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Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-325 - CEP recycling plan submittal, approval, and implementation

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Step 1: Format of the CEP recycling plan.
(1) All plans must use the "CEP recycling
				plan template" provided by ecology.
(2) The authority or authorized party must
				submit paper copies of their plan in a three-ring binder so that individual
				pages can be submitted and replaced when updates or revisions are
				required.
Step 2: Submit the CEP recycling plan.
(3) The authority or authorized party must
				submit one paper copy and one usable electronic copy of their plan to
				ecology.
(4) All plans intending to
				begin implementation on or before January 1, 2009, must be submitted to ecology
				no later than February 1, 2008.
(a) The one
				paper copy must be submitted by mail to one of the following addresses:
For U.S. Postal Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
For Courier:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
(b) The electronic copy may be submitted by
				e-mail or other electronic format usable by ecology that allows electronic
				editing and commenting by ecology.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-330 - Implementation of the CEP recycling plan

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(1) The authority or authorized party of each
				plan approved for program year 2009 must implement the plan no later than
				January 1, 2009.
(2) All
				manufacturers registered as of January 1, 2009, must be participating in a
				fully operational, ecology approved, plan as of January 1, 2009.
(3) The authority or authorized party must
				notify ecology if any of the manufacturers listed as a participant in the plan
				are not meeting the requirements described in the ecology approved plan (see
				WAC 173-900-350).
(4) If the authority or authorized party of a
				plan, through implementation of the plan, fails to provide service in each
				county in Washington state or meet other plan requirements, the authority or
				authorized party must submit an updated plan to ecology within sixty days of
				failing to provide service.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-330, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-335 - Updates and revisions to CEP recycling plans

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(1) The authority or authorized party must
				update or revise the plan in the following situations:
(a) For five-year renewal;
(b) The plan has failed to provide services;
				and
(c) Plan updates or revisions
				are required.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-340 - CEP recycling plan review fee

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(1) Ecology shall review and approve plans.
				The authority or authorized party will pay ecology's plan review and approval
				costs.
(2) Plan review and approval
				includes ecology's costs for:
(a)
				Review;
(b) Approval; and
(c) Update and plan revision review and
				approval.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-345 - Changing CEP recycling plan participation

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(1) After January 1, 2008, no manufacturer
				may change CEP recycling plans for program year 2009.
(2) For program year 2010 and thereafter,
				registered CEP manufacturers may change participation in plans if the
				manufacturer meets the requirements in this section.
The following is the process for changing plan
				  participation:
(3) The plan
				the manufacturer is joining must, by August 1 prior to the program year for
				which the change will take effect, submit:
(a)
				For an existing plan, an update or revision under WAC
				173-900-335; or
(b) For a new independent plan, a plan that
				meets the requirements of WAC
				173-900-310.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-350 - CEP recycling plan compliance

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(1)
Financial obligations of
				manufacturers:
(a) If a manufacturer
				has not met its financial obligations as determined by the authority, the
				authority must notify ecology within sixty days that the manufacturer is no
				longer participating in the standard plan.
(b) Manufacturers who do not meet their
				financial obligations in their plan are in plan violation. Ecology will follow
				the violations, warning and penalty procedures in Part III, WAC
				173-900-255 and
				173-900-260.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-355 - Collection services

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(1) Each plan
				must include a description of the method(s) for the reasonably convenient
				collection of all CEPs in rural and urban areas throughout the state at no cost
				to the covered entities according to the requirements in this
				section.
(2)
County:
The plan must provide collection services of CEPs in each county of the
				state.
(3)
Urban, city or
				towns with a population greater than ten thousand:
The plan must provide
				at least:
(a) One collection site;
				or
(b) Alternative collection
				service; or
(c) A combination of
				sites and alternative service(s).
Together, these sites and/or alternative services must
				  provide at least one collection opportunity for all CEPs for every city or town
				  in the state with a population of greater than ten thousand. A county's
				  collection site may be the same as a collection site for a city or town in the
				  county.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-360 - Dissolving an independent plan

