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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Division 30. Waste Management
Part 3. State Programs
Chapter 8.5. Electronic Waste Recycling
Article 5. Administration
Section 42475.3
42475.3. Electronic waste working group. CalRecycle, in collaboration with DTSC, shall convene a covered electronic waste working group comprised of representatives from manufacturers of covered electronic devices and other interested parties to develop and, by July 1, 2005, advise CalRecycle and the State and Consumer Services Agency on environmental purchasing criteria that may be used by state agencies to identify covered electronic devices with reduced environmental impacts. In defining criteria, the group shall consider the environmental impacts of products over their entire life cycle, as well as tradeoffs in other product attributes such as safety, product functionality, and cost. The group shall also consider any federal product evaluation or rating system, or market based system to promote the development and sale of environmentally conscious products.
History—Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 370 (SB 1215), in effect January 1, 2023, substituted "CalRecycle," for " The board" before "in collaboration", substituted "DTSC," for "the department" before "shall convene", and substituted "CalRecycle" for "the board" after "advise" in the first sentence of the paragraph.