The 1996 Battery Act: The Fulfillment of a Dream

Battery ActOn May 13, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (The Battery Act). This was a major milestone in rechargeable battery recycling. The Act facilitated the recycling of Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) and Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb) rechargeable batteries, making a national program possible.

Prior to the passage of The Battery Act, battery recycling was a patchwork of state programs. 13 states had laws ...

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The 1996 Battery Act: The Fulfillment of a Dream

Battery ActOn May 13, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (The Battery Act). This was a major milestone in rechargeable battery recycling. The Act facilitated the recycling of Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) and Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb) rechargeable batteries, making a national program possible.

Prior to the passage of The Battery Act, battery recycling was a patchwork of state programs. 13 states had ...

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EPA Certifies Alternative Battery Recycling Label

Battery Group Hopes To Increase Consumer Recycling Of Used Ni-Cd Batteries

GAINESVILLE, August 21, 1998 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) announced today the EPA’s certification of a label proposed by RBRC for Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) rechargeable batteries and product packaging. This is EPA’s first certification of a label proposed as an alternative to label language otherwise required by the 1996 Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act. That Act established ...

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