Recycling
Senate Bill 5284, introduced by Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, will create a master plan and network for dealing with recyclables in Washington, to launch in 2029 or 2030. The Democrat-controlled House and Senate passed the bill, mostly along party lines.
The bill will establish a single statewide list of recyclables to reduce confusion on what to put in recycling bins. Every home with curbside garbage pickup will also get curbside service for recyclables, adding a half-million households to those receiving recycling service. Eleven of Washington’s 39 counties currently do not offer curbside recycling.
“The disparity of what is available across Washington state is pretty jarring,” Lovelett said at a
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