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(1) If an independent plan does not represent
				five percent market share for two consecutive program years, ecology will
				dissolve the independent plan.
(2)
				After August 1 but prior to the start of the next program year, ecology will
				dissolve any independent plan that does not meet the independent plan criteria
				in WAC 173-900-310.
(a) Ecology will send notice, via certified
				mail, informing all participants in the plan that they must join the standard
				plan and update their manufacturer registration form (see Part II, WAC
				173-900-240).
(b) If a manufacturer does not submit their
				updated registration form within fourteen days of receiving the notice, it is a
				registration violation (see WAC
				173-900-255)  and ecology will
				follow the warning and penalty procedures in Part II, WAC
				173-900-255,
				173-900-260, and
				173-900-270 of this
				chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-365 - Annual compliance audit reports for direct processors

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(1) For each direct processor used by the
				plan, the authority or authorized party must provide an annual compliance audit
				report to ecology. These reports must demonstrate and certify that the direct
				processors meet either the minimum performance standards in WAC
				173-900-650 or are in conformance
				with ecology's "
Environmentally Sound Management and Performance
				Standards for Direct Processors
."
(2) The authority or authorized party must
				submit the compliance audit report with their plan submittal (WAC
				173-900-320), plan updates or
				revisions when there are additions or changes to direct processors used by the
				plan (WAC
				173-900-335), and as part of the
				annual report (WAC
				173-900-800).
Minimum performance standards.
(3) For demonstration of compliance with the
				minimum standards in WAC
				173-900-650, the compliance audit
				must be conducted by an auditor not employed by the processor.
(4) Each annual compliance audit report
				submitted to ecology to demonstrate compliance with the minimum standards must
				include:
(a) A list of all the minimum
				performance standards;
(b)
				Documentation that the direct processor meets each of the performance
				standards, including a list of all applicable national, state, and local laws,
				rules, and ordinances, related to processing activities;
(c) Documentation of noncompliance with a
				performance standard: A direct processor may not comply with a specific minimum
				performance standard in WAC
				173-900-650 when the national,
				state, or local laws or rules where the processor is located and a performance
				standard conflict. When a conflict exists, the audit report must include:
(i) Identification of which performance
				standard(s) is in conflict.
(ii)
				Document the conflict and the processor's compliance with the corresponding
				national, state, or local laws or rules that apply at that location;
(d) Documentation of the auditor's
				qualifications as described in subsection (5) of this section for the auditor
				signing the report;
(e)
				Certification from the auditor certifying whether or not the processor meets
				the standards in this section;
(f)
				Signature of the auditor certifying the accuracy of the report.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-370 - Authority or authorized party violations

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(1) The authority or authorized party is in
				violation of this chapter when there is:
(a)
				A plan violation; or
(b) An annual
				report violation; or
(c) A
				performance standards violation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-380 - Authority and authorized party violation notice and penalties

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Table 380 Authority and Authorized Party
				  Penalties
Type of Violation
Written Notice
First Penalty
Second and Subsequent Penalties
Plan Violation
Penalty Notice
Up to $5,000
Up to $10,000
Annual Report Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Performance Standards Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Penalty notice for plan violations.
(1) When ecology issues a penalty notice for
				a "plan violation," ecology will send the penalty notice to the authority or
				authorized party by certified mail, with a copy to each manufacturer listed as
				a plan participant. The penalty notice will include:
(a) A first penalty assessment as defined in
				Table 380;
(b) The requirements
				that need to be corrected; and
(c)
				A statement that the authority or authorized party must correct the violation
				within thirty days of receipt of the notice or the plan may no longer be
				approved.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part III - THE AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZED PARTIES, AND COVERED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT (CEP) RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-390 - Corrective actions for authority or authorized party

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Corrective actions for plan violations.
(1) The authority or authorized party must:
(a) Meet the plan requirements in Part III of
				this chapter;
(b) Ensure that all
				direct processors used by the plan are registered and have updated their
				registration as required in this chapter;
(c) Correct any other violations;
				and
(d) Pay or settle any penalties
				due to ecology.
Corrective actions for annual report
				  violations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-400 - What collectors need to know to collect CEPs for a CEP recycling plan

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(1) To collect CEPs
				for a plan under this chapter the collector must:
(a) Submit an initial registration;
(b) Update the registration information if it
				changes;
(c) Renew registration
				annually;
(d) Meet the collector
				performance standards; and
(e) Be
				in "in compliance" status on the "collector registration list" on ecology's web
				site.
Table 400
Collector Status
Collector's
Status
Can a collector collect CEPs for a
								plan?
Definition
In compliance
Yes
"In compliance"
means the collector is
								registered and meets the collector performance standards in this
								chapter.
In violation
No
"In violation"
means the collector is
								in violation of the requirements in this chapter.
Collector's name is not on the "collector
								registration list"
No
Collectors who collect CEPs or other electronic
								products and do not want to participate in this program do not need to register
								to continue doing business.
If a collector is not registered, the collector
								must not receive payment for CEPs from a plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-410 - Initial registration as a CEP collector

