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Maryland Legislation

Type of Legislation

Producer Responsibility Law

Signed

April 17, 2004: Established e-waste collection system
May 10, 2005: Required manufacturer registration fee
April 24, 2007: Expanded covered device definitions (added TVs) and increased manufacturer registration fees ($10,000)

Implemented

2006

Read the bill/law

Summary (Download/View PDF)
Updated (Download/View PDF)

Details

Manufacturers may fund their own recycling program or fund a county collection program. Manufacturer’s fees ($10,000 first year, $5,000 annual thereafter) to state used to reimburse counties for recycling costs. Covers monitors, desktop and personal computers, laptops and TVs (2007).

Disposal ban

No

Prison labor ban

No

More information

http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/recycling
/SpecialProjects/eCycling.asp

State contacts and resources

http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/eCycling/indexhtm

http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/Recycling
/SpecialProjects/ecycling.asp#resident

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