Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 4 - Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act (250-RICR-140-20-4) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-4.10 - Administration of the State Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Corporation
				  and Department shall establish and administer a State Program for the
				  collection, transportation and recycling of covered electronic products from
				  households and public and private elementary and secondary schools in this
				  state. Manufacturers opting to participate in the State Program as indicated on
				  their annual registration submitted to the Department in accordance with §
										4.7(B) of
				  this Part shall be considered participants in the State Program.
B. By October 15th of each year, the
				  Corporation shall submit a State Program Plan to the Department for review and
				  approval that:
1. Complies with
				  environmentally sound management practices as defined in §
											4.13 of this Part to
				  collect, transport and recycle covered electronic products;
2. Provides, either directly or through the
				  use of an approved contractor, convenient basic services and collection sites
				  for all covered electronic products;
3. Promotes collection opportunities
				  statewide and on a regular basis;
4. Proposes a return share and return share
				  by weight for each calendar year for each computer manufacturer;
a. The return share proposed to the
				  Department shall be determined by dividing the total weight of covered
				  electronic products of that manufacturer's brands by the total weight of
				  covered electronic products for all manufacturers' brands.
b. The return share by weight proposed to the
				  Department shall be determined by multiplying the return share for each such
				  manufacturer by the total weight in pounds of covered electronic products,
				  including orphan waste.
c. The
				  return share of covered electronic products for each manufacturer shall be
				  based on the most recent annual sampling or count of covered electronic
				  products.
5. Proposes a
				  market share for each television manufacturer;
6. Proposes a recycling fee to be paid by
				  each manufacturer that participates in the State Program. The Corporation shall
				  establish the deadline by which all applicable recycling fees shall be paid to
				  the Corporation. The recycling fee will be determined as follows:
a. For each computer manufacturer, the
				  Corporation shall determine the recycling fee based on the manufacturer's
				  annual return share and return share by weight. The fee shall be calculated on
				  a per pound basis and shall not exceed fifty cents ($.50) per pound.
b. For each television manufacturer, the
				  Corporation shall determine the recycling fee based on a television
				  manufacturer's market share. The fee shall be calculated on a per pound basis
				  and shall not exceed fifty cents ($.50) per pound.
7. Proposes a cost per pound for collection,
				  transportation, and recycling of covered electronic products in order to
				  reasonably approximate market costs for these services.
8. Explains how any deficits generated by the
				  State Program shall be applied to the recycling fee calculation for and in the
				  second program year following the audited program year and show any year to
				  year adjustment.
9. Proposes a
				  methodology, to be approved by the Department, to estimate the return share be
				  weight for computer related products using either:
i) a statistically significant sampling of
				  the covered electronic products collected and recycled by the State Program
				  during each calendar year; or
ii)
				  an actual count of the covered electronic products collected and recycled by
				  the State Program during each calendar year.
10. Maintains on its website information on
				  collection opportunities for covered electronic products.