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State	Compliance Task	Task Description	Relevant Task Website	Task Type(s)	Task Date	Agency Website
OR	Manufacturer registration	Manufacturers must register with DEQ to sell CEDs after January 1, 2009. At registration manufacturers must state whether they intend to participate in the state contractor program or implement their own program at the time of registration, but manufacturers will be permitted to change their recycling program choice through July 1st. Any manufacturer with less than five percent of the return share must participate in the state contractor program. Alternatively, it may implement a joint recycling program with other manufacturers if the sum of their individual return shares is at least five percent.	OR eWaste Program	Registration	12/31/2007	OR eWaste Program
CT	Manufacturer registration, registration fee	All manufacturers of covered electronic products (CEPs) must register with CEP All manufacturers of covered electronic products (CEPs) must pay DEP an initial registration fee ($5K for most manufacturers, see instructions).	Registration Form: in Word , in PDF , and Instructions revised 11/26/07	Registration Payment	1/1/2008	CT Electronics Recycling Law
MD	Manufacturer registration, registration fee	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) must register and pay an initial fee of $10K to Maryland Department of the Environment. If a manufacturer is renewing, the annual fee is $5k without a takeback program and $500 with a takeback program (collection totals for the previous year are required on registration form if the manufacturer has a takeback program).	Instructions	Payment Annual Registration	1/1/2008	MD eCycling
WA	Manufacturer registration	Deadline for annual manufacturer registration and payment of state administrative fee to Ecology. Last day to declare if manufacturer intends to pursue an independent plan.	WA Electronics Manufacturers	Payment Annual Registration	1/1/2008	WA Recycling Program
WA	Recycling plans due	Recycling plans for Standard Plan (submitted by the WMMF Authority) and any independent plans (submitted by manufacturers pursuing an independent plan) due to Department of Ecology	Recycling Plan Template	Report	2/1/2008
CA	Manufacturer reports due (to retailers)	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually to "any retailer that sells that electronic device manufactured by the manufacturer." The notice shall "identify the electronic device, and shall inform the retailer that the electronic device is a covered electronic device and is subject to a fee" and notice be made by April 1. A copy then must be sent to the CA Board of Equalization.	Manufacturer Notice	Annual Report	4/1/2008	Agency Website
WA	Washington Authority payments	First invoice for WMMFA administrative costs mailed to all manufacturers on April 22, 2008. Pament due by June 21, 2008.	WMMFA FAQs	Quarterly Payment	6/21/2008	WMMFA Website
MN	Retailers report MN sales to manufacturers	Retailers must report to manufacturers on the number of each type of video display device sold to households/consumers in Minnesota annually by July 1 consistent with 115A.1318, subd. 3(a).	MN Retailer Requirements	Annual Report	7/1/2008	MN eCycling
TX	Manufacturer recovery plans due	Rules adopted by the state adopted in May 2008 require manufacturer plans to be submitted to the state by July 2, to implement the law to be adopted by May 1, 2008 require manufacturer plans to be submitted to the state by July 1, 2008 prior to enforcement beginning on September 1, 2008.		Implementation Enforcement	7/1/2008	TX Recycling Regulations - includes plan format
CA	Manufacturer reports due (to CIWMB)	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually specific information on their covered devices annually to CIWMB by July 1.	Manufacturer Report	Annual Report	7/1/2008	CIWMB
ME	Manufacturer reports due	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CEDs) selling into Maine must report annually the following: • a description of the collection, consolidation and recycling services utilized to recover the manufacturer's products; • substantiated estimates, on an annual basis for the preceding calendar year, of the quantities of covered electronic devices marketed in this State and collected for recovery in this State; • the capture rate for electronics based on sales in this State; • substantiated estimates of the percentage of collected materials that are reused and recycled from its products; • the identification of end markets for the collected waste; and • any systems implemented by the manufacturer to ensure environmentally sound management of its products.	ME Recycling Law	Annual Report	7/1/2008	ME eWaste
