reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.040 - Manufacturer registration.

RCW 70A.500.040 Manufacturer registration.(1) By January 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, each manufacturer must register with the department.(2) A manufacturer must submit to the department with each registration or annual renewal a fee to cover the administrative costs of this chapter as determined by the department under RCW 70A.500.230.(3) The department shall review the registration or renewal application and notify the manufacturer if their registration does not meet the requirements of this section. Within thirty days of receipt of such a notification from the department, the manufacturer must file with the department a revised registration addressing the requirements noted by the department.(4) The registration must include the following information:(a) The name and contact information of the manufacturer submitting the registration;(b) The manufacturer's brand names of covered electronic products, including all brand names sold in the state in the past, all brand names currently being sold in the state, and all brand names for which the manufacturer has legal responsibility under RCW 70A.500.100;(c) The method or methods of sale used in the state; and(d) Whether the registrant will be participating in the standard plan or submitting an independent plan to the department for approval.(5) The registrant shall submit any changes to the information provided in the registration to the department within fourteen days of such change.(6) The department shall identify, using all reasonable means, manufacturers that are in business or that are no longer in business but that have a successor in interest by examining best available return share data, product advertisements, and other pertinent data. The department shall notify manufacturers that have been identified and for whom an address has been found of the requirements of this chapter, including registration and plan requirements under this section and RCW 70A.500.050.[ 2020 c 20 § 1248; 2013 c 305 § 2; 2006 c 183 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.95N.040.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.050 - Independent plan requirements.

RCW 70A.500.050 Independent plan requirements.(1) A manufacturer must participate in the standard plan administered by the authority, unless the manufacturer obtains department approval for an independent plan for the collection, transportation, and recycling of unwanted electronic products.(2) An independent plan may be submitted by an individual manufacturer or by a group of manufacturers, provided that:(a) For program years 2009 through 2015, each independent plan represents at least a five percent return share of covered electronic products. For program year 2016 and all subsequent program years, each independent plan represents at least a five percent market share of covered electronic products; and(b) No manufacturer may participate in an independent plan if it is a new entrant or a white box manufacturer.(3) An individual manufacturer submitting an independent plan to the department is responsible for collecting, transporting, and recycling its equivalent share of covered electronic products.(4)(a) Manufacturers collectively submitting an independent plan are responsible for collecting, transporting, and recycling the sum of the equivalent shares of each participating manufacturer.(b) Each group of manufacturers submitting an independent plan must designate a party authorized to file the plan with the department on their behalf. A letter of certification from each of the manufacturers designating the authorized party must be submitted to the department together with the plan.(5) Each manufacturer in the standard plan or in an independent plan retains responsibility and liability under this chapter in the event that the plan fails to meet the manufacturer's obligations under this chapter.[ 2013 c 305 § 3; 2006 c 183 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.95N.050.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.070 - Plan updates—Revised plan.

RCW 70A.500.070 Plan updates—Revised plan.(1) An independent plan and the standard plan must be updated at least every five years and as required in (a) and (b) of this subsection.(a) If the program fails to provide service in each county in the state or meet other plan requirements, the authority or authorized party shall submit to the department within sixty days of failing to provide service an updated plan addressing how the program will be adjusted to meet the program geographic coverage and collection service requirements established in RCW 70A.500.090.(b) The authority or authorized party shall notify the department of any modification to the plan. If the department determines that the authority or authorized party has significantly modified the program described in the plan, the authority or authorized party shall submit a revised plan describing the changes to the department within sixty days of notification by the department.(2) Within sixty days after receipt of a revised plan, the department shall determine whether the revised plan complies with this chapter. If the revised plan is approved, the department shall send a letter of approval. If the revised plan is rejected, the department shall provide the reasons for rejecting the plan to the authority or authorized party. The authority or authorized party must submit a new plan revision within sixty days after receipt of the letter of disapproval.(3) The authority or authorized parties may buy and sell collected covered electronic products with other programs without submitting a plan revision for review.[ 2020 c 20 § 1250; 2006 c 183 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.95N.070.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.080 - Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.

RCW 70A.500.080 Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.(1) A manufacturer participating in an independent plan may join the standard plan by notifying the authority and the department of its intention at least five months prior to the start of the next program year.(2) Manufacturers may not change from one plan to another plan during a program year.(3) A manufacturer participating in the standard plan wishing to implement or participate in an independent plan may do so by complying with rules adopted by the department under RCW 70A.500.230.[ 2020 c 20 § 1251; 2006 c 183 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.95N.080.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.090 - Collection services.

