Washington Releases Draft Statewide Collection Lists; Subcommittee Meets August 4 and 10 Ahead of August Public Comment

Washington's Recycling Reform Act advisory council has released a first draft of the statewide collection lists (Statewide Lists V1) for review under E2SSB 5284. The council's Statewide Lists Subcommittee meets virtually on August 4 and August 10, 2026, with a full advisory council meeting on August 13, and a public comment period on the draft lists opens in August, ahead of the initial statewide collection lists that Ecology must develop by October 1, 2026. Update (October 7, 2026): the October 1, 2026 date has passed; the Washington page shows where the lists stand. These lists will define which materials are collected statewide, a key input to producer fees and eco-modulation. (Corrected October 12, 2026.) Correction (September 23, 2026): as first published this entry said Ecology plans to publish the lists by October 2026; E2SSB 5284 sec. 109(1)(a) requires Ecology to develop them by October 1, 2026, and publication follows plan approval. The lists are Ecology’s, reviewed by the advisory council’s subcommittee. Source: Washington Department of Ecology (July 2026); RRA Advisory Council; Waste360, Marissa Heffernan (July 23, 2026).