New Jersey Statutes 13:1E-99.67. Submission of dry cell battery collection plan
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1E-99.67
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Each dry cell battery collection plan submitted by a manufacturer shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) A strategy for expanding and increasing the collection, recycling or proper disposal of all used dry cell batteries in each county, including, but not limited to, those alkaline manganese, consumer mercuric oxide or zinc-carbon batteries manufactured prior to the effective date of this act; and
(2) A strategy for establishing and implementing, as the department deems necessary, an industry-wide uniform coding system for the identification and labeling of all dry cell batteries by brand name, electrode type, product type or shape; except that the commissioner may grant a waiver from this requirement based on evidence furnished to the department that it is not technologically feasible to label a specified dry cell battery.
The commissioner shall maintain on file in the department for public inspection copies of any uniform coding system implemented pursuant to this paragraph. The department shall provide a copy to any person upon request.
c. Within 15 months of the effective date of this act and at least once every six months thereafter, every manufacturer of dry cell batteries shall submit a written report to the department on used dry cell battery return or recovery rates in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department therefor.
L.1991,c.521,s.9.