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Step 1: Complete the collector registration
				  form.
(1) Each collector must
				complete the online or paper registration form provided by ecology and must
				include all of the following:
(a) Name of
				individual responsible for implementing the collector requirements;
(b) Contact and location
				information;
(c) Business license
				information;
(d) Permit
				information, when applicable;
(e)
				Description of services provided; and
(f) Geographic areas where services are
				provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-420 - How collectors know if their registration is approved

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Step 1: Ecology review of collector registration
				  forms.
(1) After receiving a
				form, ecology will review the form to determine if the form is complete and
				accurate.
(2) If the form is not
				complete and accurate, ecology will contact the collector to:
(a) Tell the collector what information is
				missing or inaccurate; and
(b)
				Request a revised form.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-430 - Annual renewal of collector registration

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(1) A collector must submit its annual
				registration renewal form to ecology between June 1 and September 1 of each
				calendar year for the next program year.
(2) If a collector does not submit an annual
				registration renewal form, ecology will remove the collector from the
				"collector registration list."
(3)
				The collector must submit their annual registration form using one of the
				options below:
(a) Submit the online
				registration form;
(b) Submit a
				paper version of a form through:
U.S. Postal Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-440 - Updates to collector registration

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(1) A registered collector must submit an
				updated registration form to ecology within fourteen days of any change to the
				information provided in its registration form.
(2) The collector must submit updates to its
				registration form by using one of the options below:
(a) Updating the collector's registration
				information using the online form;
(b) Submitting a paper version of the form
				with updated information through:
U.S. Postal Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-450 - Performance standards for collectors

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(1) CEPs collected for a plan must be
				collected from covered entities free of charge except for the following
				services:
(a) Premium services as described
				in an approved plan to cover the costs not paid by the standard or independent
				plans;
(b) Curbside collection
				services to cover the costs not paid by the standard or independent plans;
				or
(c) Collection of large
				quantities of CEPs from small businesses, small governments, charities, and
				school districts as defined in WAC
				173-900-355(7).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-460 - Ecology determination of collector compliance

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2009, ecology may
				inspect any collector used by a plan for compliance with this
				chapter.
(2) If ecology determines
				a violation has occurred, ecology will document each violation and follow the
				warning, violation, and penalties procedures in Part IV, WAC
				173-900-470,
				173-900-480, and
				173-900-490.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-460, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-470 - Collector violations

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Collector violations are described in Table 470.
Table 470 Collector Violations
Starting
If
Then
and Ecology Will
September 1, 2007
A collector has collected CEPs for a plan and is
								not registered under this chapter.
It is a
collector registration
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part IV, WAC
								173-900-480 and
								173-900-490.
Effective date of this chapter
A collector does not update its registration
								information within fourteen days of a change.
It is a
collector registration
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part IV, WAC
								173-900-480 and
								173-900-490.
January 1, 2009
A collector collecting CEPs for a plan is out of
								compliance with the collector standards in WAC
								173-900-450.
It is a
collector standards
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part IV, WAC
								173-900-480 and
								173-900-490.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-470, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-480 - Warnings and penalties for collector violations

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Table 480 Collector Warning and Penalties
Type of Violation
Written Warning
First Penalty
Second and Subsequent Penalties
Collector Registration Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Collector Standards Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Warning letter:
(1) When ecology issues a written warning
				letter via certified mail to a collector, for any collector violation the
				warning will include a copy of the requirements to let the collector know what
				must be done to be in compliance.
(2) Ecology will send a copy of the warning
				letter to the authority and authorized party of each plan.
Penalties:
(3)
First penalties:
If the
				collector does not meet the compliance requirements in the warning letter
				within thirty days of receipt of the warning, ecology will assess a first
				penalty, as defined in Table 480 above and ecology will:
(a) Either change the collector's status to
				"in violation" or add the collector to the "collector registration list" and
				put them in "in violation" status; and
(b) Send a penalty notice for a "plan
				violation" to the authority and authorized party of each plan that uses the
				collector (see WAC
				173-900-380).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part IV - COLLECTORS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-490 - Corrective action for collector violations

