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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.17503

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.17501
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Recyclable materials: means that term as it is defined in section 11505. See Michigan Laws 324.17501
  • Recycling: means an action or process, such as separation, sorting, baling, or shipping, applied to reportable recyclable materials for the purposes of reuse or conversion into raw materials or new products. See Michigan Laws 324.17501
  • Recycling establishment: means an establishment engaged in recycling of, or brokering of, reportable recyclable materials. See Michigan Laws 324.17501
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (1) A recycling establishment in this state shall report to the department the amount of each category of reportable recyclable material received by and the amount shipped from the recycling establishment. For each state fiscal year, the recycling establishment shall, at its option, submit either an annual report or 4 quarterly reports. All of the following apply:
    (a) If the recycling establishment opts to submit an annual report covering the October 1 to September 30 state fiscal year, the report shall be submitted by the following November 15.
    (b) If the recycling establishment opts to submit quarterly reports, the reports shall be submitted by the following dates:
    (i) For the October 1 to December 31 quarter, by the following February 15.
    (ii) For the January 1 to March 31 quarter, by the following May 15.
    (iii) For the April 1 to June 30 quarter, by the following August 15.
    (iv) For the July 1 to September 30 quarter, by the following November 15.
    (c) A report shall specify quantities of reportable recyclable materials in tons. Quantities may be determined using a volume-to-weight conversion formula provided by the department.
    (d) A report may provide only aggregate quantities for multiple recycling establishments if the report identifies each recycling establishment covered by the report.
    (e) A report shall be submitted in the manner provided by the department.
    (f) A report shall comply with any reporting guidelines established by the department to ensure that reportable recyclable materials are not counted more than once.
    (g) A report is not required to cover recycling establishment activities occurring before October 1, 2016.
    (2) A person that is not a recycling establishment may voluntarily submit reports under this section.