# RCW 70A.245.060: RCW 70A.245.060: Trash bag labeling requirements

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S060

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 70A.245.060
- **Heading:** RCW 70A.245.060: Trash bag labeling requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 060

## Text

(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, producers shall label each package containing plastic trash bags sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into Washington with: (a) The name of the producer and the city, state, and country where the producer is located, which may be designated as the location of the producer's corporate headquarters; or (b) A uniform resource locator or quick response code to an internet website that contains the information required pursuant to (a) of this subsection. (2)(a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to a plastic bag that is designed and manufactured to hold, store, or transport dangerous waste or biomedical waste. (b) For the purposes of this subsection: (i) "Biomedical waste" means any waste defined as that term under RCW 70A.228.010 ; and (ii) "Dangerous waste" means any waste defined as dangerous wastes under RCW 70A.300.010 .

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 70A.245.010 RCW 70A.245.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S010.md)
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- [RCW 70A.245.030 RCW 70A.245.030: Producer reporting requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S030.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.040 RCW 70A.245.040: Penalties for postconsumer recycled content requirements—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S040.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.050 RCW 70A.245.050: Penalties for registration, labeling, and reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S050.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.060 RCW 70A.245.060: Trash bag labeling requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S060.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.070 RCW 70A.245.070: Expanded polystyrene prohibitions—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S070.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.080 RCW 70A.245.080: Optional serviceware—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S080.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.090 RCW 70A.245.090: Department duties—Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S090.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.100 RCW 70A.245.100: Recycling enhancement account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S100.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.110 RCW 70A.245.110: Recycled content account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S110.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.120 RCW 70A.245.120: Market study.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S120.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.130 RCW 70A.245.130: Overwater structures containing certain plastic foam—Prohibition on sale, distribution, installation—Rule-making authority—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S130.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.140 RCW 70A.245.140: Single-use plastic packaging—Prohibition on use by a lodging establishment—Penalty—Rule-making authority—Preemption—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S140.md)

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