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§ 6031.505. Environmentally sound management requirements

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: January 24, 2011

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 29O. Covered Device Recycling Act
Chapter 5. Administration
Effective: January 24, 2011
35 P.S. § 6031.505
§ 6031.505. Environmentally sound management requirements
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(a) General rule.--Covered devices collected through any program in this Commonwealth, whether by a manufacturer, retailer, for-profit or not-for-profit corporation or unit of government, shall be recycled in a manner that is in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and ordinances and may not be exported for disposal in a manner that poses a significant risk to the public health or the environment.
(b) Performance requirements.--
(1) All entities shall, at a minimum, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the facility to be used to recycle covered devices has achieved and maintained third-party accredited certification from:
(i) the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices Standard;
(ii) the e-Stewards standard; or
(iii) an internationally accredited third-party environmental management standard for the safe and responsible handling of covered devices.
(2) All entities shall provide information about their certification and its standing to the department along with any other requirements regarding this subsection that may be mandated by Federal or State law. The department shall make this information available on its Internet website.
(c) Department to maintain Internet website.--The department shall maintain an Internet website that includes a list of entities and organizations that the department has determined have met the performance requirements.

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2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1083, No. 108, § 505, effective in 60 days [Jan. 24, 2011].
35 P.S. § 6031.505, PA ST 35 P.S. § 6031.505
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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