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Regulation No. 124 establishing the Requirements, Procedure and Targets for Collection, Return to Producers and Recovery or Disposal of Waste Batteries and Accumulators and Time Limits for Reaching Targets.

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous waste Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Access-to-information
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on 26 September 2008.
Abstract

This Regulation applies to batteries and accumulators specified in clause 25 (3) 1) of the Waste Act, irrespective of the date of their placing on the market, and to waste generated from batteries and accumulators. This Regulation also applies to batteries and accumulators installed in electrical and electronic equipment and motor vehicles. A producer shall inform end-users at the sales points of a distributor that the end-users of portable batteries and accumulators or automotive batteries and accumulators have the possibility to return waste batteries or accumulators at the sales point of the distributor. The producers shall, through national information campaigns, render accessible to the end-users of batteries and accumulators at least the following information: (a) the potential harmful effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators; (b) batteries and accumulators shall not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste; an invitation shall be added for the end-users to collect batteries and accumulators separately so as to facilitate the treatment and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators; (c) the collection and recycling schemes available; (d) the role of the end-users of batteries and accumulators in contributing to the recycling of waste batteries and accumulators; and (e) the meaning of the separate collection mark and the chemical symbol provided for by regulation established on the basis of subsection 25 (4) of the Waste Act. Upon collection of waste, a waste holder shall keep waste batteries and accumulators apart from other waste. A producer shall supply a distributor with the collection container required for collection. A producer is required to take back, at no charge, waste batteries and accumulators from the distributor of batteries and accumulators, the local government and the waste handler, who manages a waste station on the basis of a contract under public law.

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