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LR 1194
Item 1

 
1.__Orphaned and historic waste.__For orphaned and historic
waste, a producer shall demonstrate to the department:

 
A.__Within 2 years of the implementation of a producer's
program pursuant to section 1319-CC, collection of
electronic waste equal to or greater than 2 kilograms per
person per person per year in the State and reuse or
recycling of electronic waste equal to 1.5 kilograms per
person per year in the State; and

 
B.__Within 5 years of the implementation of a producer's
program pursuant to section 1319-CC, collection of
electronic waste equal to 4 kilograms per person per year
in the State and reuse or recycling of electronic waste
equal to 3.5 kilograms per person per year in the State.

 
2.__Electronic waste generated after program implementation.__
For electronic waste generated after the implementation of a
program pursuant to section 1319-CC, a producer shall
demonstrate to the department:

 
A.__Within 2 years of the implementation of a producer's
program pursuant to section 1319-CC, electronic waste
recovery equal to 75% of the producer's products sold in
the State and 65% reuse or recycling of the components and
materials contained in the producer's products; and

 
B.__Within 5 years of the implementation of a producer's
program pursuant to section 1319-CC, electronic waste
recovery equal to 90% of the producer's products sold in
the State and 95% reuse or recycling of the components and
materials contained in the producer's products.

 
3.__Prison labor.__A plan may not include reliance on prison
labor unless all incarcerated workers involved in the
processing and recycling of electronic waste are provided with
compensation equivalent to prevailing wages for the work
performed and are afforded the protections of state
occupational safety and health laws and regulations.

 
4.__Ban on hazardous waste export.__In order to be approved
by the department, a plan must forbid the export of electronic
waste to countries that are not members of the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development or successor
organization.__As part of the producer's annual program
reports to the department pursuant to section 1319-II,
subsection 1, a producer shall document that the program has
not resulted in the export of electronic waste to any country
that is not a member of the


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