1.) What information is needed for registering?
Ecology is requesting the following:
- Employer Identification Number (EIN).
- Billing Contact (Required).
- Responsible Official (Optional).
- Revenue of the covered product from the previous year for Washington.
- Total resin amount from the previous year for Washington.
- This includes virgin, post-consumer, and post-industrial.
- Brand names the covered product is sold under.
If a producer has concerns about confidentiality, please reach out to Ecology.
If a producer does not have an EIN, contact Ecology to walk through the registration process.
2.) What is the reporting year?
Report on the previous calendar year.
3.) Do de minimis producers have to register?
We are requesting and encouraging that producers meeting the de minimis criteria annually register with Ecology to attest that they meet the criteria. This tells us we do not need to approach you asking about failure to comply.
De minimis producers do not have to pay the fees or meet the requirements. But registering lets Ecology and the public know that the de minimis producers are in compliance with the law.
There is a continuously updated list on our website of everyone who has registered.
4.) For the annual fees, does that only apply to virgin resin?
No. The annual fees are based on the total resin used.
5.) What is the definition of personal care products?
Personal care products means a liquid soap, shampoo, conditioner, styling sprays and gels, and other hair care products, or lotion, moisturizer, facial toner, and other skincare products.
Plastic containers for Personal Care Products include:
- Bottle, jug, or other rigid containers with a neck or mouth narrower than the base.
- Capable of maintaining its shape when empty.
- Capacity ranges from 8 oz – up to 5 gallons.
- Are composed of one or multiple plastic resins.
6.) Do cosmetics count as personal care products?
Whether a product is included under the definition of personal care product is dependent on both the container type and the product in the container. If the container type fits the requirements and the product is applied to the skin or hair, it is included. The definition mentions hair gel which is applied to the hair in a similar function as a cosmetic. This is subject to change during the rulemaking process.
7.) When is a cosmetic also a drug?
A cosmetic is also a drug when it is intended to cleanse, beautify or promote attractiveness as well as treat or prevent disease or otherwise affect the structure or any function of the human body.
8.) Are nonprescription drugs exempt?
Products that are regulated as drugs under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 301, et seq., unless such products are also marketed as a shampoo, conditioner, hair styling spray or gel, skin lotion, skin moisturizer, or facial toner which are the covered products specified in the law
9.) What are the requirements for labeling trash bags?
Each package containing plastic trash bags sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into Washington must be labeled with:
- 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
- A uniform resource locator or quick response code to an internet website that contains the information listed above.
10.) Are caps, closures, labels, liners, or other dispensing mechanisms (e.g. spray nozzle) included in the recycled content minimums amount?
No, liners, caps, corks, closures, labels, and other items added externally or internally but otherwise separate from the structure of the bottle or container are not included in the definition of plastic beverage containers. There is no specific exemption for these items in household cleaning products and personal care product containers. Prior to the completion of rulemaking, these items in all covered product categories are not required to meet PCR minimums. This may change in rulemaking.
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