(a) Not later than January 31 of every other year beginning
with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, a
television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this
state that is participating in a recycling leadership program under §328.175
of this title (relating to Manufacturer Recycling Leadership Program)
shall, individually or as a member of the recycling leadership program,
submit to the commission a collection report regarding the television
manufacturer's collection, reuse, and recycling of covered television
equipment.
(b) The collection report must include:
(1) an inventory of covered television equipment collection,
reuse, and recycling opportunities that are currently available to
consumers through the individual television manufacturer or the recycling
leadership program in this state;
(2) documentation of collection opportunities available
to consumers in counties with populations of less than 50,000, including
an analysis of the number of collection sites available to consumers
in those counties compared to the number of opportunities available
to consumers in those counties to purchase new covered television
equipment;
(3) the amount by weight of the covered television
equipment that the individual television manufacturer or the recycling
leadership program collected in the two preceding calendar years,
separated by year;
(4) documentation that the collection, reuse, and recycling
of the collected covered television equipment complies with §328.193
of this title (relating to Management of Collected Television Equipment);
(5) documentation that a financial incentive of equal
or greater value to a fee charged at the time of recycling is provided
by the television manufacturer, if a television manufacturer does
charge a separate fee at the time of recycling; and
(6) documentation, including an Internet address, that
a television manufacturer of covered television equipment that is
sold in this state that participates in a recycling leadership program
has individually or through the recycling leadership program established
and implemented a public education program regarding collection, reuse,
and recycling opportunities that exist in this state for covered television
equipment.
(c) The inventory of covered television equipment collection,
reuse, and recycling opportunities required by subsection (b)(1) of
this section may be submitted in the form of a map noting the location
of the opportunities.
(d) The collection report may include a listing of
other existing collection and recycling infrastructure for covered
television equipment not associated with the recycling leadership
program, including electronic recyclers and repair shops, recyclers
of other appropriate commodities, reuse organizations, not-for-profit
corporations, retailers, and other suitable operations, including
local government collection events, if available.
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