287.17(10)(c)1.a.
a. The number by which the weight of covered electronic devices sold is multiplied under sub.
(4) (d) 1. to determine target recycling weight.
287.17(10)(c)1.d.
d. The multiplier for the weight of eligible electronic devices collected from households or covered schools in rural counties under sub.
(4) (f).
287.17(10)(c)2.
2. If the department determines that any of the values under subd.
1. a. to
d. should be changed in order to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section or to provide more recycling opportunities to rural areas of this state, the department shall report its recommendations for changes under s.
13.172 (3) to the committee of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
287.17(10)(cm)
(cm)
Report concerning sales information. The department shall evaluate the accuracy of the information provided by manufacturers under sub.
(5) (a) in 2010 and whether the weight of each manufacturer's covered electronic devices sold in this state should be based on national sales data obtained from 3rd parties. Before December 1, 2011, the department shall report the results of its evaluation to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) and to the governor.
287.17(10)(d)
(d)
Annual report. Before December 1 of each program year prior to the transition year, and before June 1 of each program year beginning with the transition year, the department shall provide a report on the program under this section to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) and to the governor. The department shall include all of the following in the report:
287.17(10)(d)1.
1. The total weight of eligible electronic devices recycled.
287.17(10)(d)2.
2. A summary of the information provided by manufacturers and recyclers under subs.
(5) and
(8).
287.17(10)(d)3.
3. Information concerning the recycling programs used by manufacturers to recycle eligible electronic devices.
287.17(10)(d)4.
4. Information concerning the collection and recycling of eligible electronic devices by persons other than registered manufacturers, registered collectors, and registered recyclers.
287.17(10)(d)5.
5. Information about any disposal of eligible electronic devices in landfills and any burning of eligible electronic devices in solid waste treatment facilities in this state.
287.17(10)(d)6.
6. A description of any actions taken to enforce the requirements of this section.
287.17(10)(d)7.
7. Any recommendations to apply the requirements under sub.
(2) to additional kinds of devices.
287.17(10)(e)
(e)
Report concerning federal legislation. If a federal law relating to the collection and recycling of covered electronic devices sold in the United States is enacted, the department shall prepare a report describing the effect of the federal law and shall submit the report under s.
13.172 (3) to the committee of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
287.17(10)(f)1.1. The department shall promote public participation in the collection and recycling of eligible electronic devices by and on behalf of manufacturers through education and outreach activities. The department shall facilitate communications between local governments, persons operating solid waste collection and recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of eligible electronic devices that are available for recycling.
287.17(10)(f)2.
2. The department shall assist recyclers to identify federal and state requirements concerning the storage, transportation, export, and processing of eligible electronic devices and materials derived from eligible electronic devices. The department shall assist collectors to identify health, environmental, safety, and financial responsibility requirements applicable to collectors.
287.17(10)(fm)
(fm)
Rural electronics recycling grants. The department shall create and administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s.
20.370 (4) (hr), if sufficient program revenue is available, to expand electronics recycling and recovery programs in underserved areas of the state. Grants under this paragraph may be provided to local units of government, tribal governing bodies, businesses, and nonprofit entities, including religious nonprofit entities, for the purpose of hosting a collection site or collection event or series of collection sites or collection events. Grants provided under this paragraph may be used to rent space or acquire materials necessary to host the collection site or collection event, advertise for the site or event, cover staff expenses for the site or event, including administrative costs, provide for the transportation of collected devices to a registered recycler, and cover other expenses allowed by the department. A recipient of a grant under this paragraph shall provide matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is provided. The department shall award grants under this paragraph in the following order of priority:
287.17(10)(fm)1.
1. Projects that will take place in a county that has no permanent collection site registered under sub.
(7) (a) and did not have a collection event registered under sub.
(7) (a) during the previous program year.
287.17(10)(fm)2.
2. Projects that will take place in a county that has no permanent collection site registered under sub.
(7) (a) that is open to all residents.
287.17(10)(fm)3.
3. Projects that will take place in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more that does not have a permanent collection site registered under sub.
(7) (a).
287.17(10)(fm)4.
4. Projects that do not meet the requirements under subds.
1. to
3., at the determination of the department.
287.17(10)(g)
(g)
Cooperation with other states. The department may cooperate with other states to effectuate the program under this section. The department may, with other states, operate a regional system for creating, trading, and selling credits for recycling eligible electronic devices.
287.17(10)(h)
(h)
Suspension and revocation. The department may revoke the registration of a manufacturer who violates sub.
(2) (a),
(3),
(4), or
(5). The department may suspend or revoke the registration of a collector or recycler who violates sub.
(7) or
(8).
287.17(10)(i)
(i)
Addition or exemption of eligible electronic devices. If the department determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic device that is not listed in sub.
(1) (gs) in a solid waste facility may be harmful to human health or the environment, the department may promulgate a rule specifying that the kind of electronic device is an eligible electronic device, is subject to s.
287.07 (5) (a), or both. If the department determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic device that is listed in sub.
(1) (gs) or s.
287.07 (5) (a) in a solid waste facility is not harmful to human health and is not harmful to the environment or if the department determines that it is not feasible to require the recycling of a kind of electronic device that is listed in sub.
(1) (gs) or s.
287.07 (5) (a), the department may promulgate a rule specifying that the kind of electronic device is not an eligible electronic device, is not subject to s.
287.07 (5) (a), or both. The department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before October 1, 2011.
287.17(10)(j)
(j)
Audits. The department may perform or contract for the performance of an audit of the activities of a registered collector or registered recycler. If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of a collector or recycler during the first 3 program years in which the collector or recycler is registered under sub.
(7) or
(8) (a), the collector or recycler shall pay 25 percent of the cost of the audit. If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of a collector or recycler after the first 3 program years in which the collector or recycler is registered, the collector or recycler shall pay 50 percent of the cost of the audit.