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Indiana E-waste Program Overview

Learn about the Indiana E-waste Program managed by Meredith Jones, E-waste Program Coordinator at IDEM. The program, effective since July 1, 2009, enforces e-waste laws, promoting responsible recycling by manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers of video display devices and covered electronic devices. Registration, reporting, and disposal restrictions are key components. For more details, visit http://www.ecycleclearinghouse.org/content.aspx?pageid=10

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Indiana E-waste Program Overview

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  1. Indiana E-waste Program Meredith Jones E-waste Program Coordinator Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Pollution Prevention & Technical Assistance (OPPTA)

  2. IC 13-20.5 • Effective July 1, 2009 • One of 25 state e-waste laws • http://www.ecycleclearinghouse.org/content.aspx?pageid=10 • Extended producer responsibility law • Manufacturers • Collectors • Recyclers

  3. Manufacturers • Video display devices (VDDs) • TVs • Computer monitors • Laptops • Netbooks • Notebooks • E-readers • Tablets • Can’t sell VDDs to households unless registered • 60% recycling obligation • VDDs sold to Indiana households • By weight equivalent, based on sales

  4. Collectors & Recyclers • Covered electronic devices (CEDs) • Includes VDDs & much more • Covered entities • Households, Small businesses, Public schools • Don’t have to be located in Indiana • Incentives • Non-metropolitan collection (50%) • Indiana recycler (10%)

  5. Registration & Reporting • All registered entities must re-register & report annually • Manufacturers: April 1; June 1 • April 1 – March 31 program year • Collectors & Recyclers: any time; April 1 • Calendar year program year

  6. Disposal Prohibition IC 13-20.5-10-1 Disposal restrictions Sec. 1. After 2010, a covered entity may not knowingly do any of the following: (1) Mix or allow the mixing of a covered electronic device or any other computer, computer monitor, printer, or television with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill. (2) Mix or allow the mixing of a covered electronic device or any other computer, computer monitor, printer, or television with any waste that is intended for disposal by burning or incineration.

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