OR	Manufacturer registration fee	Payment of annual registration fee due to Oregon DEQ ($15,000 for manufacturers selling > 1% of CED units in 2007, less for smaller %).	OR Registration Fee Tiers Page	Annual Registration Fee	7/1/2008	OR eWaste Program
OR	Manufacturer Program Plans due	Manufacturers seeking to pursue compliance with Oregon mandates via a manufacturer program must submit their plans to DEQ by this date (recently extended from July 1, 2008). Plans can be submitted earlier than July 11; the 30 day review cycle will begin from the date the plan is submitted. Note that a manufacturer’s return share must be at least 5% to pursue an individual manufacturer program. To pursue a group manufacturer program, the sum of the return shares for all manufacturers participating in the group must be at least 5%.	OR eWaste Program	Recycling Plan	7/11/2008
TX	Program implementation date	On this day Texas CEQ begins enforcement of manufacturer recovery plan and related requirements.	Texas CEQ Program Web Site	Implementation Enforcement	9/1/2008
OR	Payment of State contractor program fees	Submission of fees due for 2009 contractor program for manufacturers complying with Oregon e-waste mandates through the State contractor program. NOTE: Manufacturers pursuing independent manufacturer programs will be billed according to that program's schedule.		Annual Payment	9/1/2008	OR eWaste Program
MN	Manufacturer annual registration, fees due	Manufacturers of video display devices (VDDs) that wish to sell or have their products sold to households/consumers in Minnesota must annually register with the state and pay a fee if the manufacturer has not met the annual target for collection and recycling of "covered electronic devices," based on their sales of "video display devices" to households/consumers in Minnesota. The year 1 target (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) is 60% (by weight) of sales of video display devices in Minnesota to households/consumers in this time period.	MN Manufacturer Requirements	Payment Annual Registration	9/1/2008	MN eCycling
WA	Washington Flex Plans due	Manufacturers with Washington return shares >2% (individually or collectively) who want to get credit for independent collection and recycling activities in Washington in 2009 must submit a "Flex Plan" to the WMMFA for appoval by November 1, 2008. Flex Plans are a voluntary option for manufacturers seeking to meet up to 25% of their state recycling obligation by doing CEP collection and recycling independently of the WMMFA.	WMMFA Flex Plan process for 2009	Recycling Plan	11/1/2008	WMMFA web site
MD	Registration, take-back report due	All manufacturers must re-register with the state by January 1, 2009 and pay a rergistration fee. Manufacturers who operated an independent take-back program in 2008, and paid a reduced registration fee in 2008, must submit a report by this date describing how much CED was recycled this way in 2008, and how.	Maryland eCycling Program	Annual Report Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2009
RI	Manufacturer registration, fees, consumer education mandate begins, plans due	All manufacturers of covered electronic products (TVs, monitors, desktops, notebooks) must register with the department, pay a registration fee of $5,000, provide a list of all brands from that manufacturer, and notify if utilizing the state program or a manufacturer program. All sellers of CEPs must also provide consumers information from the department's website that provides details about where and how a consumer can recycle CEPs. If a manufacturer program then submit a plan for financing, promoting, managing and conducting convenient statewide collection and recycling for all households and secondary schools. Computer manufacturers may comply via a manufacturer program if aggregated return share is >5%, TV manufacturers may do so if "the manufacturers meet the sum of their individual market shares."	DEM Program Website	Information Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee Recycling Plan	1/1/2009	Rhode Island Recycling Law
HI	Manufacturer annual registration, fee	Manufacturers of the initial set of covered electronic devices (computers, printers, and monitors and portable computers with >4" screen size) must register with the department, pay a registration fee of $5,000, and list all the manufacturer's brands. NOTE: TVs will be covered automatically beginning in 2011 if a "working group" alternative is not approved by the legislature in 2009.	Program Website	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee Annual Payment Annual Information	1/1/2009	Department of Health Website
