Effective January 1, 1994, no person shall knowingly place in municipal or commercial solid waste a nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, or lead-acid dry cell battery or a rechargeable consumer product containing a nickel-cadmium or lead-acid dry cell battery.
Prohibition on the disposal of nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-60.1-5., under Chapter 23-60.1 Dry Cell Battery Control.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-60.1-5.