Client: Washington State Department of Ecology

Cascadia led a team to help the Washington State Department of Ecology update their solid and hazardous waste management plans and conducted research to help Ecology achieve their Beyond Waste vision. Work included documenting how materials (including hazardous and toxic materials) move through Washington’s economy, designing better ways to track waste generation and disposal trends, evaluating strategies to reduce or eliminate wastes, and developing action plans that Ecology and its partners could pursue to achieve the Beyond Waste vision. Work products included seven issue papers with recommended actions on several topics, including industrial waste and toxics, pollution prevention, organic wastes, green building, and waste tracking. Cascadia’s bedrock work for the Department of Ecology ultimately led to the development of the Beyond Waste Plan, which is currently being implemented throughout the State of Washington.