OK	Computer Recovery Plan Implementation	Computer recovery plans must be "adopted and implemented" by this date to sell desktops, notebooks or monitors in Oklahoma. Manufacturers not offering free mail-back must have their recovery plans approved by the state; there is no approval process for manufacturers offering free mail-back. There is no registration form currently for this program so manufacturers submitting a plan to DEQ should consider themselves registered until notified otherwise. A program website is planned by DEQ for later in 2009.	OK Recycling Law	Registration Implementation Effective Date of Law Recycling Plan	1/1/2009
WA	Consumer education mandate begins; recycling system implementation	All sellers of CEPs must provide consumers information at POS about how to recycle CEPs; all Ecology approved recycling plans must be implemented and fully operational.	Retailers/Direct Seller Requirements	Implementation	1/1/2009	E-Cycle Washington web site
WV	Annual registration, fee	All manufacturers of covered electronic devices must register with the state and pay a $10,000 initial registration fee if no take-back plan has been implemented or $3,000 if they have an implemented take-back plan. Registration fees in subsequent years drop to $5,000 for manufacturers without take-back program, $500 for manufacturers with take-back programs implemented the prior year.	WV Recycling Law	Annual Registration Annual Payment	1/1/2009
OR	Consumer education mandate begins; recycling system implementation	All sellers of CEDs must provide consumers information at POS about how to recycle CEDs; implementation begins for state contractor program and manufacturer programs.	Retailer/Direct Seller Consumer Education Requirements	Implementation Information	1/1/2009	Oregon E-Cycles Website
RI	RIRRC payment due	Manufacturers complying via the state program (RIRRC) invoices due. NOTE: As of February 6 RIRRC has yet to send out invoices but expects to do so soon.		Annual Payment	2/1/2009	Rhode Island Recycling Law
IL	Initial manufacturer registration	All manufacturers of CEDs (computers, monitors, TVs and printers) must register with the state, list all brands of CEDs to be sold during 2010, whether RoHS compliant, and whether TVs or computers/monitors/printers "represent the larger number of units sold for the manufacturer."	IL Manufacturer Registration Form	Registration Report	4/1/2009	IL Program Web Site
CA	Manufacturer reports to retailers	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually to "any retailer that sells that electronic device manufactured by the manufacturer." Specifically "on or before every April 1 of each year thereafter, the manufacturer shall send a notice covering any electronic device manufactured by that manufacturer identified in the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before December 31 of the prior year." A copy then must be sent to the CA Board of Equalization.	Manufacturer Notice Requirements	Annual Report	4/1/2009	Agency Website
OR	Oregon DEQ Information	DEQ to assign return shares to CED manufacturers.		Annual Information	5/1/2009
HI	Recycling plans due	Recycling plans due from manufacturers subject to initial set of covered products (computers, printers, monitors). Plans are to be submitted to the Department plan to the department to establish, conduct, and manage a program for the collection, transportation, and recycling of its covered electronic devices sold in the State. Plan implementation begins January 1, 2010.	Electronics Recycling Program Page	Recycling Plan	6/1/2009	Department of Health Website
WA	Washington preliminary return shares published	Deadline for announcement of 2010 preliminary return shares by the Department of Ecology. Ecology will notify each registered manufacturer by this date and manufacturers may challenge their preliminary return share by written petition to ecology within 30 days of the date of publication.	Ecology web page on return share process	Annual Information	6/1/2009	See WAC 173-900-910 and 920 in this document
WA	WMMFA quarterly payment due	All manufacturers subject to the Washington law are members of the WMMFA, and the WMMFA invoices issued March 31 for Q3 2009 expenses are due June 1.	WMMFA Manufacturer Page	Quarterly Payment	6/1/2009	WMMFA Home Page
