STAND. COM. REP. NO. 86-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1640

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1640 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECYCLING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Change the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling and Recovery Act to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act;

(2) Establish electronic device manufacturer recycling goals and record keeping and reporting requirements for manufacturers and collectors;

(3) Require collectors to register with the Department of Health;

(4) Amend and repeal various definitions;

(5) Expand the recycling and collection requirements of televisions to all electronic devices; and

(6) Require the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Program to include, among other things, a description of the methods for the convenient collection of electronic devices.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management, and six individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling and Recovery Act has been an important part of Hawaii's solid waste management system. Making the recycling of electronic devices, including televisions, easier by implementing manufacturer and collector recycling obligations and requirements will ensure convenient recycling for the public.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying percentage benchmarks for determining a manufacturer's recycling obligations for 2023, 2024, and 2025;

(2) Increasing the frequency of collection services by a manufacturer to at least once per month; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1640, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1640, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair