Statutes > Rhode Island Statutes > Title 23 - Health and Safety > CHAPTER 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control > § 23-60.1-5 - Prohibition on the disposal of nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries.

§ 23-60.1-5 - Prohibition on the disposal of nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries.

SECTION 23-60.1-5

   § 23-60.1-5  Prohibition on the disposal ofnickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries. – Effective January 1, 1994, no person shall knowingly place in municipal orcommercial solid waste a nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, or lead-acid dry cellbattery or a rechargeable consumer product containing a nickel-cadmium orlead-acid dry cell battery.