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Recommendation ORG3: Improve quality of recycled organic products

For organic materials to continue to be valued commodities, consumers must have confidence in the quality of recycled organic products. A number of actions are needed to address the quality of recycled organic products and thereby improve consumer confidence:

• Identify quality barriers to marketability of recovered organic products, including sources of contamination. Propose strategies to address the quality barriers.
• Bring key producers and users together to develop product quality criteria that address marketability according to end use.
• Promote the use of labeling or information sheets for recycled organic products.

Related Milestone

Performance-based product labeling requirements are in place for organic products that are sold or given away.

• Evaluate the need for changes to standards for composted material in WAC 173-350-220.

Related Milestone

A plan to address statutory and regulatory barriers to closed-loop organics recycling is widely supported.

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