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Every year in Washington, debris from unsecured vehicle loads causes more than 300 traffic crashes and 30 injuries.

Red-state regulators have the financial sector on the defensive over ESG, but they may be overstating their success in bending Wall Street to their will.

State numbers from 2022 illustrate the continuing challenge of collecting litter on Kitsap roads

Waste management industry news, voices and jobs for professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

Waste management industry news, voices and jobs for professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

Feb. 14—The fate of a $100 million proposal by Gov. Jay Inslee to dramatically expand incentives for Washington residents to purchase electric vehicles remains uncertain as legislators scrutinize it.

Washington State Bill to Reduce Plastic, Styrofoam Waste State Sen. Mona Das has proposed a bill that would increase the requirements of post-consumer-use recycled contents, limit the use of plastic utensils and straws and ban the use of plastic foam. April 22, 2021 •  (TNS) — As a teenager living in Kentucky, Washington state Sen. Mona Das went to her fathers office, where he worked in the aluminum industry. He held up a can, and proudly said that with...

× Bye-bye Styrofoam coolers: New Washington law to ban sales of some plastic, require more recycled content in others By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times Published: April 22, 2021, 9:23am Share: As a teenager living in Kentucky, state Sen. Mona Das went to her father’s office, where he worked in the aluminum industry. He held up a can, and proudly said that within 60 days it would be recycled into a new one. Reusing plastic to make new containers has long been much tougher. A b...

Dive Brief: A bill in Washington designed to increase recycled content in packaging and ban some types of expanded polystyrene (EPS) containers is headed to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature. The bill, SB 5022, sponsored by Senator Mona Das, would require more recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and containers for household and personal care products. It bans EPS food service products such as clamshell containers, plates and cups, as well as EPS recreational coo...