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Recommendation IND12: Encourage waste handlers to become materials brokers

Provide technical assistance to waste handling firms so they can become materials brokers and transcend the current treatment, storage and disposal model to support greater material reuse and recycling. The goal is for these “second generation” treatment facilities to reclaim and recover waste for beneficial value and to stock reusable materials for redistribution and reuse. As this evolves, examine Ecology’s regulatory controls and permitting authority to ensure that materials that are also hazardous substances are managed properly.

Related Milestone

Most hazardous waste handlers in Washington have taken noticeable steps toward becoming brokers of materials to encourage more reuse and recycling by those who generate hazardous waste.

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