§ 25-17-303 — Landfill ban - rules

Colorado § 25-17-303

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Waste Diversion and Recycling

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By July 1, 2013, a person shall not dispose of
an electronic device or a component of an electronic device in a landfill in this state;
except that a board of county commissioners for a county that does not have at
least two electronic waste recycling events per year or an ongoing electronic waste
recycling program that serves residents of the county may, by majority vote of the
commissioners and in compliance with the requirements of this section, exempt its
residents from the ban established by this section. A county shall make a good-faith effort to secure the electronic waste recycling services before the board of
commissioners may exempt the county's residents from the landfill ban. An
exemption from the landfill ban is valid for two years, after which the board may
vote on another two-year exemption after again making a good-faith effort to
secure a vendor to provide the recycling services. A county is not required to pay
for the recycling services. Counties that currently do not have such services are
encouraged to work with the department of public health and environment and
other entities, such as the Colorado association for recycling, or its successor
organization, to find an electronics recycling vendor that will serve that county.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part added, (SB 12-133), ch. 127, p. 437, � 1, effective August 8.