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mElectronic Hazardous Waste (E -MIT Ste) Page 3 of 6 Act? As part of its implementation of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, DTSC has tested certain types i devices to determine which would be hazardous waste when discarded; only video display devices 1 "determines are presumed to be,when discarded, a hazardous waste" are potentially covered by the these devices include: • cathode ray tube (CRT) devices (including televisions and computer monitors); • LCD desktop monitors; • laptop computers with LCD displays; • LCD televisions; and • plasma televisions. These devices are "covered" only if their viewable screen size is greater than four inches, measured (Note: the electronic waste recycling fee will not be charged on LCD televisions or plasma televisior 2005.) These devices may not be "covered" if they are originally sold as part of a motor vehicle, or as part ( industrial, commercial or medical equipment, or if they are contained within certain appliances at the purchase. If a consumer purchases a "covered electronic device," the retailer may require the consumer to pay fee on the device. When the consumer discards a "covered electronic device," it becomes a hazard called a "covered electronic waste." Qualified a -waste collectors and recyclers may receive cost -reit from the fund established from the recycling fees for their management of covered electronic waste: Many electronic wastes not covered by the Electronic Waste Recycling Act are still consider( wastes and may not be discarded in the regular trash. You can find more information on the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, including which devices are c law and the regulations adopted by DTSC and the California Integrated Waste Management Board implement the law, on the following pages: • Emergency Regulations: Authorized Treatment of Universal Waste Electronic Devices - June • Emergency Regulations: Addition to the list of common electronic hazardous wastes in Apper subsection (c) - December 2004 • CIWMB's Electronic Products Management Page Back to_..Top of,. Page How Should / Properly Manage E -Waste? California has established special rules, known as the Universal Waste Regulations, for handling an certain widely -generated, relatively low risk hazardous wastes. Universal wastes include televisions monitors, computers and other electronic wastes. The regulations also cover other common waste it fluorescent lamps, mercury switches and batteries. The requirements for people who generate, accumulate and transport CRT materials and Universal Electronic Devices (UWEDs) are easy to understand and comply with. DTSC has prepared several 4 summarize the requirements for managing these and other universal wastes: • Universal Waste Regulations: Current. (Unofficiap Version of Chapter 23 of the California Coc Regulations, title 22 • Summary Document: Summary of Universal Waste (UW) Handler Requirements - September • Fact Sheet: Managing Universal Waste in California: Rules For Managing Some CommonW_a: 2003 http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/EWaste/index.cfm 2/21/2006