The nations first regional collection and recycling program for end

In 2002, the WV Solid Waste Management Board, the WV Department of Environmental Protection and WV Solid Waste Authorities, teamed up with US EPA Region III and others to initiate the first ever regional end-of-life-electronics collection program.

West Virginia was joined by Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and Washington DC., all of whom work with Envirocycle, Inc., the electronics recycling contractor chosen for the project.

The e-Cycling program was designed to utilize a system of shared responsibility to effectively address what has become a important and growing environmental and social issue - what to do with obsolete electronics.

In 2002, seven West Virginia collection events were held in conjunction with the Region III program. Those events netted almost 137 tons of obsolete electronic material. In addition, Waste Management Inc. and West Virginia University added another 128 tons that year for a total of 264.83 tons.

In 2004 the Monongalia SWA hosted an event netting over 15 tons of e-waste. In 2005, collection events were held in Monongalia County, Harrison County and the City of Parkersburg along with programs at West Virginia University and Waste Management Inc. In 2005, activity increased and the total tonnage for the year was 254.6 tons.

In the same year, a new computer recycling business started in West Virginia. PC Renewal, based near Morgantown, WV, offers collection event services and pickup services to businesses and individuals. PC Renewal evaluates electronics for potential reuse and markets unrecoverable materials to an appropriate electronics recycling contractor. In March 2007, PC Renewal was awarded a state purchasing contract to recycle computers making the firm the official computer recycler of state government in West Virginia. For more information on PC Renewal, go to www.wvpcrenewal.com.

PC Renewal is an important new elements in West Virginia's e-Cycling infrastructure.

Another new addition is the National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) located in Davisville, WV. NCER will serve state, regional and national interest by acting as a third party organization for various projects and by gathering and distributing electronics recycling related information.

West Virginia e-Cycling Tonnage: 2002 - 2009
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Totals
Amandi, Inc.¹				28.0	208.1				236.1
Berkeley Co. SWA	20.3				17.2	26.1		37.0	100.6
Cabell Co. Best Buy						7.7			7.7
Greenbrier Co. SWA					9.8		23.8		33.6
Hancock Co. SWA	10.8	13.9	16.8	17.7	12.7	18	20.6		110.5
Harrison Co. SWA	30.0			38.0	34.0	34	21.1	45.9	202.9
Kanawha Co. SWA	23.3								23.3
Kanawha City SWMB/DEP					16.6				16.6
Marion SWA					12.7	3.4			16.1
Marshall County SWA					6.1		13.0		19.1
Morgan County SWA								16.7	16.7
Monongalia Co. SWA	15.0		15.1	22.6	7.5	11.7	5.6		77.5
Morgantown Best Buy					7.1				7.1
Ohio Co. SWA	8.4					12.39	21.3		42.1
Parkersburg, City of				16.0					16.0
PC Renewal⁴				3.0	296.6	408.0	668.9	278.9	1,655.4
Putnam Co. SWA					7.6	19.2	28.11		54.9
Raleigh Co. SWA	29.1					24			53.1
Ritchie Co. SWA						4.6			4.6
Taylor Co. SWA					2.6				2.6
Upshur Co. SWA					7.4				7.4
Waste Management²	8.0	8.0	8.0	10.0	5.0				39.0
West Virginia University³	120.0	120.0	120.0	120.0	120.0				600.0
Wood Co. SWA					24.8	56.8			81.6
Tonnage Totals⁴	264.9	141.9	159.9	255.3	795.8	625.9	802.4	378.5	3,424.5
¹ Amandi's tonnage was reported on 7/15/06. The 208.1 tons reported for Amandi were collected, for the most part, from out-of-state sources and processed for recycling at the Amandi facility in Davisville, WV.
² Estimated - information obtained from Susan McCloud, Wood Co. SWA.
³ Estimated - information obtained from Laura Stiller, Monongalia Co. SWA. In 2007, WVU entered into an agreement with PC Renewal for the recycling of WVU obsolete electronics. From this point on, WVU tonnage will be posted under PC Renewal.
⁴ PC Renewal's total for 2007 was 486.89. This amount was reduced by 78 tons to avoid double counting. The firm managed events for Hancock, Harrison, Monongalia, Marion and Ohio counties in 2007. PC Renewal's total for 2008 was 779.6. This was adjusted to reflect 110.7 tons reported by various West Virginia Solid Waste Authorities processed by PC Renewal. PC Renewal's total tonnage for 2008 was 779.6.

In 2006, the Solid Waste Management Board along with the WV DEP, the National Center for Electronics Recycling, SDR Plastics and Amandi Services joined forces to organize and coordinate a statewide obsolete electronics collection drive. Funding for this program was awarded in a grant by the West Virginia High Tech Consortium Foundation and was administered by the National Center for Electronics Recycling. Overall, 9 collection events were held around the state. Events occurred in Monongalia, Kanawha, Greenbrier, Taylor, Wood, Upshur, Putnam, Marshall and Marion counties. Total collections amounted to just over 113 tons.

The program was continued in 2007 utilizing the resources of the WV Solid Waste Management Board along with the WV DEP REAP program, the National Center for Electronics Recycling and Amandi Services.

The 2008 Legislative session produced Senate Bill 746 to further facilitate electronics recycling in West Virginia. The bill requires all manufactures of computers, monitors, televisions and video display devices 4" or larger, to register with the WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) by January 1, 2009.

Manufactures who market covered electronic devices in West Virginia are required to pay a registration fee, to set up a take-back program, (either through a mail in program, a collection events program or a collection center) and to pay a yearly fee. Both manufactures and retailers are penalized for selling goods in the state without proper manufacture registration. All fees, fines and penalties are to be deposited into the "Covered Electronic Devices Takeback Fund," which will be administered by the Secretary of the DEP and used for recycling grants for counties and municipalities for recycling and other programs that divert covered electronic devices from West Virginia's wastestream. Takeback programs are to be in place by July 1, 2009.

The DEP has been authorized by the legislature to promulgate emergency and legislative rules concerning the program by January 1, 2009.