HB 2488 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Declares that, except as provided in this act, by June 30, 2006, every manufacturer must develop, submit to the department, implement, and finance the implementation of a plan for the collection and recycling or reuse of twenty percent, by weight, of the covered electronic products sold by the manufacturer in Washington.

Requires that, by June 30, 2007, every manufacturer must increase the recycling and reuse of all covered electronic products ten percent, by weight, per year for five years.

Requires all manufacturers to submit an initial report to the department by May 1, 2007, and each May 1st thereafter. The reports must contain, at a minimum: (1) The quantities of covered 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.

Requires the department to review all reports and provide a notice of adequate compliance or deficiency to manufacturers by November 1st of each year.

Requires all reports submitted to the department to be available to the general public through the internet. However, the manufacturer submitting the report may indicate which portions, if any, it considers proprietary and, if the department concurs that the information meets state legal requirements for confidentiality, those sections of the report shall not be made public.