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Extended Producer Responsibility State Laws

as of February 2010

 

Click here to see the Product Stewardship landscape in 2006

PSI will be updating this website biweekly during the legislative session.  We are currently researching additional exisiting EPR laws, including those related to rechargeable batteries and auto switches.  If you have any additions, questions, or concerns please contact Sierra Fletcher at sierra@productstewardship.us

Arkansas
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (March 2005)
   
California*
Thermostats: Mercury-Added Thermostats: Collection Program (September 2008)
Pesticide Containers: Pesticide Recycling Program (September 2008) 
Green Chemistry Law (September 2008):
The CA Department of Toxic Substances Control is authorized to evaluate and impose regulations on chemicals used in consumer products. In the case that a product contains a hazardous substance for which there does not exist a viable commercial alternative, the Department may require a manufacturer to provide free collection of that product.
 
*The CA Electronic Waste Recycling Act, not included here,  established a funding mechanism to improve and provide for the proper end-of-life management of certain hazardous electronic products funded through a fee paid by consumers of covered electronic devices (CED) at the time of retail purchase. 
 
Connecticut
Electronics: Covered Electronic Devices (July 2007)
 
Florida
Rechargeable Batteries: Relating to Rechargeable Batteries (2008)
 
Hawaii
Electronics: Relating to Electronic Devices Recycling (July 2008)
 
Illinois
Electronics: Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act (September 2008)
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (May 2006)
 
Indiana
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switches in End-Of-Life Vehicles (2006)
Electronics: E-Waste Recycling (2009)
 
Iowa
Thermostats: Relating to the collection and recycling of mercury added thermostats (March 2008)
Automobile Switches: Mercury-Free Recycling Act (2006)
Batteries: Household Batteries Recycling (1996)
 
Louisiana
Automobile Switches: Mercury Risk Reduction Act (August 2006)
 
Maine

Electronics: Electronic Waste (March 2004)

 

 Electronics: An Act to Enhance Maine's Electronic Recycling Law (June 2009)

Thermostats: Maine Thermostat Law (March 2006)
Automobile Switches: An Act to Prevent Mercury Emissions when Recycling and Disposing of Motor Vehicles (2006)
Batteries: Regulation of Certain Dry-Cell Batteries (1995)
Fluorescent Lamps: An Act to Provide for the Safe Collection and Recycling of Mercury-Containing Light Bulbs (June 2009)
 
Maryland
Electronics: Statewide Computer Recycling Pilot Program (March 2005)
Batteries: Mercuric Oxide Batteries (1994)
Rechargeable Batteries: Rechargeable Batteries (1993)
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles (May 2009)
 
Massachusetts
Automobile Switches: An Act Relative to Mercury Management (2006)
 
Michigan
Electronics: Electronics Recycling (December 2008)
 
Minnesota
Electronics: Electronics Recycling (March 2007)
Rechargeable Batteries: Rechargeable Batteries and Products (1991)
 
Missouri
Electronics: Computer Equipment Recovery (June 2008)
 
Montana
Thermostats: Controlled Disposal of Mercury Thermostats (2009)
 
New Hampshire
Thermostats: Mercury-added Thermostat Collection Program (August 2008)
 
New Jersey
Electronics: Electronic Waste Recycling Act (January 2009)
Batteries: Battery Management Plan (1991)
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (2004)
 
North Carolina
Electronics: Discarded Computer Equipment Management (August 2007)
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (April 2005)
 
Oklahoma
Electronics: Computer Equipment Recovery Act (May 2008)
 
Oregon
Electronics: Electronic Devices (June 2007)
Paint: An Act Relating to Paint Stewardship (June 2009)
 
Pennsylvania
Thermostats: Prohibiting the Sale, Installation and Disposal of Mercury Thermostats (October 2008)
 
Rhode Island
Electronics: Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act (June 2008)
Automobile Switches: Mercury Reduction and Education Act (January 2005)
 
South Carolina
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (May 2006)
 
Texas
Electronics: Computer Equipment Recycling Program (June 2007)
 
Utah
Automobile Switches: Mercury Switch Removal Act (February 2006)
 
Vermont
Thermostats: An Act Relating to the Collection and Disposal of Mercury-Added Thermostats (July 2008)
Batteries:  Regulation of Certain Dry-Cell Batteries (1991)
Automobile Switches: An Act Relating to Mangement of Exposure to Mercury (2006)
 
Virginia
Electronics: Computer Recovery and Recycling Act (March 2008)
 
Washington
Electronics: Electronic Product Recycling (March 2006)
 
West Virginia
Electronics: Takeback Program for Electronic Devices (April 2008)
   
Wisconsin
Electronics: Electronic Waste Recycling (October 2009)

 

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