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For ecology to change a collector from the "in violation"
				  status to "in compliance" status on the "collector registration list," the
				  collector must:
(1) Provide evidence
				that the violation has been corrected; and
(2) Pay or settle any penalties to
				ecology.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-490, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-500 - What transporters need to know to collect CEPs for a CEP recycling plan

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(1) To transport
				CEPs for a plan under this chapter a transporter must:
(a) Submit an initial registration;
(b) Update the registration information if it
				changes;
(c) Renew registration
				annually;
(d) Meet the transporter
				performance standards in WAC
				173-900-550; and
(e) Be in "in compliance" status on the
				"transporter registration list" on ecology's web site.
Table 500
Transporter Status
Transporter's Status
Can a transporter transport CEPs for a
								plan?
Definition
In compliance
Yes
"In compliance"
means the transporter
								is registered and meets the transporter performance standards in this
								chapter.
In violation
No
"In violation"
means the transporter
								is in violation of the requirements in this chapter.
Transporter's name is not on the "transporter
								registration list"
No
Transporters who transport CEPs or other electronic
								products and do not want to participate in this program do not need to register
								to continue doing business.
If a transporter is not registered, the transporter
								must not receive payment for CEPs from a plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-510 - Initial registration as a CEP transporter

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Step 1: Complete the transporter registration
				  form.
(1) Each transporter must
				use the form provided by ecology and must include all of the following:
(a) Contact and location
				information;
(b) Business license
				information;
(c) Permit
				information;
(d) Description of
				services provided; and
(e)
				Geographic areas where services are provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-520 - How transporters know if their registration is approved

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Step 1: Ecology review of transporter registration
				  form.
(1) After receiving a
				form, ecology will review the form to determine if the form is complete and
				accurate.
(2) If the form is not
				complete and accurate, ecology will contact the transporters to:
(a) Tell the transporter what information is
				missing or inaccurate; and
(b)
				Request a revised form.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-530 - Annual renewal of transporter registration

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(1) A transporter must submit its annual
				renewal registration form to ecology between June 1 and September 1 of each
				calendar year for the next program year.
(2) If a transporter does not submit a
				renewal registration form, ecology will remove the transporter from the
				"transporter registration list."
(3) The transporter must submit its annual
				registration form using one of the options below:
(a) Submit the online registration
				form;
(b) Submit a paper version
				through:
U.S. Postal Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-540 - Updates to transporter registration

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(1) A registered transporter must submit an
				updated registration form to ecology within fourteen days of a change to the
				information provided in a registration form.
(2) The transporter must submit updates to
				its registration form by using one of the options below:
(a) Updating the transporter's registration
				information using the online form;
(b) Submitting a paper version of the form
				with updated information through:
U.S. Postal Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service to:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-550 - Performance standards for transporters

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(1) All registered transporters must comply
				with all applicable laws, rules, and local ordinances.
(2) A registered transporter must allow
				access to ecology for inspections to determine compliance with the requirements
				in this chapter.
(3) Transporters
				must deliver CEPs for a plan to registered direct processors.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-550, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-560 - Ecology determination of transporter compliance

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2009, ecology may
				inspect any transporter used by a plan for compliance with this
				chapter.
(2) If ecology determines
				a violation occurred, ecology will document each violation and follow the
				warning, violation, and penalties procedures in Part V, WAC
				173-900-570,
				173-900-580, and
				173-900-590.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-560, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-570 - Transporter violations

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Transporter violations are described in Table 570.
Table 570 Transporter Violations
Starting
If
Then
and Ecology Will
September 1, 2007
A transporter has transported CEPs for a plan and
								is not registered under this chapter.
It is a
transporter registration
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part V, WAC
								173-900-580 and
								173-900-590.
Effective date of this chapter
A transporter does not update its registration
								information within fourteen days of a change.
It is a
transporter registration
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part V, WAC
								173-900-580 and
								173-900-590.
January 1, 2009
A transporter transporting CEPs for a plan is out
								of compliance with the transporter standards in WAC
								173-900-550.
It is a
transporter standards
								violation.
Follow the warning, violation, and penalties
								procedures in Part V, WAC
								173-900-580 and
								173-900-590.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-570, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-580 - Warnings and penalties for transporters

