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- Producer participation requirementBeginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for saleWashington battery stewardship (chapter 70A.555 RCW, 2023 c 434)
- Flame retardants2 requirements, including PFAS as defined in WashingtonWashington Safer Products restriction: organohalogen flame retardants in plastic external enclosures of indoor electric
- Retailers requirementBeginning July 1, 2027 for portable batteries (July 1, 2029 for medium format)Washington battery stewardship (chapter 70A.555 RCW, 2023 c 434)
- Flame retardants requirementNo person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electricWashington Safer Products restriction: organohalogen flame retardants in plastic external enclosures of indoor electric
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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked
Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20252 areas read · 2 not read yet
- Safer Products for Washington restrictions and reporting (WAC 173-337) as they apply to the listed categories
- PFAS in apparel and accessories, and reporting for backpacks and bags (WAC 173-337-110(5), (8))
- proposed 2025 PFAS amendments not yet adopted
- outdoor-only products
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 1 not read yet
- Cosmetic Products Toxic Chemicals (RCW 70A.560, fetched 2026-10-09)
- WAC 173-337 categories other than cosmetics
Packaged food and beveragesMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sources
Washington (US state): main sources stored. Not stored: other rules that may apply.
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The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
A retailer sells a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one in Washington only if its producer certifies participation in an approved battery stewardship organization
Must meet the conditions of Retailers (RCW 70A.555.030(1), (2), (4)): beginning July 1, 2027 for portable batteries (July 1, 2029 for medium format), a retailer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product unless its producer certifies participation in a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; a retailer complies if the Department of Ecology website lists the producer or brand as participating on the date it is made available (030(2)). Covered batteries must be marked per 70A.555.130, and the producer of a battery-containing product certifies the marking to retailers (030(4)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you sell or offer it in or into Washington (a retailer, 70A.555.010(19))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jul 2027
Stated: “Beginning July 1, 2027, for portable batteries, and July 1, 2029, for medium format batteries” (70A.555.030(1)).
“(1) Beginning July 1, 2027, for portable batteries, and July 1, 2029, for medium format batteries, a retailer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product unless the producer of the covered battery or battery-containing product certifies to the retailer that the producer participates in a battery stewardship organization whose plan has been approved by the department.”
- Conformity
The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
RCW 70A.555.010(5)(b)(v) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
RCW 70A.555.010(1)(b) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
- Source
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
RCW 70A.555.020(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A retailer sells a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one in Washington only if its producer certifies participation in an approved battery stewardship organization
Must meet the conditions of Retailers (RCW 70A.555.030(1), (2), (4)): beginning July 1, 2027 for portable batteries (July 1, 2029 for medium format), a retailer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product unless its producer certifies participation in a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; a retailer complies if the Department of Ecology website lists the producer or brand as participating on the date it is made available (030(2)). Covered batteries must be marked per 70A.555.130, and the producer of a battery-containing product certifies the marking to retailers (030(4)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
RCW 70A.555.010(5)(b)(v) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.030(1)(opens in a new tab) A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
RCW 70A.555.010(1)(b) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.030(1)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you sell or offer it in or into Washington (a retailer, 70A.555.010(19))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jul 2027
Stated: “Beginning July 1, 2027, for portable batteries, and July 1, 2029, for medium format batteries” (70A.555.030(1)).
- Source
“(1) Beginning July 1, 2027, for portable batteries, and July 1, 2029, for medium format batteries, a retailer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product unless the producer of the covered battery or battery-containing product certifies to the retailer that the producer participates in a battery stewardship organization whose plan has been approved by the department.”
RCW 70A.555.030(1) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.030(1)(opens in a new tab)
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Sources
Where the rules come from, and when we last checked each source.
- Washington Ecology Safer Products PFAS preliminary regulatory analysis (June 2025), publication 2504027(opens in a new tab)Washington State Department of Ecology · Regulation (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington Laws 2025, chapter 353 (ESHB 1483, Right to Repair Act; new chapter in Title 19 RCW)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (PDF)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington 62A.2-316 (exclusion or modification of warranties; (4) household goods)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW chapter 70A.208, Solid waste: packaging and paper products producer responsibility (2025 c 316, SB 5284)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW chapter 70A.222 (packages containing metals: toxics in packaging)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- Revised Code of Washington 70A.405.010 and 70A.405.020 (polybrominated diphenyl ethers: definitions; prohibition on noncomestible products)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington chapter 70A.430 (Children's Safe Products Act)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Revised Code of Washington chapter 70A.555 (Batteries: environmental stewardship)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Washington RCW 70A.560 Cosmetic Products - Toxic Chemicals (Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, 2023 c 455): sections .005, .010, .020, .030, .900(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- WAC 173-337 Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting (adopted rule text)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Washington WAC 173-339 Cosmetic Products Restrictions (Department of Ecology, WSR 25-18-057, Order 24-01): formaldehyde and 25 formaldehyde releasers in cosmetics (WAC 173-339-110)(opens in a new tab)Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser, WAC online) · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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