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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

• nme ntal Pr
• te c tion

Solid and Hazar dous Waste Manage me nt Pr

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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

• minate d flame r

e tar dants br

• minate d flame r

e tar 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 V manufac tur e r s must r e giste r and pay $5000 fe e T V manufac tur e r s must r 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 b it l t th DE P t ll t t t d submit a plan to the DE P to c olle c t, tr ansport and r e c yc le c ove r e d e le c tr

• nic 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

• gr

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?

i i “Cove re d E le c tronic De vic e ”

• de sktop or pe rsona l c ompute r,
• c ompute r monitor,
• porta ble c ompute r,

t l i i ld t

• or te le vision sold to a c onsume r

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) who sells or sold covered electronic devices manufactured by (2) who sells or sold covered electronic devices manufactured by

• thers 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

• rder of the licensor;
• rder 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

• r 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 d f th d l t i d i t t b ti b f ti 9 brand of the covered electronic devices pursuant to subsection b. of section 9

• f P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.102), then paragraph (5) of this definition

shall not apply; or (6) h th bli ti d ibiliti f (6) a person who assumes the obligations and responsibilities for any 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

• duc 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

• nic de vic e s by 2011

y

• Pr
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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

• duc ts
• se ll c ove re d e le c tronic de vic e s by

r e gistr ants (in full c omplianc e ) only r e gistr ants (in full c omplianc e ) only

• public outre a c h

NJDEP Responsibilities

• Dr

aft r ule s and r e gulations for the manufac tur e r s’ c olle c tion plans

• Or

ganize and c oor dinate public outr e ac h

• De te r

mine shar e (r e tur n and mar ke t) of CE Ds

• Maintain list of r

e c yc ling loc ations

• Re vie w and appr
• ve plans

M i t i li t f ll i t t

• Imple me nt c r

e dit tr ading pr

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am P l t

• Maintain list of all r

e gistr ants and br ands

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stablish pe r for manc e

• Pr

e par e annua l r e port

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stablish pe r for 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

• nic 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

• nme ntal he alth”

public and e nvir

• nme 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

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manufac tur e r s and r e c yc le r s on the y 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

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r e c onne c tpar tne r ship.c om p 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 t R li P Cor por ate Re c yc ling Pr

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www.mygr e e ne le c tr

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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

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