Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.
70A.500.120 - Promotion of covered product recycling.

RCW 70A.500.120
Promotion of covered product recycling.

(1) An independent plan and the standard plan must inform covered entities about where and how to reuse and recycle their covered electronic products at the end of the product's life, including providing a website or a toll-free telephone number that gives information about the recycling program in sufficient detail to educate covered entities regarding how to return their covered electronic products for recycling.
(2) The department shall promote covered electronic product recycling by:
(a) Posting information describing where to recycle unwanted covered electronic products on its website;
(b) Providing information about recycling covered electronic products through a toll-free telephone service; and
(c) Developing and providing artwork for use in flyers and signage to retailers upon request.
(3) Local governments shall promote covered electronic product recycling, including listings of local collection sites and services, through existing educational methods typically used by each local government.
(4) A retailer who sells new covered electronic products shall provide information to consumers describing where and how to recycle covered electronic products and opportunities and locations for the convenient collection or return of the products. This requirement can be fulfilled by providing the department's toll-free telephone number and website. Remote sellers may include the information in a visible location on their website as fulfillment of this requirement.
(5) Manufacturers, state government, local governments, retailers, and collection sites and services shall collaborate in the development and implementation of the public information campaign.

[ 2006 c 183 § 12. Formerly RCW 70.95N.120.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety

Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.

70A.500.010 - Findings.

70A.500.020 - Definitions.

70A.500.030 - Manufacturer participation.

70A.500.040 - Manufacturer registration.

70A.500.050 - Independent plan requirements.

70A.500.060 - Standard, independent plan requirements—Fees to be set by the department—Acceptance or rejection by department.

70A.500.070 - Plan updates—Revised plan.

70A.500.080 - Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.

70A.500.090 - Collection services.

70A.500.100 - Successor duties.

70A.500.110 - Covered electronic sampling.

70A.500.120 - Promotion of covered product recycling.

70A.500.130 - Electronic products recycling account.

70A.500.140 - Annual reports.

70A.500.150 - Nonprofit charitable organizations—Report.

70A.500.160 - Electronic products for sale must include manufacturer's brand.

70A.500.170 - Sale of covered electronic products.

70A.500.180 - Department website.

70A.500.190 - Return share calculation.

70A.500.200 - Equivalent share calculation—Notice to manufacturers—Billing parties that do not meet their plan's equivalent share—Payments to parties that exceed their plan's equivalent share—Nonprofit charitable organizations.

70A.500.210 - Preliminary return share—Notice—Challenges—Final return share.

70A.500.220 - Covered electronic products collected during a program year—Payment per pound under, over equivalent share.

70A.500.230 - Rules—Fees—Reports.

70A.500.240 - Collector, transporter, processor registration.

70A.500.250 - Processors to comply with performance standards for environmentally sound management—Rules.

70A.500.260 - Selling covered electronic products without participating in an approved plan prohibited—Written warning—Penalty—Failure to comply with manufacturer registration requirements.

70A.500.270 - Materials management and financing authority.

70A.500.280 - Board of directors of the authority.

70A.500.290 - Manufacturers to pay their apportioned share of administrative and operational costs—Performance bonds—Dispute arbitration.

70A.500.300 - Authority use of funds.

70A.500.310 - General operating plan.

70A.500.320 - Authority employees—Initial staff support—Authority powers.

70A.500.330 - Federal preemption.

70A.500.340 - Entity must be registered as a collector to act as a collector in a plan—Disposition of electronic products received by a registered collector—Recordkeeping requirements—Display of notice—Site visits.

70A.500.900 - Construction—2006 c 183.

70A.500.901 - Effective date—2006 c 183.