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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology
Chapter 2 - Department of Environmental Quality
Certified Electronic Recyclers
§ 49-2-103. Program to encourage certification of electronic recyclers; directory of certified electronic recyclers; compliance; applicability
Universal Citation: MS Code § 49-2-103 (2017)
- (1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall develop a program to encourage all electronic recyclers to become certified by demonstrating to an accredited, independent third-party auditor that they meet specific standards to safely recycle and manage electronic equipment.
- (2) The department shall maintain a directory of recyclers meeting the accredited certification standards of Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) and the e-Stewards Standards and any recyclers who have been certified by an accredited, independent certification auditor listed by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) as an organization that certifies recyclers to available recycling standards.
- (3) State agencies shall use a certified recycler on the directory for the disposal of agency electronics.
- (4) The Department of Environmental Quality and state agencies shall comply with this section no later than July 1, 2014.
- (5) This section does not apply to the donation of electronics to public schools, state agencies, local governments or nonprofit organizations.
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