State Detail for New Jersey

New Jersey

Primary Contact

Janis Hottinger
janis.hottinger@dep.nj.gov
609-984-6043

Alternate Contact(s)

Scott Compton
scott.compton@dep.nj.gov

Law Component	Action Item/Answer
Alternate Contact	Scott Compton scott.compton@dep.nj.gov
Annual Manufacturer Fee Deadline	January 1
Annual Manufacturer Registration Deadline	January 1 Initial Registrations are handled manually. Please find form and instructions here http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/ewaste/manufacturers.html. For renewals, Logon to NJDEP Online via the myNewJersey Portal at http://www.nj.gov/ or via http://njdeponline.com. Group Designation Form must be submitted prior to collection plan submission https://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/ewaste/groupform.pdf.
Collection Fees	No
Collection Limit/Requirements	None
Collector or Municipal Plan Required	No Local governments have the opportunity to play an important role in implementing the "Electronics Waste Management Act" but no collector plan is required. By promoting the program to local residents and small businesses, they can educate them about the importance of e-cycling and help them locate participating collection sites.
Collector Registration Required	No
Collector Reporting Deadline	February 1 Collection site locations semiannual reports due Feb 1 and August 1 annually
Collector Reporting Deadline	August 1 Collection site locations semiannual reports due Feb 1 and August 1 annually
Covered Entities	Community Colleges, Household/Consumer, Local Government Units, School Districts, Small businesses (50 full-time employees or fewer), State Colleges and Universities, State Government Consumer means person, State entity, Community Colleges, Local Government Units, School Districts, Small businesses (50 full-time employees or fewer), State Colleges and Universities
Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream Ban	Yes
Enforcement Authority for Sale of Unregistered Products	Yes
ERCC EcycleRegistration Accepted	No
Initial Manufacturer Registration/Fee Required	Yes $5,000 annual fee
Manufacturer Buying/Selling Pounds/Credits	Yes
Manufacturer Notice To Retailers	No
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan	Yes All manufacturers are participants in the state contractor program unless they choose to participate in and meet the qualifications for an individual or group manufacturer program. A manufacturer with a minimum of five percent return share may implement a program under a plan approved by DEQ. The plan must identify a representative for the recycling program. A group of manufacturers may implement a manufacturer program as one entity if the sum of their return shares is at least five percent. The group implements a program under a plan approved by DEQ.
Manufacturer Recycling Obligation or Goal	Yes Obligations posted to the NJDEP website
Manufacturer Registration Required	Yes NJ requires that manufacturers submit their initial registration via paper (or email a scanned form), but every annual renewal is required to be done through the NJDEP portal online.
Manufacturer Reports Deadline	February 1 And again on August 1st (bi-annually)
Manufacturer Reports Deadline	August 1 And again on February 1st (bi-annually)
Manufacturer Shortfall Fees	No NJ does have a Noncompliance Fee against the entire obligation, not just the shortfall.
Manufacturer State Registration List	https://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/ewaste/compliancelist.pdf
Market Share	Yes Each manufacturer to whom the department provides a market share that is greater than .01 percent of the total shall submit a plan to the department to collect, transport, and recycle covered electronic devices. Each manufacturer to whom the department provides by February 15 of any year, a market share that is greater than .01 percent of the total shall, by April 15 of that year, comply with the requirements of the law.
Market Share Applicable Products	Computers, Desktop Printers, Fax, Monitors, Televisions Desktop fax machines only
Modification Forms Required For Changes to Existing Manufacturer Registrations	Yes Must submit modifications via the Initial Registration Form. Revised registration forms accepted throughout the year to reflect changes. Renewals must be submitted online only.
Paper Manufacturer Registrations Accepted	Yes NJ requires that manufacturers submit initial registration via paper (or email a scanned form), but every annual renewal is required to be done through the NJDEP portal online.
Pounds Collection Target/Obligation for Manufacturers	Yes Statewide total lbs set by agency, may adjust based on actuals collected.
Primary Contact	Janis Hottinger janis.hottinger@dep.nj.gov 609-984-6043
Product Labeling Required	Yes
Products Banned From Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream	Computers, Desktop Printers, Fax, Monitors, Televisions Desktop fax machines only.
Products Covered	Computers, Desktop Printers, Fax, Monitors, Printers, Televisions *Desktop fax machines only
Recycler Application Due Date	January 1
Recycler Application or Registration Fee	$15,000.00 Due Annually
Recycler Application or Registration Required	Yes
Recycler Reporting Deadline	August 1
Recycler Reporting Deadline	February 1
Regulations	https://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/resource/rules.html
Retailer Requirements	Yes
State Ewaste Recycling Law	Yes
State Program Year	January 1 - January 1
Statute	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/PL16/87_.PDF
Target Type	Statewide total lbs set by agency, may adjust based on actual collected
Written Notice About Recycler/Collector (Municipal) Relationship	No This information is captured in semiannual reports and recycler and collector semiannual reports are compared with one another.