Vermont § 7552 - Standard Electronic Waste Recycling Plan

§ 7552. Standard Electronic Waste Recycling Plan

• (a) Standard Plan adoption. Beginning January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall adopt a plan for the collection and
  recycling of all electronic waste in the State. In developing the Plan, the Secretary
  shall evaluate existing electronic waste collection opportunities and services in
  each county to determine whether such opportunities and services are adequate. In
  making an adequacy determination, the Secretary shall consider the geography, population,
  and population density of each county. If, after completion of an adequacy review,
  the Secretary determines that the collection opportunities in a county are: (1) Inadequate, the Secretary may require additional collection activities in that county.
  Additional collection activities may include additional collection facilities, collection
  events, or other collection activities identified by the Secretary as necessary to
  achieve the Statewide recycling goal. If the Secretary requires additional collection
  activities, the Secretary shall consider, as one of the criteria reviewed in selecting
  additional collection activities, the cost-effectiveness of the additional collection
  activities in achieving the objective of convenient service. (2) Adequate, and that additional collection opportunities are not required. (b) Standard Plan minimum requirements. The Standard Plan shall: (1) site at least three permanent facilities in each county for the collection of electronic
  waste from covered entities, unless the Secretary determines that existing or proposed
  collection opportunities are not required, but in no case shall the Secretary reduce
  the number of permanent facilities below one; (2) site at least one permanent facility in each city or town with a population of 10,000
  or greater for the collection of electronic waste from covered entities; (3) require electronic waste collection facilities to accept electronic waste at no cost
  to covered entities; (4) ensure that each recycler used in implementing the Plan complies with the recycling
  standards established under section 7559 of this title; (5) ensure that during Plan implementation a public information and outreach effort takes
  place to inform consumers about how to recycle their electronic waste at the end of
  the product’s life; (6) require electronic waste collection facilities to be staffed, open on an ongoing basis,
  and open to the public at a frequency needed to meet the needs of the area being served; (7) prohibit a collection facility from refusing to accept electronic waste delivered
  to the facility for recycling from a covered entity. (c) Plan evaluation. The Secretary shall annually review and analyze the Standard Plan to determine if
  implementation of the Standard Plan achieves the statewide collection and recycling
  goal set forth under section 7555 of this title. The Secretary may modify the plan based upon the results of that review. (d) Plan term. The Secretary shall revise and adopt the standard plan every five years. (e) Public review and consultation. Prior to the approval or modification of the Standard Plan, the Agency shall make
  the proposed Standard Plan available for public review and comment for at least 30
  days. The Agency shall consult with interested persons, including manufacturers, recyclers,
  collectors, retailers, solid waste districts, and environmental groups. (f) Applicability. A collector, transporter, or recycler not included in a plan approved under this section
  or under a plan approved under section 7554 of this title shall not be subject to the requirements of this section or section 7554. (Added 2009, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 19, 2010.)