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Table 580 Transporter Warning and
				  Penalties
Type of Violation
Written Warning
First Penalty
Second and Subsequent Penalties
Transporter Registration Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Transporter Standards Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Warning letter:
(1) When ecology issues a written warning
				letter via certified mail to a transporter, for any transporter violation the
				warning will include a copy of the requirements to let the transporter know
				what must be done to be in compliance.
(2) Ecology will send a copy of the warning
				letter to the authority and authorized party of each plan.
Penalties:
(3)
First penalties:
If the
				transporter does not meet the compliance requirements in the warning letter
				within thirty days of receipt of the warning, ecology will assess a first
				penalty, as defined in Table 580 above and ecology will:
(a) Either change the transporter's status to
				"in violation" or add the transporter to the "transporter registration list"
				and put them in "in violation" status; and
(b) Send a penalty notice for a "plan
				violation" to the authority and authorized party of each plan that uses the
				transporter (see WAC
				173-900-380).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part V - TRANSPORTERS FOR CEP RECYCLING PLANS › Section 173-900-590 - Corrective actions for transporter violations

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For ecology to change a transporter from the "in violation"
				  status to "in compliance" status on the "transporter registration list," the
				  transporter must:
(1) Provide evidence
				that the violation has been corrected; and
(2) Pay or settle any penalties to
				ecology.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-590, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-600 - What direct processors need to know to process CEPs for a CEP recycling plan

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(1) To be a direct
				processor and process CEPs for a plan under this chapter the direct processor
				must:
(a) Submit an initial registration
				form;
(b) Update registration
				information if it changes;
(c)
				Renew registration annually;
(d) Be
				identified as a direct processor in an ecology approved plan;
(e) Be in "in compliance" status on the
				"direct processor registration list" on ecology's web site; and
(f) Meet the minimum or preferred performance
				standards, throughout the program year, assigned to the direct processor on the
				"direct processor registration list."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-610 - Initial registration for direct processors

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Table 610
Direct Processor Registration Types
Type of Registration
Definition
Due Date
Initial registration
Direct processor is not currently
						  registered with ecology under this chapter.
Submit registration form to ecology at any
						  time.
Annual renewal
Direct processor is currently registered
						  with ecology under this chapter.
Submit renewal form to ecology between June
						  1 and September 1 of each year.
At least thirty days prior to receiving CEPs for processing,
				  the direct processor must submit a registration form to ecology and may not
				  begin processing until ecology places the direct processor in "in compliance"
				  status on the "direct processor registration list" on ecology's web
				  site.
Step 1: Complete a direct processor registration
				  form.
(1) Each direct processor
				must complete a registration form which includes all the following:
(a) Contact and location
				information;
(b) Business license
				information;
(c) Documentation of
				any necessary operating permits issued as required by local, state, or national
				authorities;
(d) Description of
				services provided;
(e) Geographic
				areas from which electronic products are accepted; and
(f) The names of plans the direct processor
				is contracted to provide processing services to meet the requirements of this
				chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-620 - How direct processors know if their registration is approved

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Step 1: Ecology review of direct processor registration
				  forms.
(1) After receiving a
				registration form, ecology will review the form to determine if the form is
				complete and accurate.
(2) If the
				form is not complete and accurate, ecology will contact the direct processor
				to:
(a) Tell the direct processor what
				information is missing or inaccurate; and
(b) Request a revised form.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-630 - Annual renewal of direct processor registration

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(1) Direct processors must submit their
				annual renewal registration form to ecology between June 1 and September 1 of
				each calendar year for the next program year.
(2) If an annual renewal registration form is
				not received during this time period, and subsequently approved by ecology, the
				direct processor will be removed from the "direct processor registration list"
				and must not process CEPs for a plan until a registration form is submitted and
				approved.
(3) When mailing in the
				original paper copy, the direct processor must use one of the addresses below:
U.S. Postal Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
(4) Ecology will review direct processor
				registration forms submitted for annual renewal under the process described in
				WAC 173-900-620.
(5) For annual registrations, if ecology
				denies the direct processor's registration form, ecology will remove the direct
				processor from the "direct processor registration list." In order to resume
				processing services for a plan, the processor must resubmit an initial
				registration (WAC
				173-900-610)  and receive
				registration approval from ecology.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-630, filed 10/5/07, effective 11/5/07. Statutory
					 Authority: Chapter 70.95N RCW. 06-23-040 (Order 06-07), § 173-900-630,
					 filed 11/7/06, effective 12/8/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-640 - Updates to direct processor registration

