Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7552
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7552
- Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
- Collection: means the aggregation of electronic waste from covered entities and includes all the activities up to the time the electronic waste is delivered to a recycler. See
- Collector: means a public or private entity that receives electronic waste from covered entities or from another collector and that performs any of the following:
- Covered entity: means any household, charity, or school district in the State or a business in the State that employs 10 or fewer individuals. See
- Electronic waste: means a computer, computer monitor, computer peripheral, device containing a cathode ray tube, printer, or television from a covered entity. See
- Recycler: means a person who accepts electronic waste from covered entities and collectors for the purpose of recycling. See
- Recycling: means the process of collecting and preparing electronic wastes for use in manufacturing processes or for recovery of useable materials followed by delivery of such materials for use. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
- Transporter: means a person that moves electronic waste from a collector to either another collector or to a recycler. See
§ 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.)