The Toxic Pollution Law/Pollution Prevention for Healthy People and Puget Sound Act (Implementation program is called Safer Products for Washington)

Policy Number
70A.350 RCW
Responsible Entity
Washington State Department of Ecology
Country
State
Washington
Effective Date

The law establishes an ongoing process for Washington State Department of Ecology to identify and regulate priority chemicals in 5-year cycles. Each cycle consists of four phases:

  1. Prioritize chemicals.
  2. Identify products.
  3. Determine regulatory actions.
  4. Rulemaking.

While working through the phases, they do technical research, seek public input, consult with Dept. of Health, and report to the Legislature.

In the Report to the legislature for the first cycle phase 3, the program defined their criteria for safer and assessed third-party certifications and chemical hazard methodologies that could meet the criteria. 

Learn more about the implementation program here.

 

2019 Bill here- SB 5135 Washington State Legislature

Full Text of the Policy (in English)
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.350
Additional Guidance
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