RCW 70A.500.090 Collection services.(1) A program must provide collection services for covered electronic products of all product types and produced by any manufacturer that are reasonably convenient and available to all citizens of the state residing within its geographic boundaries, including both rural and urban areas. Each program must provide collection service in every county of the state. A program may provide collection services jointly with another plan or plans.(a) For any city or town with a population of greater than ten thousand, each program shall provide a minimum of one collection site or alternate collection service described in subsection (3) of this section or a combination of sites and alternate service that together provide at least one collection opportunity for all product types. A collection site for a county may be the same as a collection site for a city or town in the county.(b) Collection sites may include electronics recyclers and repair shops, recyclers of other commodities, reuse organizations, charities, retailers, government recycling sites, or other suitable locations.(c) Collection sites must be staffed, open to the public at a frequency adequate to meet the needs of the area being served, and on an ongoing basis.(2) A program may limit the number of covered electronic products or covered electronic products by product type accepted per customer per day or per delivery at a collection site or service. All covered entities may use a collection site as long as the covered entities adhere to any restrictions established in the plans.(3) A program may provide collection services in forms different than collection sites, such as curbside services, if those alternate services provide equal or better convenience to citizens and equal or increased recovery of unwanted covered electronic products.(4) For rural areas without commercial centers or areas with widely dispersed population, a program may provide collection at the nearest commercial centers or solid waste sites, collection events, mail-back systems, or a combination of these options.(5) For small businesses, small governments, charities, and school districts that may have large quantities of covered electronic products that cannot be handled at collection sites or curbside services, a program may provide alternate services. At a minimum, a program must provide for processing of these large quantities of covered electronic products at no charge to the small businesses, small governments, charities, and school districts.[ 2013 c 305 § 4; 2006 c 183 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.95N.090.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.100 - Successor duties.

RCW 70A.500.100 Successor duties.Any person acquiring a manufacturer, or who has acquired a manufacturer, shall have all responsibility for the acquired company's covered electronic products, including covered electronic products manufactured prior to July 1, 2006, unless that responsibility remains with another entity per the purchase agreement and the acquiring manufacturer provides the department with a letter from the other entity accepting responsibility for the covered electronic products. Cobranding manufacturers may negotiate with retailers for responsibility for those products and must notify the department of the results of their negotiations.[ 2006 c 183 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.95N.100.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.110 - Covered electronic sampling.

RCW 70A.500.110 Covered electronic sampling.(1) For program years 2009 through 2014, an independent plan and the standard plan must implement and finance an auditable, statistically significant sampling of covered electronic products entering its program every program year. The information collected must include a list of the brand names of covered electronic products by product type, the number of covered electronic products by product type, the weight of covered electronic products that are identified for each brand name or that lack a manufacturer's brand, the total weight of the sample by product type, and any additional information needed to assign return share.(2) For program years 2009 through 2014, the sampling must be conducted in the presence of the department or a third-party organization approved by the department. The department may, at its discretion, audit the methodology and the results.(3) After the fifth program year through the 2014 program year, the department may reassess the sampling required in this section. The department may adjust the frequency at which manufacturers must implement the sampling or may adjust the frequency at which manufacturers must provide certain information from the sampling. Prior to making any changes, the department shall notify the public, including all registered manufacturers, and provide a comment period. The department shall notify all registered manufacturers of any such changes.[ 2013 c 305 § 5; 2006 c 183 § 11. Formerly RCW 70.95N.110.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.120 - Promotion of covered product recycling.

RCW 70A.500.120 Promotion of covered product recycling.(1) An independent plan and the standard plan must inform covered entities about where and how to reuse and recycle their covered electronic products at the end of the product's life, including providing a website or a toll-free telephone number that gives information about the recycling program in sufficient detail to educate covered entities regarding how to return their covered electronic products for recycling.(2) The department shall promote covered electronic product recycling by:(a) Posting information describing where to recycle unwanted covered electronic products on its website;(b) Providing information about recycling covered electronic products through a toll-free telephone service; and(c) Developing and providing artwork for use in flyers and signage to retailers upon request.(3) Local governments shall promote covered electronic product recycling, including listings of local collection sites and services, through existing educational methods typically used by each local government.(4) A retailer who sells new covered electronic products shall provide information to consumers describing where and how to recycle covered electronic products and opportunities and locations for the convenient collection or return of the products. This requirement can be fulfilled by providing the department's toll-free telephone number and website. Remote sellers may include the information in a visible location on their website as fulfillment of this requirement.(5) Manufacturers, state government, local governments, retailers, and collection sites and services shall collaborate in the development and implementation of the public information campaign.[ 2006 c 183 § 12. Formerly RCW 70.95N.120.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.130 - Electronic products recycling account.

