Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE35. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
PART733. STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT |
SUBPARTA. GENERAL |
§733.102. Applicability: Batteries
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a) Batteries Covered under This Part
1) The requirements of this Part apply to persons managing batteries, as described in Section 733.109, except those listed in subsection (b).
2) Spent lead-acid batteries that are not managed under Subpart G of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726, are subject to management under this Part.
b) Batteries Not Covered under This Part. The requirements of this Part do not apply to persons managing the following batteries:
1) Spent lead-acid batteries that are managed under Subpart G of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726;
2) Batteries, as described in Section 733.109, that are not yet wastes under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in subsection (c); or
3) Batteries, as described in Section 733.109, that are not hazardous waste. A battery is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in Subpart C of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.
c) Generation of Waste Batteries
1) A used battery becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation).
2) An unused battery becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 25200, effective November 19, 2018)