Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§14336 New product or use

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 137— - MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MANAGEMENT OF BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY › § 14336

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator can allow a new use of a battery technology or the use of a battery in a new product to be exempt from the rules in this subchapter if someone asks for it. The exemption can come with required safeguards, when appropriate, to make sure the battery—or a product whose battery is not easily removable—won’t be sent to an incinerator, composting facility, or landfill (other than a facility regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)).

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Title 42, §14336

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On petition of a person that proposes a new use for a battery technology described in this subchapter or the use of a battery described in this subchapter in a new product, the Administrator may exempt from this subchapter the new use of the technology or the use of such a battery in the new product on the condition, if appropriate, that there exist reasonable safeguards to ensure that the resulting battery or product without an easily removable battery will not be disposed of in an incinerator, composting facility, or landfill (other than a facility regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)).

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References in Text

The Solid Waste Disposal Act, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 89–272, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 997, as amended generally by Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2795. Subtitle C of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 6921 et seq.) of chapter 82 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.

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42 U.S.C. § 14336

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73