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NewsBeyond Waste Plan: 2009 Update - SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) ReviewThe five year update of the Beyond Waste Plan, as required by state law, is almost complete. The 2009 plan update is scheduled to be issued in December 2009, after SEPA review.What Was Updated?The Beyond Waste Plan still provides good direction as written. Therefore, we did not make significant changes. We made adjustments to Recommendations and Milestones where previous work had been accomplished or new directions were needed. We also brought the plan up to date with state priorities such as toxic threat reduction, climate change, and Puget Sound health.Public comments were received during March and early April. On the whole, commenters expressed support for the proposed changes. A summary of the main comments and how we responded is available here. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) documents and comment information related to the Beyond Waste Plan 2009 UpdateThe State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Rules require agencies to circulate certain documents for public review, including the environmental checklist and determination of non-significance (DNS) for the Beyond Waste Plan. The supporting SEPA documents and contacts for the Beyond Waste Plan are below.
Comments on the Beyond Waste Plan 2009 Update will be accepted from: November 10 to November 24, 2009. Comments can be sent via electronic or regular mail to: Janine Bogar Beyond Waste Coordinator Waste 2 Resources Program Washington State Department of Ecology PO Box 47600 Olympia WA, 98504-7600 janine.bogar@ecy.wa.gov Copies of the Beyond Waste Plan 2009 Update can be found at the following Washington State Department of Ecology offices: Washington State Department of Ecology Headquarters / Southwest Regional Office 3000 Desmond Drive SW Lacey, WA 98503 360-407-6300 Washington State Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office 3190 160th Avenue SE Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 425-649-7000 Washington State Department of Ecology Central Regional Office 15 west Yakima Avenue Suite 200 Yakima, WA 98902-3387 509-575-2490 Washington State Department of Ecology Eastern Regional Office N. 46701 Monroe Spokane WA 99205-1295 509-329-3400 For more Information:
Third Annual Beyond Waste Progress Report IssuedEcology has released the third annual report documenting progress toward the Beyond Waste Plan’s five-year goals. The 16 performance indicators track overall progress on the Beyond Waste initiatives.How are we doing in reaching the Beyond Waste vision? We have many positive trends especially in the following areas: solid waste recycling, green building, organics (compostables) recycling, electronics recycling, and risks from toxic releases. We have not yet achieved consistent trends for hazardous and solid waste generation decreasing, and hazardous and solid waste recycling increasing. These four indicators combined would be a true picture of whether we are achieving the Beyond Waste vision. A Beyond Waste Progress Report will be issued each year. Read the Progress report. |
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