Indiana E-waste Program

Meredith JonesE-waste Program Coordinator

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)Office of Pollution Prevention & Technical Assistance

(OPPTA)

IC 13-20.5• Effective July 1, 2009• One of 25 state e-waste laws– http://www.ecycleclearinghouse.org/content.aspx

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• Extended producer responsibility law• Manufacturers– Collectors– Recyclers

Manufacturers• Video display devices

(VDDs)– TVs– Computer monitors– Laptops– Netbooks– Notebooks– E-readers– Tablets

• Can’t sell VDDs to households unless registered

• 60% recycling obligation– VDDs sold to Indiana

households– By weight equivalent,

based on sales

Collectors & Recyclers• Covered electronic devices (CEDs)– Includes VDDs & much more

• Covered entities– Households, Small businesses, Public schools

• Don’t have to be located in Indiana• Incentives– Non-metropolitan collection (50%)– Indiana recycler (10%)

Registration & Reporting

• All registered entities must re-register & report annually– Manufacturers: April 1; June 1• April 1 – March 31 program year

– Collectors & Recyclers: any time; April 1• Calendar year program year

Disposal ProhibitionIC 13-20.5-10-1Disposal restrictionsSec. 1. After 2010, a covered entity may not knowingly do any ofthe following:(1) Mix or allow the mixing of a covered electronic device orany other computer, computer monitor, printer, or televisionwith municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill.(2) Mix or allow the mixing of a covered electronic device orany other computer, computer monitor, printer, or televisionwith any waste that is intended for disposal by burning or incineration.