A Resolution of the City of Seattle, December 2012.
Electronics Legislation
Read more about product electronics stewardship legislation below by following the links below.
Status:
Passed
Type:
Resolution
Date:
December, 2012
Status:
Passed
Type:
Other
Date:
April, 2012
In May 2011, the ESABC released a draft five-year stewardship plan (2012-2016) for public comment. The plan was approved in April of 2012. The plan includes a review of the 2007 plan and expand the Electronics and Electrical Product Category to include, on July 1, 2012, large appliances, electrical and electronic tools, medical devices, automatic dispensers, lighting equipment, toys, leisure and sports equipment, monitoring and control instruments, IT and telecommunications...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
June, 2011
SB 82, signed into law in June 2011, amends HB 2626, the Oregon E-Cycles program, to include, beginning in January 2015, printers and computer peripherals (corded and wireless keyboards and mice) as covered electronic devices (or CEDs). Effective immediately, the law also establishes recycling credits for programs which recycle an...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
July, 2009
SSHB 1522 added a new section to chapter 70.95N RCW, the electronic product recycling act to clarify the role of registered collectors relating to repair and reuse of electronic products.
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
January, 2008
AB 218, introduced on January 29, 2008, would amend Chapter 526 by re-defining the European Union’s RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC(PDF file, 114KB) term electronic equipment to mean a device that is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields. Current California law defines electronic equipment only as video display devices.
The bill would exclude from the...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Other
Date:
January, 2008
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Framework Policy was adopted by the CIWMB on January 23, 2008. The new EPR Framework Policy shifts the responsibility for managing products at the end-of-life from local governments to producers who can internalize the costs of product collection, transportation, and recycling/disposal.
The new policy provides stronger state regulations, realistic product selection and goal setting, and flexible oversight of product stewardship programs managed by...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Other
Date:
December, 2007
Electronic Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC), an industry group created to promote "industry-led solutions" to the e-waste problem, collaborated with retailers, local government, non-profits, environmental groups, the general public and other interested parties to submit the ESBC Stewardship Plan (PDF file, 2.8MB), which was approved in December 2006 and took effect in 2007. The ...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Bill
Date:
June, 2007
HB 2626, signed into law on June 7, 2007, establishes a statewide system for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices. The law requires all manufacturers of covered electronic devices (CEDs) to provide collection and recycling or pay for a program contracted by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
The manufacturer program is provided by a single manufacturer, or group of manufacturers. The contractor...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Other
Date:
February, 2007
Strategic Directive 5, adopted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) on February 13, 2007, outlines the Board's commitment to producer responsibility. The directive states that it is a core value of the CIWMB that producers assume the responsibility for the safe stewardship of their materials in order to promote environmental sustainability.
The CIWMB developed five subdirective areas: 1) utilize existing Board authority to implement cradle-to-cradle producer...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
July, 2006
Chapter 891 (AB 2901), also known as the Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004, went into effect on July 1, 2006. The law requires manufacturers and California retailers and service providers to share in the responsibility for the collection and recycling of cell phones within the state. Companies without a take-back program can work with current business enterprises that provide collection and processing services as long as...
