HB 1942 - DIGEST

Declares that, except as provided in this act, every manufacturer must develop, submit to the department, implement, and finance the implementation of a plan for the collection and the recycling or reuse of sixty-five percent, by weight, of all electronic waste from its own products each year. The plan must provide and promote convenient, strategically located fixed collection sites to serve urban and rural populations throughout the state.

Provides that all plans required by this chapter must be submitted to the department and the advisory committee by September 30, 2004, and reviewed by the department by December 31, 2004, with implementation by manufacturers beginning by June 30, 2005.

Requires all manufacturers to submit an initial report to the advisory committee by December 31, 2005, and each December 31st thereafter. The reports must contain, at a minimum: (1) The quantities of electronic products sold by that manufacturer in the state during the previous year;

(2) The weight of the electronic waste recovered in the previous year;

(3) The weight of recovered electronic waste that is reused;

(4) The weight of recovered electronic waste that is recycled;

(5) Progress reports towards making more environmentally friendly products;

(6) The results of any performance measures included in the plan;

(7) Identification of the end markets for collected electronic waste;

(8) Educational and promotional efforts that will be undertaken; and

(9) Any other information deemed necessary by the department.