Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7588
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 7588
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Rechargeable battery: means :
- Rechargeable battery steward: means a person who:
- Rechargeable battery stewardship organization: means an entity registered by the Secretary pursuant to section 7588 of this title that is either a single rechargeable battery steward operating on its own behalf; an organization appointed by one or more rechargeable battery stewards to operate a plan in which each steward is participating; or a retailer or franchisor of retailers operating a plan on behalf of itself or its franchisees. See
- Recycling: means any process by which discarded products, components, and by-products are transformed into new usable or marketable materials in a manner in which the original products may lose their identity, but does not include energy recovery or energy generation by means of combusting discarded products, components, and by-products with or without other waste products. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources. See
- stewardship program: means the system for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of primary batteries implemented pursuant to an approved primary battery stewardship plan. See
§ 7588. Registration of rechargeable battery stewardship organization
(a) A rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization shall register with the Secretary in order to seek reimbursement under subchapter 4 of this chapter.
(b) The Secretary shall register a rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization upon:
(1) submission of a registration form provided by the Secretary that includes:
(A) the name of a rechargeable battery steward implementing an individual program or a list of the producers participating in a rechargeable battery stewardship organization; and
(B) the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for implementing the rechargeable battery stewardship program;
(2) a determination by the Secretary that the rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization offers to municipalities, certified solid waste management facilities, and retailers a year-round free collection and recycling program. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)