P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 8160c
Any electronic and cellular telephone equipment and cathode-ray tubes recycling and disposal processes established by any public or private entity shall be subject to all the requirements of any federal or Commonwealth laws and regulations. Thus, special attention shall be paid to the following provisions without it being construed as a limitation:
(a) Neither the Environmental Quality Board nor the Authority shall authorize, approve, provide technical assistance or incentives for the operation of a cathode-ray tubes, electronic or cellular telephone equipment disposal program, which is based on the transportation thereof to a jurisdiction with less stringent laws or regulations, so as to dispose or destroy them without being processed, or limiting the collection, disassembling, and storage of such equipment without an established plan for their future disposal.
(b) Any transporter, collection center, recyclers, and refurbishers of electronic equipment and cathode-ray tubes shall certify compliance with the most recent version of the guidelines for the safe environmental management of electronic devices contained in the e-Steward developed by Basel Action Network.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 18, § 11.04, eff. 120 days after Jan. 17, 2012.