Washington

Market Development Information
Significant Legislative Action
State Solid Waste Data
State Recycling Business Directory Information
Materials Exchange and Reuse Programs
JTR Grants Awarded
Other Important State Links

Market Development Information:

Washington Department of General Services
Contact Information:
Connie Stacy
Office of State Procurement
P.O. Box 41017
Olympia, WA 98504-1017
Phone: 360 902-7433
Fax: 360 586-2426
Clean Washington Center (CWC)
Contact Information:
Bob Kirby
CWC/PNWER
World Trade Center-West
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 460
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206 443-7723
Fax: 206 443-7703
E-mail: kirbgood@aol.com
Web site: http://www.cwc.org
For more information on CWC, link to PNWER Profile
King County Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials
Contact Information:
Dan Klusman
400 Yessler Way, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206 296-4439
Fax: 206 296-4366
Web site: http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd
King County
Contact Information:
Eric Nelson
Procurement Services Division
500 Fourth Avenue, Suite 620
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206 296-4324
Fax: 206 296-4211
E-mail: eric.nelson@metrokc.gov
Web site: http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/

Available Publications:
See web site for publications listing. Procurement Program Annual Report, King County Policy - Recycled and Environmentally Preferable Procurement, King County Model Policy - Recycled and Environmentally Preferable Procurement.
City of Seattle
Contact Information:
Wiley Thompson
Contracting Services, Buy Recycled
700 Third Avenue
Arctic Building, Ninth Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206 684-4515
Fax: 206 233-5155
E-mail: wiley.thompson@cs.seattle.wa.us

Available Publications:
Annual Buy Recycled Report.
Washington State Recycling Association
Contact Information:
6100 Southcenter Boulevard, #180
Tukwila, WA 98188-4413
Phone: 206 244-0311
Fax: 206 244-4413

Available Publications:
Membership and Services Directory 1996-1997.
Washington Organic Recycling Council
Contact Information:
Phone: 206 517-1388
Fax: 206 244-4413
Business and Industry Recycling Venture (BIRV) Contact Information:
Phone: 206 389-7304
Fax: 206 389-7728
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
Contact Information:
217 Ninth Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206 622-8350

Available Publications:
Green Pages, an annual listing of ecologically sustainable designers, contractors, suppliers, and professional services.

Significant Legislative Action:

TBA

State Solid Waste Data:

For comprehensive information on solid waste management in Washington, link to:

Washington Department of Ecology, Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program

The Program publishes an annual status report on solid waste in Washington which includes an analysis of municipal solid waste landfills in Washington and information on Washington recycling rates.

State Recycling Business Directory Information:

Environmental Services Directory for Washington State
P.O. Box 99486
Seattle, WA 98199
Phone: 206 282 2591
Fax: 206 284-6570

Recycled Construction Products Markets 1997

Recycled Yard Debris Compost 1997
King County
Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Division
400 Yessler Way, Room 600
Seattle, WA 98104-2637
Phone: 206 296-6542
Fax: 206 296-0197

Washington Department of Ecology Recycling Hotline
Phone: 800 RECYCLE

Washington State Recycled Material Collectors and Haulers, Transporters, Processors and End-Users 1996

Washington State Recycling Association Membership and Services Directory 1996-1997
6100 Southcenter Boulevard, #180
Tukwila, WA 98188-4413
Phone: 206 244-0311
Fax: 206 244-4413

Materials Exchange and Reuse Programs

JTR Grants Awarded:

Washington ('95 - Wine Bottle Reuse Demonstration Project)
The Clean Washington Center, in collaboration with Skookum Corp. (a nonprofit organization for at-risk individuals), developed a business plan for a wine bottle washing operation on a statewide scale. This plan was based on Skookum's experiences with a pilot operation in Port Townsend, Washington, in which the center provided technical assistance. A resource manual, documenting operational details, was developed and should prove invaluable to any individual or comunity exploring bottle resterilization opportunities. For more information on the project, including final deliverables and other related information, link to EPA Region 10's Web site.
CWC ('97 - Rural Recycling Development in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana)
The objective of this project is to develop and stimulate sustainable recycling markets in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. This will be accomplished by forming partnerships between the CWC and local economic development communities and then implementing specific projects. The proposed project emphasizes the development of local self-reliance based on proven and innovative new uses of recycled materials. For more information on the project, link to EPA Region 10's Web site.

The project goals resulting from these cooperative efforts include:
- job creation and retention in small businesses in the recycling sector
- increased diversion of recycled materials
- increased utilization of recycled materials
- higher and more stable prices for recycled commodities
- application of successful implementation methods
- and lessons learned to future projects in other rural regions

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