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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.105e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.105e - "Electronic Waste Management Fund."

13:1E-99.105e "Electronic Waste Management Fund."  11. a. There is created in the Department of Environmental Protection, a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the "Electronic Waste Management Fund." The monies in the fund are dedicated and shall be used only to carry out the purposes enumerated in subsection b. of this section. The fund shall be credited with all revenues collected and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.110), and sections 6, 8, and 10 of P.L.2016, c.87 (C.13:1E-99-105a, C.13:1E-99.105b, and C.13:1E-99.105d), all interest and other income received from the investment of monies in the fund, and any monies which, from time to time, may otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund. Pending the use thereof pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories, as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State Treasurer. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the fund shall be credited to the fund for use as set forth in subsection b. of this section for other monies in the fund. b. Monies deposited in the "Electronic Waste Management Fund" shall be used only for: (1) the administration and enforcement of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.); and (2) any costs associated with the collection, transportation, and recycling of covered electronic devices pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2016, c.87 (C.13:1E-99.105a); and (3) the proper removal and disposition of covered electronic devices that have been improperly abandoned, discarded, or otherwise disposed of on the lands or waters of the State.  L.2016, c.87, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.106 - Maintenance of Internet website, toll-free number listing recycling sites.

13:1E-99.106 Maintenance of Internet website, toll-free number listing recycling sites.  13. a. The department shall maintain an Internet website and toll-free number complete with up-to-date listings of where consumers can bring covered electronic devices for recycling under the provisions of this act. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2008, c.130) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2012, c.79). d. No fees or costs may be charged to consumers for the collection, transportation, or recycling of covered electronic devices except that a nominal fee may be charged to a consumer if a financial incentive, such as a coupon, of equal or greater value is provided. Any authorized recycler may charge fees to schools or local government units for the reasonable costs incurred by the authorized recycler for the collection, transportation, or recycling of covered electronic devices. L.2007, c.347, s.13; amended 2008, c.130, s.11; 2012, c.79, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.108 - Recycling of covered electronic devices; compliance with laws; performance requirements.

13:1E-99.108 Recycling of covered electronic devices; compliance with laws; performance requirements.  15. a. Covered electronic devices collected through any program in this State shall be recycled in a manner that is in compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, and shall not be exported for disposal in a manner that poses a significant risk to the public health or the environment. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the collection and recycling of used televisions. b. The department shall establish performance requirements for collectors, transporters, and authorized recyclers. Every collector, transporter, and authorized recycler shall, at a minimum, demonstrate compliance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Plug-In to eCycling Guidelines for Materials Management as issued and available on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Internet website in addition to any other requirements mandated by federal or State law. The department shall maintain an Internet website that shall include a list of collectors, transporters, and authorized recyclers that it has determined have met these performance requirements. L.2007, c.347, s.15; amended 2008, c.130, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.109 - Used covered electronic device, disposal as solid waste prohibited.

13:1E-99.109 Used covered electronic device, disposal as solid waste prohibited.  16. a. On and after January 1, 2011, no person shall knowingly dispose of a used covered electronic device, or any of the components or subassemblies thereof, as solid waste. b. No solid waste facility in this State shall knowingly accept for disposal any truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a visible quantity of covered electronic devices, or any of the components or subassemblies thereof, as solid waste at any time. c. An owner or operator of a solid waste facility may refuse to accept for disposal any truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a visible quantity of covered electronic devices or any of the components or subassemblies thereof. d. An owner or operator of a solid waste facility shall not be found in violation of this section if the owner or operator has: (1) made a good faith effort to comply with this section; (2) posted in a conspicuous location at the solid waste facility a sign stating that covered electronic devices, or any of the components or subassemblies thereof, shall not be accepted at the solid waste facility; and (3) notified, in writing, all persons authorized to deposit solid waste at the solid waste facility that covered electronic devices, or any of the components or subassemblies thereof, shall not be accepted at the solid waste disposal facility. e. As used in this section, "solid waste facility" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-3). L.2007, c.347, s.16; amended 2008, c.130, s.13; 2012, c.79, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.111 - Rules, regulations; use of fees.

