1. (a) A recycling activity report submitted to the commissioner under this chapter must be submitted in a format required by the commissioner through the department's website.

2. (b) The recycling activity report form must be posted on the department's website and must do the following:

   1. (1) Provide for reporting of the:

      1. (A) name and location of; and

      2. (B) principal business activities conducted at;

         the recycler's establishment.

   2. (2) Include:

      1. (A) an appropriate space for; and

      2. (B) instructions requiring the completion of;

         an appropriate certification, by signature of the recycler (if the recycler is an individual) or a senior official with management responsibility for the recycler (if the recycler is not an individual), of the accuracy and completeness of the recycling activity report.

   3. (3) Provide for reporting of the quantity, in tons, of each type of recyclable material listed in subsection (c) that was transported from the reporting recycler's establishment, or (in the case of a recycler that is a recyclable materials broker) that was transported or delivered by arrangement of the recycler, to any of the following:

      1. (A) Other recyclers located in Indiana.
      2. (B) Persons that are located in Indiana but are not recyclers, including persons that may employ the recyclable material as a raw material or a new product without further recycling.
      3. (C) Persons located outside Indiana.

3. (c) A uniform recycling activity report form posted on the department's website under subsection (a) must specify that the information to be reported by a recycler under subsection (b)(3) must be reported separately for each of the following types of recyclable materials:

   1. (1) Glass.
   2. (2) Metal, including white goods (ferrous).
   3. (3) Metal (nonferrous).
   4. (4) Paper and paper products (all grades).
   5. (5) Plastic and plastic products.
   6. (6) Single stream recyclable materials.
   7. (7) Any other distinct type of recyclable material not specified in subdivisions (1) through (6).

As added by P.L.126-2014, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.147-2015, SEC.17; P.L.23-2026, SEC.94; P.L.135-2026, SEC.211.