Section 25216.1 Of Article 10.6. Management Of Small Household Batteries From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 10.6.
25216.1
. (a) Any collection location or intermediate collection
location that receives, or any person that transports, spent
batteries, as defined in this article, is exempt from the
requirements of this chapter concerning the receipt, storage, and
transportation of hazardous waste if the batteries are subsequently
sent from that collection location to a facility authorized to
receive those batteries and all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The collection location is either of the following:
(A) The collection location does not store more than 600 pounds of
batteries at any one time and no batteries are stored for longer
than 180 days.
(B) The collection location is operated, or is authorized to be
operated, by a public agency as part of a curbside collection
program, no batteries are stored for longer than 180 days, and the
public agency has considered appropriate volume limits and other
necessary precautions to protect the public health, safety, and the
environment.
(2) The batteries are stored and transferred in a manner which
minimizes the possibility of fire, explosion, or any release of
hazardous substances or hazardous waste constituents.
(3) The collection location, transporter, and receiving facility
retains a copy of the hazardous waste manifest or bill of lading used
during transportation for a period of three years. If a bill of
lading is used, the bill of lading shall have, at a minimum, all of
the following information:
(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the collection
location, transporter, and receiving facility.
(B) A general description and quantity of batteries.
(C) The date of the transfer.
(D) The signatures of the transporter and the collection location
representative.
(4) The batteries are not treated or reclaimed at any location
exempted from the requirements of this chapter by this article.
(5) Batteries which are received in accordance with subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1) which are not subsequently recycled at
the facility or transferred to a permitted recycling facility are
transferred to a disposal facility authorized to accept such
batteries.
(b) A household hazardous waste collection facility, as defined in
subdivision (f) of Section 25218.1, may refuse to accept spent
batteries if the volume of spent batteries delivered for receipt
exceeds the facility's storage capabilities. Such a facility may
charge a fee to recover the handling, storage, and disposal costs of
those spent batteries, which shall not exceed the facility's
handling, storage, and disposal costs.