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Regulation No. 5 of the Minister of the Environment validating the Requirements for Handling Waste Batteries and Accumulators.

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous waste Recycling/reuse
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 establishes the requirements for handling batteries and accumulators, including the waste batteries and accumulators removed from electrical and electronic equipment and motor vehicles. In order to sort or recycle waste batteries and accumulators or prepare waste batteries and accumulators for disposal, fluids and acids shall be removed therefrom, as a minimum. Deposit of waste industrial batteries and accumulators and waste automotive batteries and accumulators in landfills and incineration of waste industrial batteries and accumulators and waste automotive batteries and accumulators in incineration plants is prohibited.

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