Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology)
E192857
The Solid Waste Management Program of the Washington State Department of Ecology is the state’s lead program for regulating, planning, and supporting environmentally sound management, reduction, and recycling of solid waste.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) Context triple: [Washington State Department of Ecology, hasDivision, Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology)]
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A.
Waste Management Program
The Waste Management Program is a division of Pennsylvania’s environmental agency responsible for regulating and overseeing the handling, treatment, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the state.
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B.
Solid Waste Management Administration
The Solid Waste Management Administration is a division of the District of Columbia’s Department of Public Works responsible for overseeing trash collection, recycling, and related waste management services in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Model Toxics Control Act (Washington)
The Model Toxics Control Act (Washington) is Washington State’s primary environmental cleanup law that funds and governs the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites, often using revenues from a hazardous substance tax.
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D.
Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) for waste site cleanup
The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) for waste site cleanup is the state’s comprehensive regulatory framework that governs the assessment, remediation, and long-term management of contaminated properties in Massachusetts.
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E.
bureau of waste prevention, reuse and recycling
The Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is a division of New York City's sanitation department responsible for promoting waste reduction, recycling programs, and sustainable materials management across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) Target entity description: The Solid Waste Management Program of the Washington State Department of Ecology is the state’s lead program for regulating, planning, and supporting environmentally sound management, reduction, and recycling of solid waste.
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A.
Waste Management Program
The Waste Management Program is a division of Pennsylvania’s environmental agency responsible for regulating and overseeing the handling, treatment, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the state.
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B.
Solid Waste Management Administration
The Solid Waste Management Administration is a division of the District of Columbia’s Department of Public Works responsible for overseeing trash collection, recycling, and related waste management services in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Model Toxics Control Act (Washington)
The Model Toxics Control Act (Washington) is Washington State’s primary environmental cleanup law that funds and governs the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites, often using revenues from a hazardous substance tax.
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D.
Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) for waste site cleanup
The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) for waste site cleanup is the state’s comprehensive regulatory framework that governs the assessment, remediation, and long-term management of contaminated properties in Massachusetts.
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E.
bureau of waste prevention, reuse and recycling
The Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is a division of New York City's sanitation department responsible for promoting waste reduction, recycling programs, and sustainable materials management across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government environmental program
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solid waste management program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Washington State
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linked to:
Washington State, United States
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| coordinatesWith |
local governments in Washington State
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other programs of the Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ recycling industry in Washington State ⓘ solid waste utilities in Washington State ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
environmental protection
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recycling ⓘ solid waste management ⓘ waste reduction ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmentally sound management of solid waste
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recycling of solid waste materials ⓘ reduction of solid waste generation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
planning program for solid waste
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regulatory program for solid waste ⓘ state lead program for solid waste management ⓘ technical assistance program for solid waste ⓘ |
| implementsPolicyArea | solid waste and materials management policy in Washington State ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Washington
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linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| objective |
increase recycling and reuse
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protect human health ⓘ protect the environment ⓘ reduce the amount of solid waste disposed ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ |
| promotes |
composting
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environmentally sound materials management ⓘ recycling ⓘ waste reduction ⓘ |
| regulates |
landfills in Washington State
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recycling facilities in Washington State ⓘ solid waste disposal ⓘ solid waste facilities ⓘ solid waste handling ⓘ transfer stations in Washington State ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| supports |
local government solid waste planning
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local recycling programs ⓘ waste reduction programs ⓘ |
| website | https://ecology.wa.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) Description of subject: The Solid Waste Management Program of the Washington State Department of Ecology is the state’s lead program for regulating, planning, and supporting environmentally sound management, reduction, and recycling of solid waste.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Washington State Department of Ecology
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hasDivision
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Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology)
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subject linked to:
Ecology