Section 173-925-060 - PCRC product requirements(1) Producers must annually meet no less than the minimum PCRC percentages, on average, for the total weight of PCRC product plastic containers sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into Washington state in their respective PCRC product categories beginning on the dates below:(a) Beverages, (except those listed in (d) of this subsection): (i) January 1, 2023: 15 percent;(ii) January 1, 2026: 25 percent; and(iii) January 1, 2031: 50 percent.(b) Plastic trash bags: (i) January 1, 2023: 10 percent; (ii) January 1, 2025: 15 percent; and (iii) January 1, 2027: 20 percent.(c) Household cleaning and personal care products: (i) January 1, 2025: 15 percent;(ii) January 1, 2028: 25 percent; and(iii) January 1, 2031: 50 percent.(d) Dairy milk and wine in 187 milliliter plastic beverage containers:(i) January 1, 2028: 15 percent;(ii) January 1, 2031: 25 percent; and(iii) January 1, 2036: 50 percent.(2)(a) For the purposes of reporting PCRC, producers may calculate resin weight and PCRC percentage from the following sources:(i) PCRC derived from mechanical recycling using post-consumer materials;(ii) PCRC from nonmechanical processing of post-consumer materials calculated using an existing and recognized international or multinational third-party certification system which incorporates chain of custody, and certified mass balance attribution as identified in ISO 22095:2020; or(iii) Other sources or methods that the producer demonstrates to the department to have a comparable degree of accuracy.(b) Plastic sold or marketed for use as fuel feedstock may not be included as contributing to required PCRC reports to the department.Wash. Admin. Code § 173-925-060
Adopted by WSR 23-22-102, Filed 10/31/2023, effective 12/1/2023