Chapter 187

2008 -- S 2455 AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/02/08

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

Date Introduced: February 13, 2008

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 23-24.10-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-24.10 entitled

"Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-24.10-5. Disposal ban. -- (1) After July 1, 2008 January 31, 2009, no person shall

dispose of any of the covered electronic products in a manner other than by recycling or disposal

as hazardous waste.

      (2) This ban on disposal shall apply to whole units of covered electronic products, as

well as to the constituent subunits and materials from which the units are made.

      (3) No solid waste landfill or transfer station regulated pursuant to section 23-18.9 shall

accept any covered electronic products for the purposes of disposal after July 1, 2008 January 31,

2009. All solid waste landfills and transfer stations regulated pursuant to section 23-18.9 shall

establish procedures to promote segregation of covered electronic products from the waste

stream, shall document those procedures in the facility operating plan, and shall implement those

procedures as part of the operation of the facility.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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