MN	Last day of recycling program year	Manufacturers must arrange for collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in an amount based on 80% of the sale of video display devices for the program year, or pay the state a fee based on a sliding scale by September 1.	MPCA Electronics Home Page	Implementation	6/30/2009
CA	Annual manufacturer reports due to CIWMB	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually specific information on their covered devices annually to CIWMB by July 1. Note that individual manufacturers are responsible for preparing the report covering their activities, even if a “collective report” is submitted on their behalf.	CIWMB manufacturer reporting page	Annual Report	7/1/2009
OR	State registration fees due	Preliminary tiers and tier assignments (the basis for these fees) will be posted on www.oregonecycles.org by March 15, 2009. Invoices will be sent May 1 to all registered manufacturers. Registration fees are based on tiers from unit sales of computers, monitors and TVs in Oregon for the previous calendar year.	Oregon DEQ Registration Page	Annual Registration Fee	7/1/2009
OR	Manufacturer plans due	Manufacturers pursuing independent programs in 2010 must submit their plan to DEQ for approval by July 1, 2009.	Oregon DEQ Program Explanations	Recycling Plan	7/1/2009
IL	Retailers to report TV sales to TV manufacturers	Retailers reports due to each television manufacturer, by model, the number of televisions sold at retail to individuals in this State under each of the manufacturer's brands during the 6-month period from October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009.	IL Recycling Law	Information	7/1/2009
MO	Emergency Rule Now in Effect	The Missouri DNR adopted emergency regulations effective this date to implement this Texas-style recycling program for computer equipment. As stated in the emergency (and proposed) rule "a manufacturer must submit its recovery plan and notification no later than July 1, 2010."	DNR Emergency Regulations	Effective Date of Law	7/1/2009	Missouri Recycling Program
IL	Registration fee due	All CED manufacturers must pay an initial registration fee of $5,000.	IL Program Web Site	Annual Payment	7/1/2009
VA	Recycling plan implementation	Computer equipment manufacturers (inclduing monitors - but NOT TVs) must adopt and implement a recovery plan for its branded equipment that enables a consumer to recycle computer equipment without paying a separate fee at the time of recycling. The collection of computer equipment provided under the recovery plan must be reasonably convenient and available to consumers in the Commonwealth and designed to meet the collection needs of consumers in the Commonwealth (e.g., free mail back, a physical collection site, events). Computer manufacturers must publish their recovery plan on its web site and notify the state government of the online availability of their plan.	VA Recycling Law	Report Implementation Effective Date of Law Recycling Plan	7/1/2009
WA	Independent plans due to Ecology	Any manufacturer or group of manufacturers with >5% return share seeking to operate an independent plan to comply with state requirements in 2010 must submit a plan to Ecology by August 1. Ecology is encouraging manufacturers interested in pursuing an independent plan in 2010 to submit a draft plan to Ecology by June 1, 2009 to provide enough time for plan review prior to the January 1, 2010 implementation date.	Ecology Plan Guidance	Recycling Plan	8/1/2009	E-Cycle Washington Home Page
IL	TV sales data report	TV manufacturers must provide the state a report that contains the total weight of televisions sold under each of the manufacturer's brands to individuals at retail in this State based on the reports to manufacturers by retailers.	Guidance for Manufacturers	Information	8/15/2009
MN	Minnesota manufacturer registration, report, fee due	Manufacturers of video display devices (VDDs) sold to households/consumers in Minnesota must annually register with the state, pay a base registration fee of $2,500 (more if under recycling pounds target, less if the manufacturer produces <100 units/year) and report VDD sales weight and CEDs collected/recycled weight during the previous program year using a Department of Revenue form.	Dept of Revenue Info for Manufacturers	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee Annual Information	9/1/2009	MPCA Electronics Home Page
WA	WMMFA quarterly payment due	All manufacturers subject to the Washington law are members of the WMMFA in 2009, and the WMMFA invoices issued June 30 for Q4 2009 expenses are due September 1.	WMMFA Manufacturer Page	Quarterly Payment	9/1/2009
