Health and Safety Code section 25216

For the purposes of this article, “batteries” means primary or secondary batteries, including nickel-cadmium, alkaline, carbon-zinc, and other batteries generated as non-RCRA waste similar in size to those typically generated as household waste. “Batteries” does not include lead-acid batteries.

Source: Section 25216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=25216. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 25216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=25216. (last accessed May 12, 2025).