Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 22/09/1998

Notice of Certification of Alternative Battery Label

On May 29, 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency certified alternative labels for nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) and certain small sealed lead-acid rechargeable batteries, pursuant to the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (Battery Act), 42 U.S.C. 1432(c)(2)(A). The approval was in response to a May 7 and 8, 1998 amended application from the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). In an effort to facilitate the collection and recycling of regulated batteries, the Battery Act prescribes national, uniform labels. Statutory labels for regulated Ni-Cd and lead-acid batteries must include three chasing arrows or a comparable recycling symbol. In addition, Ni-Cd batteries must be labeled ``nickel-cadmium'' or ``Ni- Cd,'' with the phrase ``BATTERY MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF PROPERLY.'' Regulated lead-acid batteries must be labeled ``Pb'' or with the words ``LEAD,'' ``RETURN,'' and ``RECYCLE'' and, if the regulated batteries are sealed, the phrase ``BATTERY MUST BE RECYCLED.'' Manufacturers may apply to the EPA Administrator for certification that an alternative label either conveys the same information as the statutory label, or conforms with a recognize