Type of Legislation

Producer Responsibility Law

Signed

June 2007

Implemented

September 1, 2008

Read the bill/law

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/
HB02714F.htm

Details

Manufacturers are required to pay for collection, transportation and recycling of covered devices, using their own recycling take-back programs. No fee for consumers. Covers monitors, desktop computers and laptops. TVs are not covered.

Disposal ban

No

Prison labor ban

No

More information

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/P2Recycle/electronics/
computer-recycling.html

State contacts and resources

http://www.epa.gov/region6/ecycling/index.htm