§14302 Definitions

Summary

Defines words used in this chapter about rechargeable and regulated batteries and related products. Administrator means the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. A button cell is a coin- or button-shaped battery. A mercuric-oxide battery is one that uses a mercuric-oxide electrode. Easily removable means a battery can be taken out at the end of its life by a consumer using common household tools, or by a retailer when replacing a vehicle’s main battery. A rechargeable battery is one or more connected cells made to be recharged and reused, and it includes sealed battery packs (the whole pack counts for removal and labeling rules). It does not include certain batteries: lead‑acid batteries used to start engines or as a vehicle’s main power source (for example, automobile, truck, construction equipment, motorcycle, garden tractor, golf cart, wheelchair, or boat); lead‑acid batteries used to store energy from solar or wind systems; batteries used only as uninterruptible backup power for memory or timekeeping; or rechargeable alkaline batteries. A rechargeable consumer product is a retail product mainly for personal or household use that includes a regulated battery as its main power. A regulated battery contains cadmium or lead electrodes, or other chemistries later identified by the Administrator. A remanufactured product is a rechargeable consumer product that was altered, repaired, or repackaged after the original manufacturer’s first sale.