Year 1 Results for Minnesotas Ewaste Law

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Year 1 Results for Minnesotas E-waste Law

• Lisa Bujak
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act

• Manufacturer Responsibility based on sales
  weight.
• NOT based on return share or consumer fees on
  products
• Began July 1, 2007
• Requires registration and reporting by all
  parties involved
• Manufacturers, Collectors, Recyclers and Retailers

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Timeline
Program year is July 1 to June 30
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Retailer Reports

• Due to manufacturers by July 1, 2008 with annual
  sales of VDDs.
• Some stores have not reported
• Personal contacts and enforcement action are
  being taken against non-reporting entities

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Projected and Past Data

• MPCA estimates 48.3 million lbs. of VDDs sold
  (2006)
• Projects 23.2 million lbs. of VDDs eligible for
  collection (2008).
• 4.8 million lbs. additional credit for Greater
  Minnesota.
• Projects 3.9 million lbs. of CEDs available
  (2008).
• SCORE reports 20.7 million lbs. (2006).

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Collectors Stats

• 175 Collectors with 236 permanent sites
  registered renewed on or after July 1.
• Report annually to MPCA by Aug. 1.
• 33.1 Million lbs of CEDs collected from
  households by in MN.
• 6.46lbs per capita recycling rate (2007 pop.
  est.)
• 34 of e-waste was collected outside the metro
  area

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How was it collected?

• One-time special events
• City and County collection events
• Curbside pickup
• Permanent sites around the state
• HHW sites
• Transfer stations
• Retail stores
• Recyclers warehouses
• Etc.
• Incidentals from roadside cleanups and tipping
  floors
• OEM and retail store take-back programs
• Mail-back programs

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Recycler Data

• 56 recyclers registered 64 sites on or after July
  1, 2008
• Most of MN E-waste is processed locally or
  regionally
• Only 31 companies actually processed pounds

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ESM Requirements

• Comply with applicable regulations-federal, state
  and local.
• Licensed by applicable entities (Metropolitan
  Area).
• No prison labor.
• 1 million liability insurance.
• Recyclers must certify compliance.
• Manufacturers must do due diligence.

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Manufacturer Update

• 59 Manufacturers (VDDs) sold to households with
  over 111 brands.
• Reports and fees still coming in to DOR
• Some penalties have been collected
• Details of specific companies and which paid
  penalties is not public information

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Source of OEM Recycled Pounds

• Directly from Recyclers under contract (SONY/WM,
  Samsung/Jacks Family Recycling etc.)
• By working together with other OEMs to purchase
  en mass and divide (MRM)
• By submitting bids on offered recycled pounds
• Through contracts with local recyclers
• Through the NCER Online clearinghouse (very few)

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Manufacturer Responsibilities

• Notification of RoHS compliance status.
• Sales and recycling from households, not business
  or institutional sources.
• Track, for auditing purposes, the source of
  materials recycled.
• Collect any brand
• Law does not specify collection methods.

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Registration Status

• 56 recyclers
• 64 sites
• 175 total collectors
• 236 sites
• 7 pick-ups
• 5 mail back programs
• 59 manufacturers
• 111 brands

Rice Lake enforcement case
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Flow Chart
DOR
MPCA
Report
Report
Report
Contracts for recycling
Manufacturer
Recycler
Collector (includes some recyclers and retailers)
Report
Retailers
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Definitions

• Metropolitan Counties for the purposes of the
  law are defined as
• Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin,
  Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and
  Wright

Metro Counties Map
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Next Steps

• Applying R2 practices in MN
• Compliance and enforcement
• New staff person Ray Bissonnette
• Possible audits by DOR
• Enforcement for non-reporting/non-reg. parties
• Retailer outreach
• Workshop for recyclers December 17, 2008

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Contact us

• Web site www.pca.state.mn.us/electronics
• Contact Information
• Lisa Bujak lisa.bujak_at_state.mn.us
• Or
• Garth Hickle garth.hickle_at_state.mn.us
• Ray Bissonnette raymond.bissonnette_at_state.mn.us