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Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016

Health and Safety Code

Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions
Chapter 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control
Article 10.5. The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016

Section 25215.15


25215.15. Disposal of lead-acid battery. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.

(b) A person may dispose of a lead-acid battery at either of the following locations:

(1) A facility, including a facility located at a solid waste facility, established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead-acid batteries.

(2) A dealer pursuant to Section 25215.2.

History—Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 666 (AB 2153), in effect September 26, 2016, but operative January 1, 2017.