§ 7552. Standard Electronic Waste Recycling Plan
(a) Standard Plan adoption. Beginning January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall adopt a plan for the collection and
recycling of all electronic waste in the State. In developing the Plan, the Secretary
shall evaluate existing electronic waste collection opportunities and services in
each county to determine whether such opportunities and services are adequate. In
making an adequacy determination, the Secretary shall consider the geography, population,
and population density of each county. If, after completion of an adequacy review,
the Secretary determines that the collection opportunities in a county are:
(1) Inadequate, the Secretary may require additional collection activities in that county.
Additional collection activities may include additional collection facilities, collection
events, or other collection activities identified by the Secretary as necessary to
achieve the Statewide recycling goal. If the Secretary requires additional collection
activities, the Secretary shall consider, as one of the criteria reviewed in selecting
additional collection activities, the cost-effectiveness of the additional collection
activities in achieving the objective of convenient service.
(2) Adequate, and that additional collection opportunities are not required.
(b) Standard Plan minimum requirements. The Standard Plan shall:
(1) site at least three permanent facilities in each county for the collection of electronic
waste from covered entities, unless the Secretary determines that existing or proposed
collection opportunities are not required, but in no case shall the Secretary reduce
the number of permanent facilities below one;
(2) site at least one permanent facility in each city or town with a population of 10,000
or greater for the collection of electronic waste from covered entities;
(3) require electronic waste collection facilities to accept electronic waste at no cost
to covered entities;
(4) ensure that each recycler used in implementing the Plan complies with the recycling
standards established under section 7559 of this title;
(5) ensure that during Plan implementation a public information and outreach effort takes
place to inform consumers about how to recycle their electronic waste at the end of
the product’s life;
(6) require electronic waste collection facilities to be staffed, open on an ongoing basis,
and open to the public at a frequency needed to meet the needs of the area being served;
(7) prohibit a collection facility from refusing to accept electronic waste delivered
to the facility for recycling from a covered entity.
(c) Plan evaluation. The Secretary shall annually review and analyze the Standard Plan to determine if
implementation of the Standard Plan achieves the statewide collection and recycling
goal set forth under section 7555 of this title. The Secretary may modify the plan based upon the results of that review.
(d) Plan term. The Secretary shall revise and adopt the standard plan every five years.
(e) Public review and consultation. Prior to the approval or modification of the Standard Plan, the Agency shall make
the proposed Standard Plan available for public review and comment for at least 30
days. The Agency shall consult with interested persons, including manufacturers, recyclers,
collectors, retailers, solid waste districts, and environmental groups.
(f) Applicability. A collector, transporter, or recycler not included in a plan approved under this section
or under a plan approved under section 7554 of this title shall not be subject to the requirements of this section or section 7554. (Added 2009, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 19, 2010.)