Resources and references
State statutes: Text of the law
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2009 Legislative Session amendments affecting manufacturers and retailers 
- Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act (Minn. Stat. 115A.1310 to 115A.1330)
Forms
PY5 reporting forms
Program Year 5 (July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012) reporting is required for all registered stakeholders.
Registered admin contacts were notified by e-mail about the PY5 reporting forms and what's required to register for PY6.
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Collector Reporting Form: PY5 (w-gen2-60) - Recycler Reporting Form: PY5 (w-gen2-61)
Manufacturer reporting forms and resources for online payment are administered by the Department of Revenue web site.
PY6 Registration
Registration must be completed each program year.
Manufacturer registrations were due Sept. 1, 2012; forms were e-mailed to registered administrative contacts. The required registration form details company contacts and information on brand/device types. Registration for program year 4 requires payment of the base registration fee as calculated using the reporting form EW-1 [see Manufacturer Reporting Resources (Dept of Revenue)].
Collectors and recyclers registered in PY5 were e-mailed an online confirmation message to review the old information and make updates as necessary. If you did not receive this message, contact MPCA for assistance: electronics.pca@state.mn.us or 651-757-2211, 800-657-3864 toll free.
New registrations should use these forms to submit registration information electronically via e-mail; print a copy for your records.
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Registration form - Collectors (form-collector) - Guidance for local government (collector-guidance)
- Registration form - Recyclers (form-recycler)
- Registration form - Manufacturers (w-gen2-52)
Webcast: Review of Minnesota's consumer electronics recycling law
Webcast - Review of Minnesota's consumer electronics recycling law
June 2010: A panel of stakeholders offered perspective on how the Electronics Recycling Act has changed the landscape of recycling consumer electronics from Minnesota: Joe Aho (WM Recycle America), Terry Soderberg (St. Louis County), Tricia Conroy (E4 Partners), Tim Dunn (Best Buy).
Other state programs
- California - Electronic Waste Recycling Act (2003)
- Illinois - Electronic Waste Recycling (2008)
- Maine - Product stewardship program for recycling e-waste (2004)
- Oregon - Oregon E-Cycles! (2007)
- Vermont - Vermont E-Cycles (2009)
- Washington - E-cycle Washington (2006)
- Wisconsin - E-Cycle Wisconsin (2009)
Recycler references
MPCA has done a number of targeted stakeholder forums for recyclers. Agency staff worked with U.S. EPA to explain the evolving rules regarding the recycling of electronics, especially the changes involving CRTs.
December 2008
MPCA presented data from the first program year under Minnesota's Electronics Recycling Act, discussed enforcement and compliance issues, the federal CRT Rule. and the recently finalized R2 practices for e-waste recycling.
- Export Requirements of U.S. EPA's Cathode Ray Tube Rule (C. Newman, U.S. EPA) (081217newman)
- Implementing R2 Practices in Minnesota (G. Hickle, MPCA) (081217hickle)
- Determining Compliance (R. Bissonnette, MPCA) (081217bissonnette)
- Results for Year 1 (L. Bujak, MPCA) (081217bujak)
- U.S. EPA: Region V (081217crtrule-region5)
May 2008
This workshop on best management practices for electronics recyclers featured Bob Tonetti from U.S. EPA and discussion of the Responsible Recycler (R2) framework.
- MPCA Overview (G. Hickle, L. Bujak, MPCA) (080519hickle)
- Multistakeholder Effort for Certification of E-Waste Recyclers (B. Tonetti, U.S. EPA) (080519tonetti)
