Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 328 - WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING › Subchapter J - TELEVISION EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM › Section 328.173 - Manufacturer's Recovery Plan and Related Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section does not apply to a
				  television manufacturer that participates in a recycling leadership program
				  described by §
										328.175
				  of this title (relating to Manufacturer Recycling Leadership
				  Program).
(b) Not later than the
				  first January 31 that occurs after the date the television manufacturer first
				  registers with the commission under §
										328.171
				  of this title (relating to Manufacturer's Registration and Reporting), each
				  television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state
				  shall, individually or as a member of a group of television manufacturers,
				  submit to the commission a recovery plan to collect, reuse, and recycle covered
				  television equipment.
(c) An
				  individual television manufacturer that submits a recovery plan under
				  subsection (b) of this section shall collect, reuse, and recycle covered
				  television equipment. Beginning with the television manufacturer's second year
				  of registration, the individual television manufacturer shall collect, reuse,
				  and recycle the quantity of covered television equipment computed by the
				  commission as the television manufacturer's market share allocation.
(d) A group of television manufacturers that
				  submits a recovery plan under subsection (b) of this section shall collect,
				  reuse, and recycle covered television equipment. Beginning with the second year
				  of registration for a group of television manufacturers, the group of
				  television manufacturers shall collect, reuse, and recycle a quantity of
				  covered television equipment equal to the sum of the combined market share
				  allocations of the group's participants.
(e) A recovery plan under subsection (b) of
				  this section must include at a minimum:
(1) a
				  statement of whether the television manufacturer intends to collect and recycle
				  its market share allocation through operation of its plan, individually or in
				  partnership with other television manufacturers;
(2) beginning with the television
				  manufacturer's second year of registration, the total weight of covered
				  television equipment collected, reused, and recycled by or on behalf of the
				  television manufacturer during the preceding calendar year;
(3) collection methods that allow a consumer
				  to recycle covered television equipment without paying a separate fee at the
				  time of recycling;
(4) information
				  for the consumer on how and where to return the television equipment labeled
				  with the manufacturer's brand(s). This information must include, at a minimum,
				  an Internet link that consumers can access to find out specifically how and
				  where to return the television equipment labeled with the manufacturer's
				  brand(s). If the Internet link is going to change, the manufacturer shall
				  notify the commission of what the new Internet link will be 30 days in advance;
				  and
(5) a statement indicating that
				  the manufacturer has, or will have, a compliant collection program by April 1,
				  2013.