RCW 70A.500.130 Electronic products recycling account.(1) The electronic products recycling account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All payments resulting from plans not reaching their equivalent share, as described in RCW 70A.500.220, shall be deposited into the account. Any moneys collected for manufacturer registration fees, fees associated with reviewing and approving plans and plan revisions, and penalties levied under this chapter shall be deposited into the account.(2) Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.(3) Moneys in the account may be used solely by the department for the purposes of fulfilling department responsibilities specified in this chapter and for expenditures to the authority and authorized parties resulting from plans exceeding their equivalent share, as described in RCW 70A.500.220. Funds in the account may not be diverted for any purpose or activity other than those specified in this section.[ 2020 c 20 § 1252; 2006 c 183 § 13. Formerly RCW 70.95N.130.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.150 - Nonprofit charitable organizations—Report.

RCW 70A.500.150 Nonprofit charitable organizations—Report.Nonprofit charitable organizations that qualify for a taxation exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)) that are primarily engaged in the business of reuse and resale and that are used by a plan to collect covered electronic products shall file a report with the department by March 1st of the second program year and each program year thereafter. The report must indicate and document the weight of covered electronic products sent for recycling during the previous program year attributed to each plan that the charitable organization is participating in.[ 2006 c 183 § 15. Formerly RCW 70.95N.150.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.160 - Electronic products for sale must include manufacturer's brand.

RCW 70A.500.160 Electronic products for sale must include manufacturer's brand.(1) Beginning January 1, 2007, no person may sell or offer for sale an electronic product to any person in the state unless the electronic product is labeled with the manufacturer's brand. The label must be permanently affixed and readily visible.(2) In-state retailers in possession of unlabeled products on January 1, 2007, may exhaust their stock through sales to the public.[ 2006 c 183 § 16. Formerly RCW 70.95N.160.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.170 - Sale of covered electronic products.

RCW 70A.500.170 Sale of covered electronic products.No person may sell or offer for sale a covered electronic product to any person in this state unless the manufacturer of the covered electronic product has filed a registration with the department under RCW 70A.500.040 and is participating in an approved plan under RCW 70A.500.050. A person that sells or offers for sale a covered electronic product in the state shall consult the department's website for lists of manufacturers with registrations and approved plans prior to selling a covered electronic product in the state. A person is considered to have complied with this section if on the date the product was ordered from the manufacturer or its agent, the manufacturer was listed as having registered and having an approved plan on the department's website.[ 2020 c 20 § 1254; 2006 c 183 § 17. Formerly RCW 70.95N.170.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.180 - Department website.

RCW 70A.500.180 Department website.(1) The department shall maintain on its website the following information:(a) The names of the manufacturers and the manufacturer's brands that are registered with the department under RCW 70A.500.040;(b) The names of the manufacturers and the manufacturer's brands that are participating in an approved plan under RCW 70A.500.050;(c) The names and addresses of the collectors and transporters that are listed in registrations filed with the department under RCW 70A.500.240;(d) The names and addresses of the processors used to fulfill the requirements of the plans;(e) For program years 2009 through 2015, return and equivalent shares for all manufacturers.(2) The department shall update this website information promptly upon receipt of a registration or a report.[ 2020 c 20 § 1255; 2013 c 305 § 7; 2006 c 183 § 18. Formerly RCW 70.95N.180.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.
WA Rev Code § 70A.500.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.|70A.500.190 - Return share calculation.

RCW 70A.500.190 Return share calculation.(1) For program years 2009 through 2015, the department shall determine the return share for each manufacturer in the standard plan or an independent plan by dividing the weight of covered electronic products identified for each manufacturer by the total weight of covered electronic products identified for all manufacturers in the standard plan or an independent plan, then multiplying the quotient by one hundred.(2) For the first program year, the department shall determine the return share for such manufacturers using all reasonable means and based on best available information regarding return share data from other states and other pertinent data.(3) For 2014, the department shall determine the return share for such manufacturers using all reasonable means and based on the most recent sampling of covered electronic products conducted in the state under RCW 70A.500.110.(4)(a) For program year 2016 and all subsequent program years, the department shall determine market share by weight for all manufacturers using any combination of the following data:(i) Generally available market research data;(ii) Sales data supplied by manufacturers for brands they manufacture or sell; or(iii) Sales data provided by retailers for brands they sell.(b) The department shall determine each manufacturer's percentage of market share by dividing each manufacturer's total pounds of covered electronic products sold in Washington by the sum total of all pounds of covered electronic products sold in Washington by all manufacturers.(5) Data reported by manufacturers under subsection (4) of this section is exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.[ 2020 c 20 § 1256; 2013 c 305 § 8; 2006 c 183 § 19. Formerly RCW 70.95N.190.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 305: See note following RCW 70A.500.020.