13:1E-99.111 Rules, regulations; use of fees.  18. a. (1) The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.). (2) The department shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.101), that prohibit a new covered electronic device from being sold or offered for sale in this State if the covered electronic device is prohibited from being sold or offered for sale in the European Union on and after its date of manufacture, to the extent that Directive 2002/95/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003, and as amended thereafter by the Commission of European Communities, prohibits that sale due to the presence of certain heavy metals. (a) The department shall exclude from the rules and regulations the sale of a new covered electronic device that contains a substance that is used to comply with the consumer, health, or safety requirements that are required by the Underwriters Laboratories or federal or State law. (b) In adopting rules and regulations pursuant to this subsection, the department may not require the manufacture or sale of a new covered electronic device that is different than, or otherwise not prohibited by, the European Union under Directive 2002/95/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003. The department shall use, in addition to any other information deemed relevant by the department, the published decisions of the Technical Adaptation Committee and European Union member states that interpret the requirements of Directive 2002/95/EC. b. The department may, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," establish and charge reasonable fees for any of the services to be performed in connection with P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.), which shall cover the full costs incurred by the department for the review of plans and for other costs incurred by the department for implementation of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.). L.2007, c.347, s.18; amended 2008, c.130, s.15; 2016, c.87, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.112 - Establishment of organizations, compacts.

13:1E-99.112 Establishment of organizations, compacts.  19. The department is authorized to participate in the establishment and implementation of a regional, multi-state organization or compact that is consistent with the requirements of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.). L.2007, c.347, s.19; amended 2008, c.130, s.16; 2016, c.87, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.113 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.113 - Intent of act; implementation of national program.

13:1E-99.113 Intent of act; implementation of national program.  20. The provisions of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.) are intended to govern all aspects of the collection and recycling of covered electronic devices as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.95). Upon a determination by the Department of Environmental Protection of an equivalent national program to collect or recycle covered electronic devices, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall notify, in writing, the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the members of the Senate Environment Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, or their successors, of this determination. The provisions of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.) shall expire 60 days after the date of the notification required pursuant to this section or within the timeframe provided by federal law, as appropriate. The department shall provide notice in the New Jersey Register of any determination made pursuant to this section, and shall take any administrative action necessary in order to implement the national program. L.2007, c.347, s.20; amended 2008, c.130, s.17; 2016, c.87, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.114 - Report posted on website, submitted to Legislature.

13:1E-99.114 Report posted on website, submitted to Legislature.  21. By January 1, 2014, the department shall prepare a report, which shall be posted on the department's Internet website and submitted, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, assessing the success or failure of the electronic waste management system implemented pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.94 et seq.) relative to the statutory management of covered electronic devices in other states, including jurisdictions that have adopted a producer responsibility model versus those that have adopted an advance recovery fee approach, or both, with respect to the recycling of used televisions and other covered electronic devices. L.2007, c.347, s.21; amended 2008, c.130, s.18; 2016, c.87, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.115 - Guidelines for handling food waste for certain institutions.

13:1E-99.115 Guidelines for handling food waste for certain institutions.  1. a. Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, the Department of Health, and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, shall establish, or work with appropriate nonprofit organizations to establish, voluntary guidelines to encourage and facilitate the ability of K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.  b. The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to:  (1) information on food waste generally, and the benefits of reducing, recovering, and recycling food waste; (2) recommendations for how schools can incorporate this information in their curricula, and create programs and activities for the reduction, recovery, and recycling of food waste;  (3) recommendations for how schools can reduce the volume of surplus food they generate, including, but not necessarily limited to, conducting food audits, eliminating trays in cafeterias, enacting longer lunch periods, scheduling lunch periods after recess, establishing "offer versus serve" policies, and allowing students to keep uneaten food;  (4) guidance on how schools can create share tables in their cafeterias where students may return uneaten food that is still in its original packaging or peel for consumption by other students, resale, or donation;  (5) information on cost-effective, safe, and sanitary means by which schools may donate excess, unused, and edible food to food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and other nonprofit organizations that distribute food to needy individuals; and  (6) information on how schools can recycle their food waste, including the creation of on-site composting programs.  c. The Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Education, and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education shall post the guidelines on their respective Internet websites. L.2017, c.210, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.116 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.116 - Certain wheel weights prohibited; terms defined.

13:1E-99.116 Certain wheel weights prohibited; terms defined.  1. a. No person shall install on any motor vehicle a weight or other product used to balance a motor vehicle wheel or tire if the weight or other product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product. b. No person shall sell or offer to sell a weight or other product for balancing a motor vehicle wheel or tire if the weight or other product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product. c. No person shall sell a new motor vehicle equipped with a weight or other product used to balance a motor vehicle wheel or tire if the weight or other product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product. d. As used in this act:  "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in R.S.39:1-1. "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously sold to a person other than a distributor, wholesaler, or dealer of motor vehicles for resale.  L.2017, c.257, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.117 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.117 - Public education program.

