aerosol products, and certain nonindustrial coatings, applying many existing stewardship requirements while noting some differences in collection convenience and reporting for the newly covered items. He noted the current uniform assessment for a one‑gallon container is…
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