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New Jersey’s Electronic Waste Recycling Program Waste Recycling Program Ne w Je r se y De par tme nt of E nvir onme ntal Pr ote c tion Solid and Hazar dous Waste Manage me nt Pr ogr am ANJR & ANJHHWC Me e ting De c e mbe r 1, 2009

Why is E-waste a Problem? • 2 % of the munic ipal solid waste str e am • Substanc e s of pote ntial c onc e r n: le ad, me r cur y, cadmium, br br ominate d flame r ominate d flame r e tar e tar dants dants • Planne d obsole sc e nc e • E xpor ting to impove r ishe d c ountr ie s

E-Waste Legislation in NJ • T he “E le c tronic Wa ste Ma na g e me nt Ac t” P.L . 2007, c .347 as ame nde d by P.L . 2008 c .130 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E - 99.94 e t se q.) • • sig ne d into la w Ja nua ry 2009 sig ne d into la w Ja nua ry 2009 Januar y 1, 2010 T T V manufac tur V manufac tur e r e r s must r s must r e giste r and pay $5000 fe e e giste r and pay $5000 fe e F e br uar y 1, 2010: Manufac tur e r s must r e giste r and pay $5000 fe e g p y $

NJ E waste Legislation Continued NJ E-waste Legislation Continued June 1, 2010: Re giste r e d te le vision manufac tur e r s must submit a plan to the DE P to c olle c t, tr anspor t and r e c yc le use d te le visions base d on the te le vision manufac tur e r 's mar ke t shar e Re giste r e d manufac tur e r (of othe r CE Ds) must submit a plan to the DE b it l t th DE P to c olle c t, tr P t ll t t ansport and t d r e c yc le c ove r e d e le c tr onic de vic e s base d on its r e tur n shar e in we ight Januar y 1, 2011: Manufac tur e r s must be gin c olle c tion, tr anspor tation and r e c yc ling pr ogr am and, disposal ban goe s into e ffe ct

E-waste Regulation Proposal E waste Regulation Proposal • T he NJDE P is c urre ntly drafting re gulatio ns to suppo rt the le gislatio n • E xpe c t a pro po sal in January 2010 • L e gislatio n re quire me nts are still in e ffe c t re gardle ss o f whe the r rule s are pro po se d/ ado pte d

What Can Be Recycled for FREE? “Cove re d E le c tronic De vic e ” i i • de sktop or pe rsona l c ompute r, • c ompute r monitor, • porta ble c ompute r, • or te le vision sold to a c onsume r t l i i ld t

Who Can Recycle for FREE? Who Can Recycle for FREE? “Consume r ” • a pe rson who purc ha se s a c ove re d e le c tronic de vic e in a tra nsa c tion tha t is e le c tronic de vic e in a tra nsa c tion tha t is a re ta il sa le

Am I a Manufacturer? “Manufacturer” means any person Manufacturer means any person (1) who manufactures or manufactured covered electronic devices under a brand that it owns or owned or is or was licensed to use, other than a license to manufacture covered electronic devices for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor ; (2) (2) who sells or sold covered electronic devices manufactured by who sells or sold covered electronic devices manufactured by others under a brand that the seller owns or owned or is or was licensed to use, other than a license to manufacture covered electronic devices for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor; order of the licensor; (3) who manufactures or manufactured covered electronic devices without affixing a brand;

Manufacturer cont. (4) who manufactures or manufactured covered electronic devices to which the person affixes or affixed a brand that the person neither owns or owned nor is or was licensed to use; (5) for whose account covered electronic devices manufactured outside the United States are or were imported into the United States, provided however, if, at the time such covered electronic devices are or were imported into the United States, another person has registered as the manufacturer of the b brand of the covered electronic devices pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 d f th d l t i d i t t b ti b f ti 9 of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.102), then paragraph (5) of this definition shall not apply; or (6) (6) a person who assumes the obligations and responsibilities for any h th bli ti d ibiliti f manufacturer pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of this definition

What Do Manufacturers Need To Do? • Affix pe r mane nt labe l ide ntifying manufac tur e r • Re por t all br ands unde r whic h its pr oduc ts ar e sold • Pay annual r e gistr ation fe e • Submit plan by 2010 Submit plan by 2010 • Be gin c olle c ting, tr anspor ting and r e c yc ling its shar e of c ove r e d e le c tr onic de vic e s by 2011 y • Pr ogr ams shall ac c e pt all type s and all br ands

WHAT IF… 1. a registered manufacturer 1. a registered manufacturer FAILS to COMPLY with all terms and conditions of an approved plan? conditions of an approved plan? - sales ban 2. a registered manufacturer g is recycling in EXCESS of their share? - credit trading - credit trading

Am I a Retailer? “Re taile r Re taile r ” me ans a pe rso n who o wns o r o pe rate s p p a busine ss that se lls ne w c o ve re d e le c tro nic de vic e s in this State by any me ans to a c o nsume r me ans to a c o nsume r

What Do Retailers Need To Do? What Do Retailers Need To Do? • se ll ONL Y labe le d pr oduc ts • se ll c ove re d e le c tronic de vic e s by r r e gistr e gistr ants (in full c omplianc e ) only ants (in full c omplianc e ) only • public outre a c h

NJDEP Responsibilities • • Dr aft r ule s and r e gulations for Or ganize and c oor dinate the manufac tur e r s’ c olle c tion public outr e ac h plans • Maintain list of r e c yc ling • De te r mine shar e (r e tur n and loc ations mar ke t) of CE Ds • Imple me nt c r e dit tr ading • Re vie w and appr ove plans pr ogr am • • Maintain list of all r M i t i li t f ll e gistr i t ants t Pr P e par e annua l r l e port t and br ands • • E E stablish pe r stablish pe r for for manc e manc e r e quir e me nts for c olle c tor s, tr anspor te r s and author ize d r e c yc le r s

Export Policy T he Ac t state s that: “cove r e d e le ctr onic de vice s shall not be e xpor te d for disposal in a manne r that pose s a significant r isk to the public and e nvir public and e nvir onme ntal he alth” onme ntal he alth * T he NJDE P c annot se t e xpor t polic y But! in our r ule s and r e gs, the NJDE P will r e quir e tr anspar e nc y in r e por ting fr om manufac tur e r s and r e c yc le r y s on the de stination of any mate r ial NJDE P will also inc or por ate e le me nts of r e c yc ling standar ds found in the E PA’s Re sponsible Re c yc ling (R2) Pr ac tic e s

What If My Equipment Still Works? (And Other Options) Donation is always an option Donation is always an option Re c onne c t Pr ogr am r e c onne c tpar p tne r ship.c om p E PA (donate and/ or r e c yc le ) e pa.gov/ e pawaste / c onse r ve / mate r ials/ e c yc ling/ donate .htm C Cor por ate Re c yc ling Pr t R li P ogr ams www.mygr e e ne le c tr onic s.or g/ Re c yc le Cor pPr ogr ams.aspx

F or mor e infor mation Dana L awson Princ ipal E nviro nme ntal Spe c ialist (609) 984 3438 dana.lawso n@de p.state .nj.us Online nj.go v/ de p/ dshw/ re c yc ling/ E le c tro nic _Waste / inde x.html