06-096 C.M.R. ch. 426, § 10 - Reverse Vending Machines

A. RVMs must identify, cancel, and destroy one-way deposit containers and reject refillable containers. RVMs must collect accounting information for deposit and scrap settlement.

B. RVMs must meet the requirements of 01-001 C.M.R.ch. 306, (Regulations for Adoption of Type Evaluation of Weighing and Measuring Devices) and be designed to provide an accurate printed report containing all of the following:

(1) The number of containers placed in the RVM over an explicit predetermined time period.

(2) The Product name of each beverage container placed in the RVM.

(3) The kind, Size, and brand of each beverage container placed in the RVM.

C. An RVM and any report that it provides are subject to inspection and audit by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department.

D. Each Distributor of beverage containers which have been processed through an RVM shall have the opportunity to pick up their share of scrap material, as determined from information gathered from the RVM.

E. In an RVM System, the RVM provider shall be required to accumulate and maintain data to allow for geographical allocation of scrap pick-up equal to a Distributor's share of containers.

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06-096 C.M.R. ch. 426, § 10