| | | G.__"Orphan waste computer monitor" means a covered | | electronic device, the manufacturer of which can not be | | identified. |
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| | | H.__"Recycling" means the use of materials contained in | | previously manufactured goods as feedstock for new products, | | but not for energy recovery or energy generation by means of | | combustion. |
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| | | I.__"Recycling and dismantling facility" means a business | | that processes covered electronic devices for reuse and | | recycling. |
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| | | J.__"Retailer" means a person who sells a covered electronic | | device in the State to a consumer.__"Retailer" includes, but | | is not limited to, a manufacturer of a covered electronic | | device who sells directly to a consumer through any means, | | including, but not limited to, transactions conducted | | through sales outlets, catalogs or the Internet, or any | | similar electronic means, but not including wholesale | | transactions with a distributor or other retailer. |
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| | | K.__"Television" means a cathode ray tube or flat panel | | display primarily intended to receive video programming via | | broadcast, cable or satellite transmission. |
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| | | 3.__Sales prohibition.__Beginning January 1, 2006, a | | manufacturer not in compliance with this section is prohibited | | from offering a covered electronic device for sale in this State.__ | | A manufacturer not in compliance with this section shall provide | | the necessary support to retailers to ensure the manufacturer's | | covered electronic devices are not offered for sale in this | | State. |
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| | | 4.__Manufacturer label required.__Beginning January 1, 2005, a | | manufacturer may not offer for sale in this State a covered | | electronic device unless a visible, permanent label clearly | | identifying the manufacturer of that device is affixed to it. |
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| | | 5.__Responsibility for recycling.__Municipalities, | | consolidation facilities, manufacturers and the State share | | responsibility for the disposal of covered electronic devices as | | provided in this subsection. |
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| | | A.__Each municipality shall ensure that computer monitors and | | televisions generated as waste from households within that | | municipality's jurisdiction are delivered to a consolidation | | facility in this State.__A municipality may meet this requirement | | through collection at and transportation from a local or regional | | solid waste transfer |
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