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Recycle Indiana > e-Waste > Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Program Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Program

Effective July 1, 2009, the Indiana General Assembly enacted the Indiana Electronic Waste Law (Indiana Code 13-20.5), resulting in the establishment of the Indiana e-waste program. The purpose of the program is to reduce the amount of electronic waste being sent to Indiana landfills and to ensure that hazardous substances found in electronic waste are being managed in an appropriate and environmentally responsible manner.

The program holds manufacturers of video display devices (VDDs) (televisions, computer monitors, laptops, netbooks, notebooks, tablet computers, and e-readers) responsible for collecting and recycling covered electronic devices from households, public schools, and small businesses in Indiana equal to at least sixty percent (60%) by weight of the VDDs they manufacturer and sell to Indiana households. Manufacturers are able to work with any collectors and recyclers that are registered with Indiana’s e-waste program to meet their recycling obligation.

Indiana’s e-waste program includes requirements for manufacturers and retailers of video display devices, as well as for e-waste collectors and recyclers. Indiana households, public schools, and small businesses also have a role in the program and are subject to the disposal prohibition. Please visit the “Participants” section below for links to pages with more information about the specific responsibilities of each stakeholder group.

Program Updates & Reminders

  • Collector and recycler annual reports are due April 1. The reporting period is January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012. The annual report forms are available on the IDEM Forms page under Office of Compliance Support, in the Electronic Waste Program section.
    • Please Note: if your company was registered as both a collector and a recycler in 2012, both the collector and recycler annual report forms must be submitted, even if your company recycled everything itself that it collected. Both forms have been recently updated; please use the versions of the forms currently posted on the IDEM forms page.
  • Manufacturer annual reports are due June 1. The reporting period is Program Year 3: April 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012. IDEM will email annual reports to each manufacturer that was registered for Program Year 3 with the manufacturer’s recycling obligation and credits earned already filled-in. Please email (800) 988-7901 or email "ewaste at idem.in.gov" if an annual report is not received.

Legislation Changes

Effective July 1, 2012, the Indiana General Assembly has made the following changes to the Indiana e-waste program:

Manufacturers

The manufacturer program year and annual registration deadline have been revised as follows:

  • Previous manufacturer program year: April 1 - March 31
  • New manufacturer program year: January 1 - December 31
  • Previous manufacturer registration deadline: April 1
  • New manufacturer registration deadline: January 1

Collectors and Recyclers

  • Collectors and recyclers now have a single annual registration date of November 1.
  • Recyclers are now required to include the names of collectors from whom they received covered electronic devices on their annual report.

Please refer to the participant pages for additional information regarding the impact of these changes on program participants and how the changes have been implemented.

  • Indiana Electronic Waste Program July 2012 Changes FAQs Fact Sheet (available on the IDEM Fact Sheets page)

Disposal Prohibition

As of January 1, 2011, the following items are prohibited from being discarded by Indiana households, public (including charter) schools, and small businesses:

  • Televisions
  • Computer monitors
  • Computers (including desktops, laptops, and tablets)
  • E-readers
  • Fax machines
  • Peripherals (including keyboards, mice, external hard drives, printers, all-in-one printer/scanner/copiers, projectors, and any other devices that are sold exclusively for external use with a computer and provide input into or output from a computer)
  • DVD players (including gaming systems that are able to play DVDs)
  • Digital photo frames
  • Digital media players
  • iPods/MP3 players
  • Camcorders/cameras
  • DVR/TiVo devices (including cable boxes and satellite boxes, but not satellite dishes)
  • Portable GPS navigation systems

Why Recycle Electronics?

Electronics contain heavy metals, including lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium that can be harmful if released into the environment. Recycling electronics ensures these materials are safely managed and that valuable materials such as steel, glass, and plastic, as well as precious metals such as copper, gold, tin, silicon, and aluminum are reclaimed for the manufacturing of new products. Reusing and recycling raw materials from e-waste conserves natural resources and avoids pollution.

Participants

Questions/Concerns

If you have questions regarding Indiana’s e-waste program, contact the Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance at (800) 988-7901 or email "ewaste at idem.in.gov".