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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7558

  • Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. 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:

  • Electronic waste: means a computer, computer monitor, computer peripheral, device containing a cathode ray tube, printer, or television from a covered entity. See
  • Program year: means the period established by the Secretary as the program year in the Plan required by section 7552 of this title. 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
  • Transporter: means a person that moves electronic waste from a collector to either another collector or to a recycler. See

§ 7558. Collector and transporter program responsibility

(a) Collector and transporter registration.

(1) Beginning July 1, 2011, no person may operate as a collector or transporter of electronic waste unless that person has submitted a registration with the Agency of Natural Resources on a form prescribed by the Agency. A registration is effective upon receipt by the Agency and is valid for a period not to exceed five years. An electronics collector or transporter registered under this section shall not be required to obtain a solid waste certification or a solid waste hauler permit pursuant to chapter 159 of this title.

(2) A registration shall be amended within 10 days after a change to any information included in the registration submitted by the collector under this section.

(3) Beginning August 1, 2012, a collector of electronic waste shall report by August 1 and annually thereafter to the Agency of Natural Resources on a form provided by the Agency the type of electronic waste collected, the total weight of electronic waste recycled during the preceding program year, and whether electronic waste was collected under the Standard Plan or an approved individual plan.

(b) Transporter reporting requirements. Beginning August 1, 2012, a transporter of electronic waste not destined for recycling in Vermont shall report annually by August 1 to the Agency of Natural Resources the total pounds of electronic waste collected and whether electronic waste was collected under the Standard Plan or an approved individual plan. (Added 2009, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 19, 2010.)