Jan 10, 2017
E-waste Bill
S981, signed into law by Governor Christie on January 9, 2017, revises the
Electronic Waste Management Act enacted in 2011, which prohibited electronics
from going into the trash and required manufacturers to implement and finance
the collection, transportation and recycling of electronics at no cost to
municipalities.
Since the original law was
enacted, manufacturers have not been providing the service expected from the
original law.
The amendments in S981 clarify
the manufactures’ responsibility and allows the state Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to enforce the law if necessary.
For more information on the
amendment to the e-waste bill, we recommend NJ Spotlight’s January 10
article “Preventing
the E-waste Stream from Becoming a Flood.”