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Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program
Current Rulemaking
Chapter 173-910 WAC, Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program
This new rule will:
- Establish the responsibilities of producers, wholesalers, retailers,
distributors, and electric utilities to safely manage mercury-containing
lights sold in or into Washington State.
- Establish program requirements, such as developing a product stewardship
plan, outreach and education efforts, and annual reporting requirements.
- Establish requirements for collecting, transporting, processing and
recycling mercury-containing lights.
- Establish the enforcement process.
- Establish how producers will fully fund the product stewardship program.
- Include other requirements necessary to implement the program such as
definitions.
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