N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2008/021: L.L. 2008/021

Enactment date: 5/14/2008

Int. No. 729

By Council Members de Blasio, McMahon, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Comrie, Dickens, Fidler, Gentile, Katz, Koppell, Recchia Jr., Sanders Jr., Gerson, Jackson, James, Stewart, Vallone Jr., Weprin, Martinez, Yassky, Liu, Nelson, Foster, Monserrate, Rivera, Garodnick, Mealy, Sears and Lappin

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to electronic equipment collection standards.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The purpose of this chapter is to require that manufacturers of covered electronic waste comply with specific electronic waste collection standards. The Council finds that the setting of performance standards is necessary to insure that electronic equipment is collected in appropriate amounts. The three-year period before penalties are imposed for failure to meet the prescribed performance standards gives the industry and the city ample time and data to evaluate, and if necessary, adjust the prescribed performance standards.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 8. This local law shall take effect immediately.