(1) The office may administer a waste reduction research and development program. The director may contract with any public or private organization for the purpose of developing methods and technologies that achieve waste reduction. All research performed and all methods or technologies developed as a result of a contract entered into under this section shall become the property of the state and shall be incorporated into the database system established under RCW 70A.214.060.

Terms Used In Washington Code 70A.214.070

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Director: means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee. See Washington Code 70A.214.020
  • Office: means the office of waste reduction. See Washington Code 70A.214.020
  • Waste: means any solid waste as defined under RCW 70A. See Washington Code 70A.214.020
  • Waste reduction: means all in-plant practices that reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of wastes or the toxicity of wastes, prior to generation, without creating substantial new risks to human health or the environment. See Washington Code 70A.214.020
(2) Any contract entered into under this section shall be awarded only after requests for proposals have been circulated to persons, firms, or organizations who have requested that their names be placed on a proposal list. The director shall establish a proposal list and shall review and evaluate all proposals received.
[ 2020 c 20 § 1216; 1988 c 177 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95C.070.]
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