Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2246 (ESHB 2246) – Regarding financing for stewardship of mercury-containing lights – amends the 2010 Washington Mercury-containing Lights Stewardship Law (70.275 RCW) and is a negotiated agreement between stakeholders that the...
Mercury Legislation
Read more about mercury stewardship legislation below by following the links below.
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
March, 2014
Status:
Passed
Type:
Resolution
Date:
December, 2012
A Resolution of the City of Seattle, December 2012.
Status:
Passed
Type:
Other
Date:
July, 2012
In April, 2008, British Columbia expanded the number of regulated products included in its provincial Recycling Regulation to include fluorescent lamps and thermostats. The Recycling Regulation requires industry to collect and recycle any regulated products it manufactures or sells.
In August 2009, a draft stewardship plan for residential use fluorescent lamps was developed by Electrical Equipment...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
March, 2012
SB 1512, relating to lighting that contains mercury; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646.608, passed and was signed by the Governor in March 2012. Enrolled SB 1512 will become effective January 1, 2013.
The law sets standards for the amount of mercury that may be contained in general purpose...
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2012
SB 6538 would have amended the mercury-containing lights product stewardship program law (RCW 70.275), but the bill did not receive a floor vote before the February 14 deadline and is now dead. This bill would have inserted language into the existing law focused on two issues: giving producers authority to fund the product stewardship...
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2011
SB 529 introduced in 2011, would have required manufacturers of mercury-containing lighting, such as CFLs and fluorescent tubes, to set up and finance a collection system for the safe recycling of these products. The system would have served urban and rural areas of Oregon and provided free, convenient recycling. The bill also contained mercury content standards and requirements regarding the procurement of mercury containing lighing by the state. The bill did not...
Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2011
SB 589, introduced in February 2011, would amend the California Lighting Efficiency and Toxics Reduction Act by adding Chapter 21 – Household Mercury-Containing Lamp Recovery and Recycling Program – to existing law. SB 589 would require that a manufacturer of household mercury-containing lamps prepare and submit to CalRecycle, by April 1, 2013, a household mercury-containing lamp stewardship plan to...
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
April, 2010
AB 2176, the Lighting Toxics Reduction and Jobs in Recycling Act, introduced in February 2010, would have required producers of mercury containing lamps to develop, fund and manage a product stewardship program approved by the Department of Toxics Substances Control (DTSC). All mercury-containing lights collected by product stewardship programs must be recycled. In addition, lamps that do not contain...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
March, 2010
SB 5543 (RCW 70.275) was signed by Governor Gregoire on March 19, 2010. The bill creates a convenient, statewide recycling program for mercury-containing lighting from residents in Washington State starting in 2013. No-cost recycling services must be...
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
March, 2009
SB 742 (PDF file, 43KB), introduced in March 2009, would have required manufacturers of mercury-containing lighting, such as CFLs and fluorescent tubes, to set up and finance a collection system for the safe recycling of these products. The system would have served urban and rural areas of Oregon and provided free, convenient recycling. The bill did not pass.
