The Rechargeable Battery Law, signed by then-Gov. David Paterson a year ago, prohibits the disposal of rechargeable batteries, such as those in laptop computers or cameras, in non-recyclable containers.
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The rechargeable batteries must be returned to recycling bins at retail stores.
In June, retailers were required to provide dell Studio 1457 battery recycling receptacles to consumers in their stores if they sold rechargeable batteries. Small food stores that sell rechargeable batteries are exempt.
Failure to provide the receptacles can lead to fines FUJITSU FPCBP268 battery of up to $5,000 for retailers. Individuals, who would have to be proven to have knowingly thrown out the batteries, face fines of $50 for a first offense and $100 for a second.
"Those disposal bans are very difficult to enforce. You don't have garbage police, you don't have municipalities or private haulers rummaging through people's garbage bags and saying, 'You're not allowed to FUJITSU LifeBook PH520 battery throw this out,'" said Laura Haight, a senior environmental associate for New York Public Interest Research Group.
The law covers most rechargeable dry cell, non-vehicular batteries weighing less than 25 pounds. It lists hp envy 14 battery any rechargeable battery as ones using nickel-cadmium, sealed lead, lithium ion or nickel metal hydride.
"I think it's going to make a significant impact in keeping toxic hp pavilion dm3 battery chemicals out of landfills and other places where it can do harm in our environment," said Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, D-Suffolk County, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.
Haight and Sweeney said the law so far has been LENOVO ThinkPad X200 battery successful in terms of the placement of the receptacles and the numbers of people using them.
Battery manufacturers are required to retrieve the LENOVO ThinkPad X201 battery collected batteries and submit an annual report to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
"It puts primary responsibility on the manufacturers and the retailers to deal with it on the back end, when it is being disposed of," Sweeney said.
