ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 154
certain terms requiring the Department of the Environment to study, in
collaboration with certain persons and organizations, the establishment and
implementation of a certain electronic waste collection system in the State by a
certain date; requiring the Department to report certain recommendations to
certain persons by certain dates; providing for the termination of this Act; and
generally relating to computer product and cathode ray tube electronic waste
collection systems.
BY adding to
Article—Environment
Section 6-1201 through 6-1204 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 12.
Cathode Ray Tubes and Computer Products Collection Systems"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article—Environment
SUBTITLE 12. CATHODE RAY TUBES AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS COLLECTION
SYSTEMS.
6-1201.
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) "CATHODE RAY TUBE" MEANS A VACUUM TUBE OR PICTURE TUBE USED
TO CONVERT AN ELECTRONIC SIGNAL INTO A VISUAL IMAGE.
(C) "COLLECTION SYSTEM" MEANS THE COLLECTION, PACKAGING,
TRANSPORTATION, AND RECYCLING OF COMPUTER PRODUCTS AND CATHODE RAY
TUBES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCARDED BY CONSUMERS.
(D) "COMPUTER PERIPHERAL" MEANS A COMPUTER KEYBOARD, MOUSE OR
OTHER POINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTER.
(E) "COMPUTER PRODUCT" MEANS;
(1) A DESKTOP COMPUTER, PERSONAL COMPUTER, LAPTOP COMPUTER,
OR OTHER PIECE OF AUTOMATED OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT INCLUDES A
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT; AND
(2) COMPUTER PERIPHERALS.
(F) "DIVERSION RATE" MEANS THE PROPORTION OF WASTE MATERIAL THAT
IS RECYCLED, COMPOSTED, OR REUSED RATHER THAN SENT TO A LANDFILL OR
INCINERATOR.
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