# RCW 70A.500.090: RCW 70A.500.090: Collection services > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S090 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 70A.500.090 - **Heading:** RCW 70A.500.090: Collection services - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 090 ## Text (1) A program must provide collection services for covered electronic products of all product types and produced by any manufacturer that are reasonably convenient and available to all citizens of the state residing within its geographic boundaries, including both rural and urban areas. Each program must provide collection service in every county of the state. A program may provide collection services jointly with another plan or plans. (a) For any city or town with a population of greater than ten thousand, each program shall provide a minimum of one collection site or alternate collection service described in subsection (3) of this section or a combination of sites and alternate service that together provide at least one collection opportunity for all product types. A collection site for a county may be the same as a collection site for a city or town in the county. (b) Collection sites may include electronics recyclers and repair shops, recyclers of other commodities, reuse organizations, charities, retailers, government recycling sites, or other suitable locations. (c) Collection sites must be staffed, open to the public at a frequency adequate to meet the needs of the area being served, and on an ongoing basis. (2) A program may limit the number of covered electronic products or covered electronic products by product type accepted per customer per day or per delivery at a collection site or service. All covered entities may use a collection site as long as the covered entities adhere to any restrictions established in the plans. (3) A program may provide collection services in forms different than collection sites, such as curbside services, if those alternate services provide equal or better convenience to citizens and equal or increased recovery of unwanted covered electronic products. (4) For rural areas without commercial centers or areas with widely dispersed population, a program may provide collection at the nearest commercial centers or solid waste sites, collection events, mail-back systems, or a combination of these options. (5) For small businesses, small governments, charities, and school districts that may have large quantities of covered electronic products that cannot be handled at collection sites or curbside services, a program may provide alternate services. At a minimum, a program must provide for processing of these large quantities of covered electronic products at no charge to the small businesses, small governments, charities, and school districts. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 70A.500.010 RCW 70A.500.010: Findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S010.md) - [RCW 70A.500.020 RCW 70A.500.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S020.md) - [RCW 70A.500.030 RCW 70A.500.030: Manufacturer participation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S030.md) - [RCW 70A.500.040 RCW 70A.500.040: Manufacturer registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S040.md) - [RCW 70A.500.050 RCW 70A.500.050: Independent plan requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S050.md) - [RCW 70A.500.060 RCW 70A.500.060: Standard, independent plan requirements—Fees to be set by the department—Acceptance or rejection by department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S060.md) - [RCW 70A.500.070 RCW 70A.500.070: Plan updates—Revised plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S070.md) - [RCW 70A.500.080 RCW 70A.500.080: Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S080.md) - [RCW 70A.500.090 RCW 70A.500.090: Collection services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S090.md) - [RCW 70A.500.100 RCW 70A.500.100: Successor duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S100.md) - [RCW 70A.500.110 RCW 70A.500.110: Covered electronic sampling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S110.md) - [RCW 70A.500.120 RCW 70A.500.120: Promotion of covered product recycling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S120.md) - [RCW 70A.500.130 RCW 70A.500.130: Electronic products recycling account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S130.md) - [RCW 70A.500.140 RCW 70A.500.140: Annual reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S140.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C500_S090. 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