As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Commission means the solid and hazardous waste commission created
in section 25-15-302.
(2) Consumer means a person who has purchased an electronic device
primarily for personal or home business use.
(3) (a) Electronic device means a device that is marketed by a
manufacturer for use by a consumer and that is:
(I) A computer, peripheral, printer, facsimile machine, digital video disc
player, video cassette recorder, or other electronic device specified by rule
promulgated by the commission; or
(II) A video display device or computer monitor, including a laptop, notebook,
ultrabook, or netbook computer, television, tablet or slate computer, electronic
book, or other electronic device specified by rule promulgated by the commission
that contains a cathode ray tube or flat panel screen with a screen size that is
greater than four inches, measured diagonally.
(b) Electronic device does not include:
(I) A device that is part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor
vehicle, including replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle;
(II) A device, including a touch-screen display, that is functionally or
physically part of or connected to a system or equipment designed and intended for
use in any of the following settings, including diagnostic, monitoring, or control
equipment:
(A) Industrial;
(B) Commercial, including retail;
(C) Library checkout;
(D) Traffic control;
(E) Security, sensing, monitoring, or counterterrorism;
(F) Border control;
(G) Medical; or
(H) Governmental or research and development;
(III) A device that is contained within any of the following:
(A) A clothes washer or dryer;
(B) A refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator and freezer;
(C) A microwave oven or conventional oven or range;
(D) A dishwasher;
(E) A room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier; or
(F) Exercise equipment;
(IV) A device capable of using commercial mobile radio service, as defined in
47 CFR 20.3, that does not contain a video display area greater than four inches,
measured diagonally; or
(V) A telephone.
(4) Landfill means a solid wastes disposal site and facility, as that term is
defined in section 30-20-101 (8), C.R.S.
(5) Peripheral means a keyboard, mouse, or other device that is sold
exclusively for external use with a computer and provides input or output into or
from a computer.
(6) Processing for reuse means a method, technique, or process by which
electronic devices that would otherwise be disposed of or discarded are instead
separated, processed, and returned to their original intended purposes or to other
useful purposes as electronic devices.
(7) Recycle or recycling means processing, including disassembling,
dismantling, shredding, and smelting, an electronic device or its components to
recycle a useable component, commodity, or product, including processing for
reuse. Recycling, with respect to electronic devices, does not include any process
defined as incineration under applicable laws or rules.
(8) State agency means any department, commission, council, board,
bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental
unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(9) (a) Video display device means:
(I) An electronic device with an output surface that displays or is capable of
displaying moving graphical images or visual representations of image sequences
or pictures that show a number of quickly changing images on a screen to create
the illusion of motion; or
(II) An electronic device with a viewable screen of four inches or larger,
measured diagonally, that contains a tuner that locks on to a selected carrier
frequency or cable signal and is capable of receiving and displaying television or
video programming via broadcast, cable, or satellite.
(b) Video display device includes a device that is an integral part of the
display and cannot easily be removed from the display by the consumer and that
produces the moving image on the screen. A video display device may use a
cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or
other image-projection technology.
(c) Video display device does not include a device that is part of a motor
vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle assembled by, or for, a vehicle
manufacturer or franchised dealer, including replacement parts for use in a motor
vehicle.