§ 23-24.9-10.1. Resource recovery corporation option.
The department and the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation shall establish a statewide network for the collection of mercury-added products when the household consumer is finished with them. Manufacturers, except motor vehicle manufacturers subject to the provisions of subdivision 23-24.9(10)(b)(2) of mercury-added products may satisfy their obligations, as set forth in subsection 23-24.9-10(a), by entering into a written agreement with those agencies to support the statewide program including, but not limited to, advertisement, education and/or funding through a system established in regulation.
History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 266, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 268, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-24.9 - Mercury Reduction and Education Act
Section 23-24.9-1. - Short title.
Section 23-24.9-2. - Findings.
Section 23-24.9-2.1. - Oversight and systems planning.
Section 23-24.9-3. - Definitions.
Section 23-24.9-4. - Interstate clearinghouse.
Section 23-24.9-5. - Notification.
Section 23-24.9-6. - Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products.
Section 23-24.9-7. - Phase-out and exemptions.
Section 23-24.9-8. - Labeling required for certain products.
Section 23-24.9-9. - Disposal ban.
Section 23-24.9-9.1. - Legislative findings.
Section 23-24.9-9.2. - Best management practices.
Section 23-24.9-9.3. - Amalgam separators.
Section 23-24.9-9.4. - Exemptions.
Section 23-24.9-10. - Collection of mercury-added products.
Section 23-24.9-10.1. - Resource recovery corporation option.
Section 23-24.9-10.2. - Mercury-containing thermostats.
Section 23-24.9-10.3. - Sunset provisions.
Section 23-24.9-11. - Disclosure for mercury-added formulated products — Healthcare facilities.
Section 23-24.9-12. - Limitations on the use of elemental mercury.
Section 23-24.9-13. - Existing inventories.
Section 23-24.9-14. - Public education and outreach.
Section 23-24.9-15. - State procurement preferences for low or nonmercury-added products.
Section 23-24.9-16. - Violations.
Section 23-24.9-17. - State review.
Section 23-24.9-18. - Application to products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Section 23-24.9-19. - Mercury advisory working group.
Section 23-24.9-20. - Regulations.