Battery Act (US)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Solid_Waste_Disposal_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
waste management law
gptkbp:citation 42 U.S.C. § 14301 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1996-05-13
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battery Act (US)
gptkbp:officialName Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
gptkbp:prohibits sale of certain mercury-containing batteries
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 104-142
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel-cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries
to phase out the use of mercury in batteries
gptkbp:regulates rechargeable batteries
nickel-cadmium batteries
mercury-containing batteries
small sealed lead-acid batteries
gptkbp:requires collection and recycling of rechargeable batteries
labeling of rechargeable batteries
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercury_battery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5