Council of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference - Northeast Regional Electronics Management Project



	Energy & Environment Committee Publications - Environmental Weekly Publications - Issue Briefs Special Projects Northeast Regional Electronics Management Project Resolutions Northeast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Task Force Useful Links		Northeast Regional Electronics Management Project In February 2005, the Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC) and the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC) launched a collaborative project to develop a coordinated legislative approach to end-of-life electronics managment in the Northeast. As part of the project, CSG/ERC and NERC facilitated an effort among state legislators, legislative and environmental agency staff from ten states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Quebec to craft model legislation. During the course of this effort, participants solicited input from nearly 100 stakeholders, including electronics manufacturers, retailers, recyclers, leasing companies, reuse organizations, environmental groups and local government representatives. Following an intensive 14-month-long process, the group has released An Act Providing for the Recovery and Recycling of Used Electronic Devices. Available documents: Model Legislation (Revised July 2006) Summary of Key Elements of Model Legislation Discussion Document Additional documents: Resolution on the Development of a Legislative Approach to End-of-Life Electronics Management, adopted December 3, 2006 at the CSG Annual State Trends and Leadership Forum, Phoenix, Arizona Letter of support from the Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition CSG/ERC Resolution on the Development of a Coordinated, Regional, Legislative Approach to End-of-Life Electronics Management adopted March 2006 by the CSG/ERC Executive Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State Electronic Recycling Laws Comparison Chart (As of October 2008) Other Project Materials CSG/ERC and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) hosted a Stakeholder Dialogue on Regional Model E-Waste Legislation on Monday, July 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Montville, CT. The meeting provided stakeholders with an opportunity to offer state legislators, legislative and agency staff from 10 Northeastern states and the Canadian province of Quebéc their comments regarding draft model electronics legislation and the accompanying discussion document that was released on July 15. The meeting was held in conjunction with the CSG/ERC Annual Meeting, which took place on July 25-28, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun. Stakeholder comments are available here. April 29, 2005 Meeting Materials CSG/ERC and NERC held a meeting in New York City on April 29 that brought together legislators and staff from 10 Northeastern states, the province of Quebéc, and approximately 90 different stakeholders to discuss their positions on key issues in electronics end-of-life management. The stakeholders included representatives from manufacturing companies, retailers, leasing companies, environmental groups, recyclers and local government. PowerPoint PresentationsMinnesota's 2004 Consultation Process for Waste Electronics Garth T. Hickle, Product Stewardship Team LeaderCalifornia Flow Chart Orphan Waste Study (based on brand sort data from Hennepin County, MN and Florida studies) From Hewlett-PackardAn ARF-based Electronic Product Reuse and Recycling System Manufacturers Coalition for Responsible Recycling Stakeholder Remarks are available here. State E-Waste Legislation THIS SECTION LAST UPDATED APRIL 2005 Other Project Materials: Legislation Summary Tables: Federal E-Waste Legislation Other Legislative Proposals Guidance Document from Northeastern State Environmental Agencies Summary of State Agencies' Perspectives on Regional Electronics End-of-Life Legislation FACT SHEETS: State AgenciesPoint Counterpoint: Two State Approaches to Financing an Electronics Management System Maine's Shared Responsibility Law Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance: Recommendation for an Advance Recycling Fee (ARF) ManufacturersHewlett Packard: Product Stewardship Approach Electronic Manufacturers Coalition for Responsible Recycling: Advance Recycling Fee (ARF) Proposal RetailersConsumer Electronics Retailers Coalition (CERC): Producer Responsibility Approach Equipment Leasing and Finance IndustryEquipment Leasing Association (ELA) Environmental GroupsClean Water Action (CWA): Producer-Responsibility Approach Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, Recycling Collection and Processing Industry National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA): Policy on Electronic Waste Recycling July 25, 2005 Meeting Materials September 1, 2005 Revised Draft Electronics Legislation & Stakeholder CommentsRevised draft model electronics legislation was released on September 1. The latest draft incorporates many of the suggestions provided by stakeholders at the July 25 electronics meeting in Connecticut (please see below). Click here to read the September 1 draft. Stakeholder CommentsApple Branford, Connecticut Solid Waste Manager Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating Committee & Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee -- Bristol, Connecticut Clean Water Action Consumer Electronics Association Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition Electronic Industries Alliance Equipment Leasing Association Hewlett-Packard IBM INFORM Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Manufacturers Coalition for Responsible Recycling National Center for Electronics Recycling Natural Resources Council of Maine Product Stewardship Institute 3M Security Systems Division Fall 2005 Revised Financing Language & Stakeholder CommentsRevised draft financing language was released on October 28. Stakeholder Comments Clean Water Action Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition Equipment Leasing Association Manufacturers Coalition for Responsible Recycling Philips Electronics