Register June 2023 No. 810
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 530.01
NR 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 History
History: 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 History
History: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.03
NR 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 History
History: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.04
NR 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 History
History: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.05
NR 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 History
History: CR 21-041: cr. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23. NR 530.06
NR 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.
