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. Full text English Website www.legaltext.ee