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LEAD ACID BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED

On April 25, 2008, a new Ohio law became effective that prohibits the disposal of lead acid batteries in solid (Subtitle D) or hazardous waste (Subtitle C) landfills. The law is intended to ensure that all spent lead acid batteries are recycled in Ohio. Batteries that are covered by the law include batteries used in vehicles, motorcycles, boats, or other forms of motive power. The law also requires wholesalers and retailers of lead acid batteries to take your old battery for recycling when you buy a new one.

  • Prohibits anyone from mixing a used lead acid battery with solid waste or disposing of a used lead acid battery at a solid or hazardous waste disposal facility.

  • Requires any person who generates a lead acid battery to deliver it to a retailer, a wholesaler, a secondary lead smelter, an automotive repair business, a household hazardous waste collection location or event, or a lead acid battery collection or recycling entity or other entity that operates in compliance with the state's hazardous waste rules if they are applicable.

  • Requires retailers to deliver a used lead-acid battery to a wholesaler, a secondary lead smelter, a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter, or a lead-acid battery collection or recycling entity or other entity that operates in compliance with the state's hazardous waste rules if they are applicable.

  • Requires wholesalers and retailers that sell lead acid batteries to accept from their customers, at the time of purchase, used lead-acid batteries of the same general type and in a quantity that is at least equal to the number sold to the purchaser, if the purchaser offers the used lead-acid batteries to the retailer.

  • Requires retailers that sell lead-acid batteries to post a sign that is at least 8 inches by 11 inches in a location that is visible to customers and in close proximity to the location where lead-acid batteries are displayed for sale at the retailer.

  • Establishes civil penalties of $25 dollars per violation that may be imposed by a court for retailers that do no post the sign, or post a sign that does not meet the specifications in the law.

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