Illinois Code § 415 ILCS 205/70

General battery disposal and collection requirements.
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(a) On and after January 1, 2028, all persons must manage unwanted covered batteries through one of the following options:
 
 
(1) delivery to a collection site, event, or program 
 
established by or included in the programs created by this Act; or
 
 
(2) for covered batteries that are hazardous waste as 
 
defined under federal or State hazardous or solid waste laws, management in a manner consistent with the requirements of those laws.
 
(b) On and after January 1, 2028:
 
 
(1) A fee may not be charged at the time covered 
 
batteries are delivered or collected for management.
 
 
(2) All covered batteries may be collected, 
 
transported, and processed only in accordance with this Act, unless the batteries are regulated as hazardous waste as described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
 
 
(3) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing 
 
of a covered battery with recyclable materials that are intended for processing and sorting at a material recovery facility.
 
 
(4) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing 
 
of a covered battery with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a sanitary landfill.
 
 
(5) No person may knowingly cause or allow the 
 
disposal of a covered battery in a sanitary landfill. 
 
 
(6) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing 
 
of a covered battery with waste that is intended for burning or incineration. 
 
 
(7) No person may knowingly cause or allow the 
 
burning or incineration of a covered battery. 
 
 
(8) An owner or operator of a solid waste facility 
 
may not be found in violation of this Section if the facility has posted in a conspicuous location a sign stating that covered batteries must be managed through collection sites established by a battery stewardship organization and are not accepted for disposal. 
 
 
(9) A solid waste collector may not be found in 
 
violation of this Section for a covered battery placed in a disposal container by a third party.

established by or included in the programs created by this Act; or
defined under federal or State hazardous or solid waste laws, management in a manner consistent with the requirements of those laws.
batteries are delivered or collected for management.
transported, and processed only in accordance with this Act, unless the batteries are regulated as hazardous waste as described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
of a covered battery with recyclable materials that are intended for processing and sorting at a material recovery facility.
of a covered battery with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a sanitary landfill.
disposal of a covered battery in a sanitary landfill.
of a covered battery with waste that is intended for burning or incineration.
burning or incineration of a covered battery.
may not be found in violation of this Section if the facility has posted in a conspicuous location a sign stating that covered batteries must be managed through collection sites established by a battery stewardship organization and are not accepted for disposal.
violation of this Section for a covered battery placed in a disposal container by a third party.

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