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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 365<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1373353,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345732,"identifier":"10.1-1425.39","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.7\/10.1-1425.39","url":"\/10.1-1425.39\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.39\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.7\/10.1-1425.39","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rechargeable battery recycling and disposal program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.39","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section “rechargeable battery<\/span>” means any removable, dry-cell, rechargeable battery<\/span> weighing less than two pounds consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells that are designed to receive, store, and deliver electric energy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any locality may, by ordinance<\/span>, prohibit the disposal<\/span> of rechargeable batteries in any waste-to-energy or solid waste<\/span> disposal<\/span> facility within its jurisdiction<\/span>, provided the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all rechargeable batteries generated within its jurisdiction<\/span>. However, no such ordinance<\/span> shall contain any provision that penalizes anyone other than the last user of such rechargeable batteries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECHARGEABLE BATTERY RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PROGRAM (\u00a7 10.1-1425.39)\n\nA. As used in this section “rechargeable battery” means any\nremovable, dry-cell, rechargeable battery weighing less than two pounds\nconsisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells that are\ndesigned to receive, store, and deliver electric energy.\n\nB. Any locality may, by ordinance, prohibit the disposal of rechargeable\nbatteries in any waste-to-energy or solid waste disposal facility within its\njurisdiction, provided the locality has implemented a recycling program that is\ncapable of handling all rechargeable batteries generated within its\njurisdiction. However, no such ordinance shall contain any provision that\npenalizes anyone other than the last user of such rechargeable batteries.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 365.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}