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Comment Period

Recycling Reform Act Rulemaking

173-950 WAC Recycling Reform

May 14, 2026, 12:01 a.m. - June 24, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT

We invite you to comment on draft rule language to guide implementation of Washington's new extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper products.

Ecology is starting rulemaking for a new rule, chapter 173-950 WAC. This rule will guide implementation of the Recycling Reform Act, a law that creates an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for materials used to package consumer goods and paper products. Washington is the seventh state to adopt a packaging EPR program - a system where producers of covered materials pay fees to fund the state's residential recycling system.

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Chris Fredley
SWM program rule coordinator
chris.fredley@ecy.wa.gov
564-233-1615

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