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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 328WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING
SUBCHAPTER CMANAGEMENT OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
RULE §328.13Disposal of Batteries

(a) No person may place a used lead-acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste or discard or otherwise dispose of a lead-acid battery except by delivery to:

  (1) a battery retailer;

  (2) a battery wholesaler;

  (3) a secondary lead smelter; or

  (4) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state or by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

(b) A battery retailer shall dispose of used lead-acid batteries only by delivery to:

  (1) a battery wholesaler or an agent thereof;

  (2) a secondary lead smelter or an agent thereof;

  (3) a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter; or

  (4) a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state or by the EPA.


Source Note: The provisions of this §328.13 adopted to be effective September 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 6761

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