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(1) A direct processor must submit an updated
				registration form to ecology thirty days prior to providing new, additional, or
				reducing processing services for a plan.
(2) When mailing in the original paper copy,
				the direct processor must use one of the addresses below:
U.S. Postal Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Courier Service:
Department of Ecology
Electronic Product Recycling
Waste 2 Resources Program
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA 98503
(3) Ecology will review direct processor
				updated registration forms under the process described in WAC
				173-900-620.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-640, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VI - DIRECT PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-650 - Performance standards for direct processors

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(1) This section includes performance
				standards for environmentally sound handling and management of CEPs by direct
				processors to protect human health and the environment. There are two levels of
				performance standards:
(a) Minimum standards
				(required);
(b) Preferred standards
				(voluntary program).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-700 - Retailer - Offering for sale or selling CEPs in or into Washington state

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In order for a retailer to offer for sale or sell a CEP in or
				  into Washington state, on the date the product was ordered:
(1) The brand name on the CEP must be on the
				"manufacturer registration list" posted on ecology's web site; and
(2) The manufacturer must be in "pending" or
				"in compliance" status.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-700, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-710 - CEP required brand labeling

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2007, no person may
				sell or offer for sale an electronic product to any person in Washington state
				unless the electronic product is labeled with the manufacturer's
				brand.
(2) The label must be
				permanently affixed and readily visible.
(3) In-state retailers in possession of
				unlabeled, or white box, electronic products on January 1, 2007, may exhaust
				their stock through sales to the public.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-710, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-720 - Ecology determination of compliance for retailers

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Retailers:
(1) Beginning January 1, 2007, ecology may
				inspect any retailer's CEP inventory offered for sale in or into Washington
				state to determine if the requirements in this chapter are met. If ecology
				determines a violation has occurred, ecology will document each violation and
				follow the warning, violations, and penalties procedures in WAC
				173-900-730,
				173-900-740 and
				173-900-750.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2007, ecology may
				check any retailer's CEP inventory offered for sale in or into Washington state
				to determine if brand labeling requirements in WAC
				173-900-710 have been met. If
				ecology determines a violation has occurred, ecology will document each
				violation and follow the warning, violations, and penalties procedures in WAC
				173-900-730,
				173-900-740 and
				173-900-750.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-720, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-730 - Retailer violations

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(1) A
				retailer is "in violation" of this chapter when one or more of the following
				retailer violations occurs:
(a) Offering for
				sale or selling violation;
(b)
				Labeling violation; or
(c) Public
				outreach violation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-740 - Warning, penalties, and corrective action for all retailer violations

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Table 740 Retailer Warning and Penalties
Type of Violation
Written Warning
First Penalty
Second and Subsequent Penalties
Offering for Sale or Selling Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Labeling Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Public Outreach Violation
Warning Letter
Up to $1,000
Up to $2,000
Warning letter:
(1) When ecology issues a written warning
				letter via certified mail to a retailer, for any violation, the warning will
				include a copy of the requirements to let the retailer know what the retailer
				must do to be in compliance.
Penalties:
(2)
First penalties:
If the
				retailer does not meet the compliance requirements in the warning letter within
				thirty days of receipt of the warning, ecology will assess a first penalty, as
				defined in Table 740 above.
(3)
Second and subsequent penalties:
Ecology will issue second and
				subsequent penalties as defined in Table 740 no more often than every thirty
				days for the same violation.
(4)
				Ecology will deposit all penalties collected under this section into the
				electronic products recycling account created under
				RCW
				   70.95N.130.
Appeals:
(5) Violations and penalties may be appealed
				to the pollution control hearings board, pursuant to chapter 43.21B
				RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-740, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-900 - Electronic products recycling program › Part VII - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-900-750 - Corrective action for all retailer violations

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(1) For offering for sale and selling
				violations, the retailer must stop offering for sale or selling CEPs until the
				manufacturer is listed as "pending" or "in compliance" status on ecology's
				"manufacturer registration list."
(2) For a labeling violation, the retailer
				must meet the requirements in WAC
				173-900-710;
(3) For a public outreach violation, the
				retailer must meet the requirements in WAC
				173-900-980; and
(4) The retailer must pay or settle any
				penalties.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N,
					 70.105, and
					 70.105D RCW. 07-21-013 (Order
					 07-05), § 173-900-750, filed 10/5/07, effective
					 11/5/07.