Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 733.102

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 43, October 25, 2024

Section 733.102 - Applicability: Batteries

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.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 733.102

Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 1352, effective December 20, 2006

Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 25200, effective 11/19/2018