Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 74.00 - Removal And Recycling Of Mercury-added Components In Vehicles
Section 74.07 - Measuring Recycling of Mercury-added Vehicle Switches
Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
(1) The success of any plan designed to remove, collect, and recover mercury-added switches from end-of-life vehicles that is implemented in compliance with M.G.L. c. 21H, § 6C shall be measured by a capture rate that compares the actual number of mercury vehicle switches recovered and transported to authorized recycling facilities in each calendar year to the total number of mercury-added vehicle switches estimated to be available for removal from end-of-life vehicles in Massachusetts in that calendar year.
(2) The vehicle manufacturer shall calculate the capture rate for each calendar year in which a plan established pursuant to 310 CMR 74.06 is implemented, and shall report that rate to the Department in compliance with the requirements of 310 CMR 74.09(1)(b).
(3) Determining Compliance with the 2007 Target Capture Rate for Alternative Plans Submitted Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21H, § 6C(n):
(4) Determining Compliance with the Target Capture Rate for all Plans in 2008 and Subsequent Years.
Table 1: Estimate of Number of Mercury-added Vehicle Switches Available for Capture in Massachusetts by Year
Year | Estimate of the Number of switches Available | Number of switches needed to meet 90% capture rate |
2008 | 74,000 | 66,600 |
2009 | 71,000 | 63,900 |
2010 | 67,000 | 60,300 |
2011 | 63,000 | 56,700 |
2012 | 59,000 | 53,100 |
2013 | 54,000 | 48,600 |
2014 | 50,000 | 45,000 |
2015 | 45,000 | 40,500 |
2016 | 41,000 | 36,900 |
2017 | 36,000 | 32,400 |