{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-2143","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §2143","heading":"Cellular telephone recycling","body":"1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.\nA.  \"Cellular telephone\" means a mobile wireless telephone device that is designed to send or receive transmissions through a cellular radiotelephone service as defined in 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 22.99 (2005).  \"Cellular telephone\" does not include a wireless telephone device that is integrated into the electrical architecture of a motor vehicle.\nB.  \"Cellular telephone service provider\" means a provider of wireless voice or data retail service.\nC.  \"Retailer\" means a person, firm or corporation that sells or offers to sell a cellular telephone to a consumer at retail.\n2.  Collection system.  Effective January 1, 2008, a retailer shall accept, at no charge, used cellular telephones from any person.  A retailer required to accept used cellular telephones under this subsection shall post, in a prominent location open to public view, a notice printed in boldface type and containing the following language:  \"We accept used cellular telephones at no charge.\"\n3.  Disposal ban.  Effective January 1, 2008, a person may not dispose of a cellular telephone in solid waste for disposal in a solid waste disposal facility.\n4.  Reports.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 24: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING","SUBCHAPTER 3: WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2143.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"a37e77ff61228efcdd775db34df73970047b1af022dbacc12e4081ec53d902be","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-2142","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-2144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}