Section 173-900-820. Nonprofit charitable organization collection reports.

(1) Starting in 2010, and every calendar year thereafter, nonprofit charitable organizations that are primarily engaged in the business of reuse and resale that collect CEPs for a plan must submit an annual report to ecology by March 1.

(2) The report must indicate and document the weight of CEPs sent for recycling during the previous program year attributed to each plan that the nonprofit charitable organization is participating in.

(3) Submittal: The nonprofit charitable organization must submit:

(a) One electronic copy, by e-mail or other electronic means, in a format usable by ecology that allows electronic editing and commenting; or

(b) One paper copy by mail to one of the following addresses:

For U.S. Postal Service:

Department of Ecology

Electronic Product Recycling

Waste 2 Resources Program

P.O. Box 47600

Olympia, WA 98504-7600

Or

For Courier:

Department of Ecology

Electronic Product Recycling

Waste 2 Resources Program

300 Desmond Drive

Lacey, WA 98503

(4) All reports must use the "nonprofit charitable organization report template" prescribed by ecology.

(5) Review and approval: Ecology will review each report within ninety days of receipt and will notify the nonprofit charitable organization of any need for additional information or documentation.

(a) If ecology determines that additional information is needed, the nonprofit charitable organization must submit the additional information to ecology within thirty days of receipt of the notice.

(b) If a nonprofit charitable organization used by a plan does not submit an annual collection report, that is approved by ecology, the plan cannot receive the five percent credit for using that organization as a collector.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95N.230. WSR 16-06-107 (Order 15-03), § 173-900-820, filed 3/1/16, effective 4/1/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N, 70.105, and 70.105D RCW. WSR 07-21-013 (Order 07-05), § 173-900-820, filed 10/5/07, effective 11/5/07.]

RCW 70.95N.230. WSR 16-06-107 (Order 15-03), § 173-900-820, filed 3/1/16, effective 4/1/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95N, 70.105, and 70.105D RCW. WSR 07-21-013 (Order 07-05), § 173-900-820, filed 10/5/07, effective 11/5/07.