State Detail

Indiana

Primary Contact

Jacob Schmicker
e-cycle@idem.in.gov

Alternate Contact

No Alternate Contact

Law Component	Action Item/Answer	Notes
Products Banned From Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream	Computers, Desktops, Digital Frames, DVD, DVR, E-readers, Fax, Keyboards, Laptops, Mice, Monitors, Multi-function Device, Portable GPS Navigation System, Portable Music/Media Player, Printers, Projectors, Tablets, Televisions
Products Covered	E-readers, Laptops, Monitors, Tablets, Televisions	Program goals are based on sales of video display devices, but the program allows consumers, public schools and small businesses to recycle a larger group of products, including computers, keyboards, printers, fax machines, DVD players, and video cassette recorders. E-readers must be multi-function to be accepted.
Covered Entities	Household/Consumer, Schools, Small Businesses, Small businesses (independently owned and operated with no more than 100 employees and average annual gross receipts of $10,000,000 or less)
Retailer Requirements	https://www.in.gov/idem/recycle/2383.htm
Statute	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2018/ic/titles/013#13-20.5
Link to State Annual Report	https://connect.re-trac.com/registration/idem
Recycler Application or Registration Fee	$0.00
State Program Year	January 1 - December 31
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan Deadline	March 1	A part of annual registration, the manufacturer must describe how their plan for how they will achieve their recycling obligation.
Manufacturer Reports Deadline	March 1
Recycler Application Due Date	March 1
Recycler Reporting Deadline	March 1
Annual Manufacturer Fee Deadline	March 1	Manufacturers that sold 100 or more VDDs to Indiana households during the most recent calendar year (or during the most recent 12 months that precede the date of this report and for which data is available) must pay an annual registration fee. The registration fee is $5,000 for the initial year of registration and $2,500 for each year hereafter.
Annual Manufacturer Registration Deadline	March 1
Collector Reporting Deadline	March 1
Screen Sizes Accepted	4 inches or larger	A collector can collect smaller devices (less than 4 inches) as well.
Target Type	Individual Manufacturer Sales Weight Percentage
Primary Contact	Jacob Schmicker e-cycle@idem.in.gov
ERCC EcycleRegistration Accepted	No
Paper Manufacturer Registrations Accepted	No
Manufacturer Notice To Retailers	No
Market Share	No
Modification Forms Required For Changes to Existing Manufacturer Registrations	No
Written Notice About Recycler/Collector (Municipal) Relationship	No
Collector or Municipal Plan Required	No
Collection Fees	No
Collection Limit	None
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan Deadline Notes	None
Collector Registration Required	Yes
Enforcement Authority for Sale of Unregistered Products	Yes
Initial Manufacturer Registration/Fee Required	Yes	Manufacturers that sold 100 or more VDDs to Indiana households during the most recent calendar year (or during the most recent 12 months that precede the date of this report and for which data is available) must pay an annual registration fee. The registration fee is $5,000 for the initial year of registration and $2,500 for each year thereafter.
Manufacturer Buying/Selling Pounds/Credits	Yes	Manufacturers that collect and recycle above their mandated 60 percent recycling obligation will receive credits in the amount of 25 percent of the overage collected and recycled (100 pounds collected and recycled above the goal = 25 pounds credit). Credits can be used, in whole or in part, in any of the three program years. immediately following the program year they were earned. Credits can be sold, in whole or in part, between manufacturers during the program year in which they will be applied.
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan	Yes
Manufacturer Recycling Obligation or Goal	Yes	Manufacturers are able to count the collection and recycling of any brand of CEDs toward their recycling obligation, however, manufacturers may choose to collect and recycle only their own brand(s) of electronics provided they are able to meet their recycling obligation by doing so. -CEDs that are reused, repaired, resold, and/or donated are not eligible to be counted toward a manufacturer’s recycling obligation. Only devices that are recycled can be included with the pounds credited toward a manufacturer’s obligation.
Manufacturer Shortfall Fees	Yes	Manufacturers that fail to meet their 60% by weight recycling obligation are subject to a variable recycling fee per pound of shortfall. The fee is calculated as follows: Forty cents per pound of shortfall for manufacturers that recycle less than 50 percent of their goal. Thirty cents per pound of shortfall for manufacturers that recycle at least 50 percent, but less than 90 percent, of their goal. Twenty cents per pound of shortfall for manufacturers that recycle at least 90 percent of their goal. Manufacturers that sold less than 100 VDDs to Indiana households, as reported on their registration form, are not subject to the variable recycling fee. IDEM provides a statement to each manufacturer subject to a variable recycling fee by each September 1. Manufacturers may petition the Recycling Market Development Board for relief from the variable recycling fee. Petitions must be received within 60 days of the date the fee statement was provided to the manufacturer.
Recycler Application or Registration Required	Yes	Recyclers must verify that they are in compliance with Indiana’s Electronic Waste Management Law. Compliance with the law includes registration as an electronic waste storage and processing facility or demonstration that the recycler is exempt from registration requirements. Recyclers participating in the Indiana E-Cycle Program must submit an online registration and annual report by March 1. This report covers the previous calendar year, ending on December 31, and can serve as both your registration for the current year and annual report for the previous calendar year. Recyclers can access the online report through IDEM’s Re-TRAC portal. The Recycler Reporting Guidance document provides an overview and step-by-step instructions on how to complete the online reports.
Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream Ban	Yes
Pounds Collection Target for Manufacturers	Yes	Individual Manufacturer Sales Weight Percentage
Product Labeling Required	Yes
Manufacturer Registration Required	Yes