South Carolina § 48-60-56 - Collection sites for manufacturer electronic waste program.

§ 48-60-56. Collection sites for manufacturer electronic waste program.

Section effective until December 31, 2029.

(A) Beginning in program year 2023, each manufacturer electronic waste program must offer collection sites in accordance with the following convenience standards for each county or solid waste authority serving one or more counties that elects to participate in the manufacturer electronic waste program during a given program year:

(1) one collection site in each county that has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants;

(2) two collection sites in each county that has a population of at least one hundred thousand inhabitants and less than two hundred thousand inhabitants;

(3) three collection sites in each county that has a population of at least two hundred thousand inhabitants.

(B) For purposes of this section, county population must be determined using the most recent federal decennial census.

(C) A designated representative of a county or a solid waste authority serving one or more counties pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-60-57, that elects to participate in a manufacturer electronic waste program may enter into a written agreement with the operator of a manufacturer electronic waste program in order to:

(1) reduce or increase the number of collection sites in the county for the program year; provided, however, the agreement must be included in the manufacturer electronic waste program as required pursuant to Section 48-60-57(A);

(2) substitute a collection site in the county for four one-day collection events or a different number of such events as provided for in the written agreement; provided, however, the agreement must be included in the manufacturer electronic waste program as required pursuant to Section 48-60-57(A);

(3) substitute the location of a collection site in the county for the manufacturer electronic waste program with another location;

(4) substitute the location of a one-day collection event in the county with another location; or

(5) with the agreement of the applicable retailer, use a retail collection site as a program collection site.

(D) Retail collection sites are not considered a collection site for the purposes of the convenience standards established pursuant to this section unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the retailer, operators of the manufacturer electronic waste program, and the applicable county or solid waste authority serving one or more counties. If retailers agree to participate in a program collection site, then the retailer collection site does not have to collect all covered devices or register as a collector.

(E) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a retailer from collecting a fee for each covered device collected.

(F) Manufacturers may use retail collection sites for satisfying some or all of their obligations pursuant to Sections 48-60-51, 48-60-56, and 48-60-57.

HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 234 (H.4775), SECTION 1.A, eff June 17, 2022.

Editor's Note

2022 Act No. 234, SECTION 1.B, provides as follows:

"[SECTION 1.]B. Section 14 of Act 129 of 2014, as amended by Act 82 of 2021, is repealed. Section 48-60-55 of the 1976 Code is repealed December 31, 2022. The remaining provisions of this chapter, except Section 48-60-90, are repealed December 31, 2029."