S.C. Code Ann. § 48-60-50 – Television manufacturer to provide recovery program or financial incentive of equal or greater value for sales or offers of sale of covered television devices; annual recycling; contact information provided to department | Midpage
§ 48-60-50
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-60-50
Television manufacturer to provide recovery program or financial incentive of equal or greater value for sales or offers of sale of covered television devices; annual recycling; contact information provided to department
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(A) No television manufacturer shall sell or offer for sale a covered television device in this State unless the television manufacturer provides a recovery program at no charge or provides a financial incentive of equal or greater value, such as a coupon.
(B) Beginning on the effective date of this chapter through June 30, 2012, a television manufacturer annually must recycle or arrange for the recycling of covered televisions.
(1) Beginning program year 2012, a television manufacturer annually must recycle or arrange for the recycling of its market share of covered television devices pursuant to this section. Market share, as used in this chapter, is the total weight of the manufacturer's televisions that were sold at retail in the United States to individuals during the previous program year, multiplied by the population fraction of South Carolina to the United States population, divided by the total weight of all of the televisions that were sold at retail to individuals in South Carolina during the previous program year. The individual recycling obligation for each television manufacturer is the total pounds of television recycled by all television manufacturers during the previous program year multiplied by the manufacturer's market share as calculated above. The population fraction is determined by using the most recent United States Census data for the total population of South Carolina divided by the total population of the United States.
(2) The department shall notify each television manufacturer of its market share recycling obligation. A television manufacturer shall provide the department information necessary for the department to calculate market share and to determine each television manufacturer's recycling obligation.
(3) A television manufacturer shall report to the department the total weight of manufacturer's televisions sold at retail in the United States, the state specific television sales data annually calculated using the population fraction of South Carolina to the United States population, and the total weight of televisions collected and recycled in the State during the previous program year.
(4) The program year for a recovery program under this section is the state's fiscal year.
(C) A television manufacturer may fulfill the requirements of this section either individually or in participation with other television manufacturers. A recovery program may use existing collection and consolidation infrastructure for collecting covered television devices, including retailers, recyclers, and reuse organizations.
(D) A television manufacturer shall provide the department with contact information for the manufacturer's designated agent or employee whom the department may contact for information related to the manufacturer's compliance with the requirements of this section.