ME	"New" manufacturer registration	Manufacturers of desktop printers, video game consoles, and digital picture frames must complete and submit their initial registration with DEP by September 12, 2009. Manufacturers that submitted a plan to DEP in July 2009 do not have to register with DEP until July 2010, but all other manufacturers subject to the amended law must register with DEP by this date.	DEP Info for Manufacturers	Registration	9/12/2009	DEP E-Waste Home Page
MI	Registration and Fee Due	Manufacturers of TVs, desktops, laptops and monitors must register with the state and pay a fee of $3K.	Michigan E-Waste Law	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	10/30/2009	Michigan E-Waste Program Website
OR	Annual manufacturer registration	All manufacturers of covered electronic devices must renew their registration by this date. Note that registration fees are not due until July 1.	Manufacturer Registration, Other Requirements	Annual Registration	12/31/2009	Oregon E-Cycles
WA	Annual manufacturer registration	Deadline for annual manufacturer registration and payment of state administrative fee to Ecology. Fee amounts are set in tiers based on a manufacturer's CEP sales/market share as calculated by Ecology.	Ecology Administrative Fee Page	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2010	E-Cycle Washington
WV	Annual registration, fee	All manufacturers of covered electronic devices must register with the state and pay a $5,000 registration renewal fee if no take-back program has been implemented or $500 if implemented a take-back program during the prior year.	DEP Program Website	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2010
MD	Manufacturer registration, fee	Manufacturers must register with, and pay the registration fee to, the MDE on or before January 1 each year. The renewal registration fee is $5K for a manufacturer who has not implemented a covered electronic device takeback program or $500 for a manufacturer that implemented an MDE approved takeback program during the previous year (2009).	Manufacturer FAQs	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2010	MDE E-Cycling Website
NJ	TV manufacturer registration and fee due	Beginning on January 1, 2010, and each January 1 thereafter, each manufacturer of televisions offered for sale for delivery in this State shall register with the department and pay a registration fee of $5,000. Each television manufacturer’s registration and renewal shall include a list of all of the brands under which its televisions are sold.	Amended New Jersey Statute	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2010	Interim NJDEP website
HI	Annual manufacturer registration and fee	Each manufacturer of covered electronic devices shall register with the department and pay a registration fee. The statute says the fee is $5,000 for "covered electronic device" manufacturers (computer, computer printer, computer monitor, or portable computer) and the amended statute says the fee for TV manuacturers is $2,500. Watch the Hawaii program website for any clarifications relating to fee amount.	Amended Bill Text (enacted)	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	1/1/2010	Hawaii Program Website
IL	Program implementation begins	Collection and recycling under new program begins. Sales ban if manufacturer not registered also becomes effective on this date.	IL Recycling Law	Implementation	1/1/2010	Illinois EPA Electronics Recycling Website
WI	First program year starts	The first Wisconsin program year is actually 6 months and started January 1, 2010 and runs through June 30, 2010. Manufacturers of CEDs (computers, printers, TVs, laptops, and monitors >7") must arrange for the recycling of 80 percent of the total weight of CEDs sold to Wisconsin households and covered schools between 7/1/07 and 6/30/08, multiplied times 0.5 to account for the half year. Products eligible for meeting the target ("EEDs") include all CEDs and small peripherals, fax machines, DVD players and VCRs.	Wisconisin Recycling Targets	Implementation	1/15/2010	E-Cycle Wisconisin
VA	Manufacturer reports due	Manufacturers to report on collection/recycling results of the previous calendar year, in this case July 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 as program implementation began July 1, 2009.	Statutory reporting requirements	Report	1/31/2010	Virginia DEQ program page
TX	Manufacturer reports due	Manufacturers report 1) weight of computer equipment collected, recycled and reused during preceding calendar year, and 2) documentation that recycling complies with ESM requirements	Texas CEQ Program Web Site	Report	1/31/2010