13:1E-99.117 Public education program.  2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall establish a public education program to assure the widespread dissemination of information concerning the provisions of this act.  b. The department shall have the right to enter, at any time during normal business hours, and upon presentation of appropriate credentials, any retail establishment at which weights and other products used to balance motor vehicle wheels or tires are used or sold, and any new motor vehicle dealer, in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this act. L.2017, c.257, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.118 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.118 - Violations, penalties.

13:1E-99.118 Violations, penalties.  3. a. Any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be subject to a penalty of up to $2,500 for each offense, to be collected by the State in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. b. The department may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.  L.2017, c.257, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.119 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.119 - Sale, distribution of products containing asbestos prohibited.

13:1E-99.119 Sale, distribution of products containing asbestos prohibited.  1. a. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute in the State any product that contains asbestos. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impose liability on any news media that accept or publish advertising for any product that would otherwise be subject to the provisions of this section. c. As used in this section: "asbestos" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-34). L.2019, c.114, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.120 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.120 - Public education program; enforcement.

13:1E-99.120 Public education program; enforcement.  2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall establish a public education program to assure the widespread dissemination of information concerning the prohibition contained in section 1 of this act.  b. The department shall have the right to enter, at any time during normal business hours, and upon presentation of appropriate credentials, any retail establishment in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this act. L.2019, c.114, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.121 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.121 - Violations, penalties.

13:1E-99.121 Violations, penalties.  3. a. Any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be subject to a penalty of up to $2,500 for each offense, to be collected by the State in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. b. The department may institute a civil action for injunctive relief in the Superior Court to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. L.2019, c.114, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.122 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.122 - Definitions relative to food waste.

13:1E-99.122 Definitions relative to food waste.  1. As used in P.L.2020, c.24 (C.13:1E-99.122 et al.):  "Alternative authorized food waste recycling method" means: (1) recycling food waste at the site at which it is generated as authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection; (2) treating food waste at the site at which it is generated pursuant to a permit issued by the department; (3) sending food waste for offsite use for agricultural purposes, including as animal feed; (4) sending food waste offsite for treatment with sewage sludge in an anaerobic digester for renewable natural gas or biogas recovery as authorized by the department; or (5) any other method of recycling or reuse of food waste, as authorized by the department. "Authorized food waste recycling facility" means a Class C recycling center within the State authorized to accept, store, process, or transfer food waste or compostable material, pursuant to subsection b. of section 41 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.34).  "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Food waste" means food processing vegetative waste, food processing residue generated from processing and packaging operations, overripe produce, trimmings from food, food product over-runs from food processing, soiled and unrecyclable paper generated from food processing, and used cooking fats, oil, and grease, but shall not include food donated by the generator for human consumption, any waste generated by a consumer after the generator issues or sells food to the consumer, or any waste regulated by 7 C.F.R. ss.330.400 through 330.403 and 9 C.F.R. s.94.5. "Large food waste generator" means any commercial food wholesaler, distributor, industrial food processor, supermarket, resort, conference center, banquet hall, restaurant, educational or religious institution, military installation, prison, hospital, medical facility, or casino that produces at least 52 tons per year of food waste; provided that "large food waste generator" shall not include any interstate carrier conducting interstate transportation operations in the post-security area of an international airport. "Source separate" or "source separated" means the process by which food waste is separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from other solid waste for the purpose of recycling. L.2020, c.24, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.124 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.124 - Economic benefit for municipality.

13:1E-99.124 Economic benefit for municipality.  3. a. Any municipality within which an authorized food waste recycling facility is located, pursuant to an adopted district solid waste management plan approved after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.24 (C.13:1E-99.122 et al.), shall be entitled to an economic benefit of not less than the equivalent of $0.50 per ton, to be paid and adjusted quarterly, of all food waste accepted for processing at the authorized food waste recycling facility during the 2021 calendar year and each year thereafter. The owner or operator of the authorized food waste recycling facility shall pay quarterly to the municipality the full amount due under this subsection. The municipality is authorized to anticipate this amount for the purposes of preparing its annual budget. b. For the purposes of calculating the payments, the owner or operator of the authorized food waste recycling facility may, subject to the prior agreement of the municipality and approval of the Department of Environmental Protection, provide the municipality with any of the following benefits in consideration for the use of land within the municipality's boundaries as the location of the authorized food waste recycling facility:  (1) quarterly payments of money in lieu of taxes on the land used for the authorized food waste recycling center or other authorized facility; (2) exemption from all fees and charges for the acceptance of food waste for composting, anaerobic or aerobic digestion, or other processing, as approved by the department, of food waste generated within the municipality's boundaries;  (3) quarterly lump sum cash payments; or (4) any combination thereof. L.2020, c.24, s.3.