Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 673 - Universal Waste Management Standards
Subchapter A - General
Section NR 673.02 - Applicability - batteries
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 673.02
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) BATTERIES COVERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
(a) The
requirements of this chapter apply to persons managing batteries, as described
in s.
NR 673.09, except those listed in sub. (2).
(b) Spent lead-acid batteries which are not
managed under subch. G of ch. NR 666, are subject to management under this
chapter.
(2) BATTERIES NOT COVERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to persons managing any of the following batteries:
(a) Spent lead-acid batteries that are
managed under subch. G of ch. NR 666.
(b) Batteries, as described in s.
NR 673.09, that are not yet wastes under ch. NR 661,
including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in sub.
(3).
(c) Batteries, as described in
s.
NR 673.09, that are not hazardous waste. A battery is a
hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in
subch. C of ch. NR 661.
(3) GENERATION OF WASTE BATTERIES.
(a) A used battery becomes a waste on the
date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation).
(b) An unused battery becomes a waste on the
date the handler decides to discard it.
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