RI	Independent plan report, payment (if required)	Manufacturers implementing an independent plan in 2009 must provide a report to the department no later than February 1 that details how the plan was implemented during 2009. Also, "a manufacturer that does not meet its share for the previous calendar year shall pay the department for the amount not achieved at a rate determined by the department to be equivalent to the amount the manufacturer would have paid as defined under subsection 23-24.10-11(d) plus ten percent (10%), to be part of the state program."	Statutory requirements	Payment Annual Report	2/1/2010	DEM program page
WI	Initial manufacturer registration, fee	Manufacturers of covered electronics devices (TVs, monitors >7", "consumer computers" and "consumer printers") must register and pay a $5K fee if it sold more than 250 units in Wisconsin during the previous year.	Enacted Legislation - see 287.17(3)	Registration Payment	2/1/2010	E-Cycle Wisconsin
NJ	Computer manufacture registration and fee due	By February 1, 2010, and each January 1 thereafter, each manufacturer of covered electronic devices offered for sale for delivery in this State shall register with the department and pay a registration fee of $5,000.	Amended New Jersey Statute	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	2/1/2010
WV	Manufacturer reports due (if doing take-back program)	Manufacturers with a 2009 take-back program seeking the lower registration fee must submit a report on collection/recycling activity by this date according to DEP-approved regulations.	Agency-approved regulations, see 5.1	Annual Report	2/15/2010	DEP Program Website
OK	Manufacturer reports due	Manufacturer must submit a report to the Department concerning collection and recycling activities conducted during the previous program year.	See Section 5(H) in the statute	Report	3/1/2010	DEQ program website
CA	Manufacturer Notifies Retailers of CEDs	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually to "any retailer that sells that electronic device manufactured by the manufacturer." The notice shall "identify the electronic device, and shall inform the retailer that the electronic device is a covered electronic device and is subject to a fee" and notice be made by April 1. A copy then must be sent to the CA Board of Equalization.	CIWMB Guidance on Retailer Notification	Annual Information	4/1/2010
IN	Manufacturer registration, fee	Each April 1 manufacturers of VDDs must register with the state. IDEM will oversee the registration process and provide registration forms, as well as guidance TBD. The annual registration includes a fee of $5,000 for the first year. This date is also day one of the first program year.	IN fact sheet for manufacturers	Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	4/1/2010	IN E-Waste Program Website
VT	Registration, initial fee	By July 1st, manufacturers of computers (ONLY desktops, all-in-one computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, tablets, & similar products); computer monitors (any type); printers (most types, including all-in-one printers, but not floor-standing models, receipt printers, or labelmakers); televisions (all types with screens > 4"); or devices containing a cathode ray tube must register and pay initial fee. Enforcement of fee collection delayed until September 1, 2010 if registered online by July 1. Fee is $5000 for manufacturers over 100 CEDs per year, $1250 for 20-100 CEDs per year.	http://www.anr.state.vt.us/eWaste/	Registration	7/1/2010	http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/e-waste/
CA	Manufacturrer reports to CIWMB due	Manufacturers of Covered Electronic Devices (CED) are required to report annually specific information on their covered devices annually to CIWMB by July 1.	CIWMB Manufacturer Reporting Guidance	Annual Information	7/1/2010
ME	Manufacturer registration, fee	By July 1st annually a manufacturer that offers or has offered a computer monitor, television, desktop printer or video game console for sale in this State shall submit a registration to the department and pay to the department an annual registration fee of $3,000. This registration requirement replaces the former statutory requirement for manufacturers to submit a recycling compliance plan.		Annual Registration Annual Registration Fee	7/1/2010	DEP E-Waste Website
MO	Plans due, implementation begins	Manufacturer recovery plans and program implementation is set for this date in the existing emergency and proposed regulations.	Emergency rule	Implementation Recycling Plan	7/1/2010	E-Cycle Missouri website