(a) A group of television manufacturers may establish
a recycling leadership program to provide collection, transportation,
and recycling infrastructure for covered television equipment in this
state.
(b) A recycling leadership program must provide at
least 200 individual collection sites or programs in this state in
a manner described by subsection (d) of this section where a consumer
may return covered television equipment for reuse or recycling.
(c) A television manufacturer may not charge a separate
fee at the time of recycling under this section unless at the time
of recycling a financial incentive of equal or greater value to the
fee charged is provided by the television manufacturer.
(d) Collection methods that may be used by a recycling
leadership program under subsection (b) of this section for recycling
of covered television equipment include the following:
(1) a system by which the television manufacturer,
an entity designated by the television manufacturer, or another private
or public sector entity associated with the television manufacturer
offers a consumer a physical collection site to return covered television
equipment;
(2) a system by which the television manufacturer,
an entity designated by the television manufacturer, or another private
or public sector entity associated with the television manufacturer
offers the consumer a method for returning covered television equipment
by mail, as long as the system provides for packaging that would prevent
any spillage in case of breakage; and
(3) a system by which the television manufacturer,
an entity designated by the television manufacturer, or another private
or public sector entity associated with the television manufacturer
holds a collection event where the consumer may return covered television
equipment.
(e) A television manufacturer of covered television
equipment sold in this state that is participating in a recycling
leadership program for covered television equipment as of January
1 of any year is not subject during that year to:
(1) the registration fees and registration renewal
fees required by §328.171(a) of this title (relating to Manufacturer's
Registration and Reporting); and
(2) the reporting requirements of §328.171(d)
of this title.
(f) A television manufacturer of covered television
equipment that is sold in this state that participates in a recycling
leadership program shall individually or through the recycling leadership
program establish and implement a public education program regarding
collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities that exist in this
state for covered television equipment. The public education program
must:
(1) inform consumers about the collection, reuse, and
recycling opportunities for covered television equipment available
in this state;
(2) work with the commission and other interested parties
to develop educational materials that inform consumers about collection,
reuse, and recycling opportunities available in this state;
(3) use television manufacturer-developed customer
outreach materials, which may include packaging inserts, television
manufacturers' Internet Web sites, and other communication methods,
to inform consumers about collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities
for covered television equipment available in this state; and
(4) use television manufacturer-developed customer
outreach materials to provide rural communities with a centralized
Internet-based information center that provides information for those
communities about:
(A) best practices for collection, reuse, and recycling
of covered television equipment; and
(B) collection events and other recycling opportunities
in those communities and surrounding areas.
(g) Not later than January 31 of each year, each recycling
leadership program must provide to the commission:
(1) a list of the television manufacturers participating
in the program as of January 1 of that year;
(2) documentation that the recycling leadership program
has established a public education program regarding collection, reuse,
and recycling opportunities that exist in this state for covered television
equipment; and
(3) a list of the 200 sites or programs planned by
the recycling leadership program participants for the current year.
A map of the sites or programs may be included with the list.
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