N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2611 – Disposal ban
§ 27-2611. Disposal ban.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2611
- Electronic waste: means covered electronic equipment that has been discarded or is no longer wanted by its owner, or for any other reason enters the waste collection, recovery, treatment, processing, or recycling system. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
- Electronic waste consolidation facility: means a facility that receives and stores electronic waste for the purpose of organizing, categorizing or consolidating items of electronic waste before such waste is transported to an electronic waste recycling facility. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
- Electronic waste recycling facility: means a facility at which electronic waste is recycled. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
- Manufacturer: means a person who: (a) assembles or substantially assembles covered electronic equipment for sale in the state; (b) manufactures covered electronic equipment under its own brand name or under any other brand name for sale in the state; (c) sells, under its own brand name, covered electronic equipment sold in the state; (d) owns a brand name that it licenses to another person for use on covered electronic equipment sold in the state; (e) imports covered electronic equipment for sale in the state; or (f) manufactures covered electronic equipment for sale in the state without affixing a brand name. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
- Person: means any individual, business entity, partnership, company, corporation, not-for-profit corporation, association, governmental entity, public benefit corporation, public authority, firm, organization, or any other group of individuals, or any officer or employee or agent thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
- Retailer: means a person who sells covered electronic equipment to a person in the state through any means, including, but not limited to, transactions conducted through retail sales outlets, mail, catalogs, the telephone or the internet, or any electronic means. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2601
1. Beginning April first, two thousand eleven, no manufacturer, retailer, or owner or operator of an electronic waste collection site, electronic waste consolidation facility or electronic waste recycling facility in the state shall dispose of electronic waste at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility, or place electronic waste for collection which is intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility.
2. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, no person except for an individual or household shall place or dispose of any electronic waste in any solid waste management facility, or place electronic waste for collection which is intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility in this state. Persons engaged in the collection of solid waste for delivery to a solid waste management facility shall provide written information to users of such facility on the proper methods for the recycling of electronic waste.
3. Beginning January first, two thousand fifteen, no individual or household shall place or dispose of any electronic waste in any solid waste management facility, or place electronic waste for collection which is intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility in this state.
4. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, an owner or operator of a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility shall educate users of such facility on the proper methods for the management of electronic waste. Such education shall include:
(a) providing written information to users of such facility on the proper methods for recycling of electronic waste; and
(b) posting, in conspicuous locations at such facility, signs stating that electronic waste may not be disposed of at the facility.