(a)  The corporation shall review for approval the mattress stewardship plan of the council.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-6

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3
  • council: means the organization created by producers to design, submit, and implement the mattress stewardship program described in § 23-90-5. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3
  • Mattress: includes any foundation, renovated foundation, or renovated mattress. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3
  • Mattress stewardship fee: means the amount added to the purchase price of a mattress sold in this state that is necessary to cover the cost of collecting, transporting, and processing discarded mattresses by the council pursuant to the mattress stewardship program. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3
  • program: means the state wide, program described in § 23-90-5 and implemented pursuant to the mattress stewardship plan as approved by the corporation director. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3
  • Recycling: means any process in which discarded mattresses, components, and by-products may lose their original identity or form as they are transformed into new, usable, or marketable materials. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-90-3

(b)  The corporation shall maintain on its website information on collection opportunities for mattresses, including collection site locations. The information must be made available in a printable format for retailers and consumers.

(c)  Not later than the implementation date of the mattress stewardship program, the corporation shall list the names of participating producers covered by the program and the cost of the approved mattress stewardship fee on its website.

(d)  The corporation shall approve the mattress stewardship fee to be applied by the council to mattresses pursuant to this chapter.

(e)  Pursuant to § 23-90-11, the corporation shall report biennially to the general assembly on the operation of the statewide system for collection, transportation and recycling of mattresses.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 423, § 1.