Section 324.17503 - Recycling establishment; report(1) A recycling establishment in this state shall report to the department the amount of each category of reportable recyclable material received by and the amount shipped from the recycling establishment. For each state fiscal year, the recycling establishment shall, at its option, submit either an annual report or 4 quarterly reports. All of the following apply: (a) If the recycling establishment opts to submit an annual report covering the October 1 to September 30 state fiscal year, the report shall be submitted by the following November 15.(b) If the recycling establishment opts to submit quarterly reports, the reports shall be submitted by the following dates: (i) For the October 1 to December 31 quarter, by the following February 15.(ii) For the January 1 to March 31 quarter, by the following May 15.(iii) For the April 1 to June 30 quarter, by the following August 15.(iv) For the July 1 to September 30 quarter, by the following November 15.(c) A report shall specify quantities of reportable recyclable materials in tons. Quantities may be determined using a volume-to-weight conversion formula provided by the department.(d) A report may provide only aggregate quantities for multiple recycling establishments if the report identifies each recycling establishment covered by the report.(e) A report shall be submitted in the manner provided by the department.(f) A report shall comply with any reporting guidelines established by the department to ensure that reportable recyclable materials are not counted more than once.(g) A report is not required to cover recycling establishment activities occurring before October 1, 2016.(2) A person that is not a recycling establishment may voluntarily submit reports under this section.Added by 2016, Act 55,s 3, eff. 6/27/2016.