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Since 2019, the Washington Legislature has passed laws to gradually phase out the use of HFC products. As part of that initiative, the WDE has partnered with companies to help them ethically comply with the law. "Restricting HFC products and equipment is key to achieving the state's statutory greenhouse gas emission limits and ultimately getting to net zero by 2050," said, who manages Ecology's Climate Pollution Reduction Program, in the release."HFCs safely sealed inside air-conditioning systems can be recovered, recycled and re-used, but when they leak out, they become a major contributor to climate change.
The WDE said the agency hosted technical assistance meetings with Home Depot's compliance teams between 2021 and 2023 to remove HFC products from the retailer's website." was assured that the identified products would not be available for purchase in Washington and that no new prohibited products would be added to the website," per the release.