(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
"Electronic waste" means computers (including items such as tablets and e-readers); televisions (as well as cathode ray tubes); small scale servers (such as an external storage drive that is designed to connect directly to a home or small business network); computer peripherals (such as monitors, electronic keyboards, electronic mice or similar pointing devices, facsimile machines, document scanners and printers, weighing less than 100 pounds and designed for use with a computer, including any cable, cord, or wiring permanently affixed to or incorporated into such product); television peripherals (such as VCRs, digital video recorders, DVD players, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, and electronic or video game consoles); and portable digital music players that are discarded by any person.
"Hazardous Waste Management Facility" means a facility that receives from off-site any hazardous waste for purposes of treatment, storage or disposal.
"Solid waste management facility" means any facility employed beyond the initial solid waste collection process for the storage, processing, or disposal of solid waste or the recovery by any means of any material or energy product or resource therefrom, including, but not limited to, transfer stations, baling facilities, rail haul or barge haul facilities, processing systems, including resource recovery facilities or other facilities for reducing solid waste volume, sanitary landfills, facilities for the disposal of construction and demolition debris, plants and facilities for compacting, composting or pyrolization of solid wastes, incinerators and other solid waste disposal, reduction or conversion facilities. Solid waste management facility shall not include an electronic waste recycling facility.
(b) No person shall place out for Department collection or cause to be placed out for Department collection any electronic waste or place out or cause to be placed out any electronic waste when such electronic waste is otherwise intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility in this state.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per violation.
(d) All violations issued under this section shall be returnable to the Environmental Control Board which shall have the power to impose the penalty provided by this section.