Chapter NR 530
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
NR 530.04 Electronic device categories. NR 530.05 Eligible electronic devices. NR 530.06 Eligibility of electronic devices for manufacturer weight recycled. NR 530.07 Requirements for registered manufacturers. NR 530.08 Requirements for registered collectors. NR 530.09 Requirements for registered recyclers. NR 530.10 Requirements for authorized brokers. NR 530.11 Requirements for retailers. NR 530.13 Suspension and revocation of collector and recycler registrations. NR 530.14 Revocation of manufacturer registrations. NR 530.01NR 530.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the electronic waste recycling program created under s. 287.17, Stats., functions well for participants and the public, and in a manner that protects public health and the environment. This chapter is adopted under ss. 287.03, 287.17 (8) and (10), and 289.06, Stats. NR 530.01 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.02(1)(1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter governs all entities and activities regulated under s. 287.17, Stats. NR 530.02(2)(2) This chapter does not apply to an electronics collection or recycling facility that is not registered under s. 287.17, Stats. NR 530.02 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.03NR 530.03 Definitions. In this chapter, the following definitions, as well as the definitions in s. 287.17, Stats., apply: NR 530.03(1)(1) “Authorized broker” means a person who provides services to registered manufacturers and registered recyclers for the purpose of cooperation under s. 287.17 (2) (b), Stats., and who complies with the notification requirement under s. NR 530.10 (2). NR 530.03(3)(3) “Recycled weight” means the weight of eligible electronic devices used by households or schools in this state that are recycled by a registered recycler that may count toward the total weight of eligible electronic devices recycled reported by a registered manufacturer under s. 287.17 (5) (b), Stats. NR 530.03 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.04NR 530.04 Electronic device categories. NR 530.04(1)(1) A computer monitor includes any of the following: NR 530.04(1)(a)(a) A video display with a screen of at least 7 inches in the longest diagonal direction used with a consumer computer. NR 530.04(1)(b)(b) A video display with a screen of at least 7 inches in the longest diagonal direction intended to display video or other content from the internet. NR 530.04(1)(c)(c) A smart home device with a screen of at least 7 inches in the longest diagonal direction. NR 530.04(1)(d)(d) An e-reader or other portable electronic device with a screen of at least 7 inches in the longest diagonal direction that displays information from the internet or a processor. NR 530.04(1)(e)(e) Any other electronic device that meets the definition under s. 287.17 (1) (d), Stats., and is not specifically excluded in that section or this chapter. NR 530.04(2)(2) A consumer computer includes any of the following: NR 530.04(2)(a)(a) An all-in-one desktop-style computer with a screen that is integrated with the processor. NR 530.04(2)(e)(e) A thin client or other computer that runs from resources stored on a server instead of a local hard drive. NR 530.04(2)(f)(f) A tower or box desktop-style computer without a monitor. NR 530.04(2)(h)(h) Any other electronic device that meets the definition under s. 287.17 (1) (e), Stats., and is not specifically excluded in that section or this chapter. NR 530.04 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.05NR 530.05 Eligible electronic devices. NR 530.05(1)(1) The department has determined under s. 287.17 (10) (i), Stats., that the disposal or burning of all of the following electronic devices in a solid waste facility may be harmful to human health or the environment and are eligible electronic devices under s. 287.17 (1) (gs), Stats.: NR 530.05(1)(c)(c) A component of a video game system or a portable hand-held video game device operated by a battery that does not meet the definition of a computer monitor or consumer computer. NR 530.05 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.06NR 530.06 Eligibility of electronic devices for manufacturer weight recycled. NR 530.06(1)(1) Criteria for determining whether material is not recyclable. To determine whether a component or material from an eligible electronic device is not recyclable, and thus may be disposed of through land disposal, destruction by incineration, or other processes, while remaining eligible to count toward a registered manufacturer’s weight of eligible electronic devices recycled under s. 287.17 (5) (b), Stats., the department shall consider all of the following: NR 530.06(1)(a)(a) Current end markets for the material documented by a registered recycler. NR 530.06(1)(b)(b) The efforts a registered recycler has documented to separate recyclable from non-recyclable components or materials. NR 530.06(1)(c)(c) What percentage, by weight, of a device the component or material represents. NR 530.06(1)(e)(e) Other factors a registered recycler or the department considers relevant to the determination. NR 530.06(2)(2) Eligibility of electronic devices recovered from illegal dumping or disposal to count toward manufacturer weight recycled. If a registered collector receives an eligible electronic device recovered from waste loads or illegal dumping that can reasonably be assumed to have come from a household or covered school in this state, the eligible electronic device may be sent to a registered recycler for recycling on behalf of a registered manufacturer. NR 530.06 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.07NR 530.07 Requirements for registered manufacturers. On the registration under s. 287.17 (3) (a), Stats., a registered manufacturer shall include all of the following: NR 530.07(1)(1) The date on which the manufacturer began selling the brands of covered electronic devices offered for sale in this state and, if applicable, the date it stopped selling the brands. NR 530.07(2)(2) A list of the brands and types of eligible electronic devices accepted through the manufacturer’s mail-back recycling program, if applicable, and information on how households or covered schools can access the program, including a website address, if available. NR 530.07 HistoryHistory: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.08NR 530.08 Requirements for registered collectors. NR 530.08(1)(a)(a) A registered recycler or manufacturer shall also register as a collector if the recycler or manufacturer is accepting electronic devices from a household or covered school for recycling on behalf of a registered manufacturer. NR 530.08(1)(b)2.2. The site name, street address, and county for any location where the collector accepts eligible electronic devices used by households, and a phone number that households may call for more information about the location.
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