Department Of Ecology Budget And Program Overview 2001-03 Page 19
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69Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program
Contact: Greg Sorlie, Program Manager, (360) 407-6702
• Pollution Prevention Plans WAC 173-307
Program Mission
(1991)
• Hazardous Waste Fees WAC 173-305 (1992)
To foster sustainability, prevent pollution, and
• RCW Chapter 70.105D RCW (1989), State
promote safe waste management.
Hazardous Waste Cleanup (MTCA)
• Chapter 70.102.020 RCW, Hazardous
Environmental Threats
Substance Information Act
There are inherent risks in the use of hazardous
• Chapter 15.54 RCW, Fertilizer Regulation
chemicals. When chemicals become hazardous
Act. Clarifies the Department of Ecology’s
waste, they are, by definition, harmful to the
oversight authority over waste-derived
environment and/or human health. Many of these
fertilizers.
wastes are persistent in the environment,
remaining toxic for a very long time, and some
Constituents and Stakeholders
can build up (bio-accumulate) in the food chain.
• General Public
Currently, about 7,000 hazardous waste
• Local Governments and Other Agencies
generators produce more than 255 million pounds
• Business Groups and Associations
of hazardous waste annually in Washington (1999
• State Agencies: Department of Agriculture;
data).
Department of Health; Washington State
The agency’s Hazardous Waste and Toxics
University
Reduction Program (HWTR) addresses two
• Regulated Businesses and Agencies
primary environmental threats: the long term
• Tribes
inherent risks of using hazardous chemicals, and
• Environmental Groups
improper hazardous waste handling and disposal.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Reducing the use of toxic chemicals is, therefore,
our top priority, with a second major focus being
Major Activities
to ensure that hazardous waste generated is
managed safely.
Reduce Hazardous Waste through Technical
Assistance
Reduced use of hazardous chemicals in the
manufacture and composition of products and
reduced generation of hazardous wastes in
manufacturing is generically called “pollution
prevention.” Pollution prevention, rather than just
pollution control, is now recognized as a better
and more efficient way to keep hazardous
substances out of the environment. Avoiding
Authorizing Laws
waste generation, rather than treating it afterward,
• Chapter 70.105 RCW (1976), Washington’s
is one of the top priorities of the Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Management Act
and Toxics Reduction Program. HWTR has
• Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery
developed innovative programs that feature
Act (1980)
planning for source reduction and waste
• Dangerous Waste Regulations WAC 173-303
generation reduction, supported by technical
(2000)
assistance field visits, and follow-up work.
• Chapter 70.95 RCW, Hazardous Waste
Reduction Act
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program
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