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H. R. 870: This Act may be cited as the Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act, introduced in the House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, February 6, 1991

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OSTI ID:5065336
According to the EPA, 138,000 tons of lead were discarded in batteries in 1986 (65% of total lead discarded). There was a 64% increase between 1970 and 1986, and the EPA projects a further increase of 31% by the year 2000. H.R.870 was introduced into the US House of Representatives on February 6, 1991 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide management standards and recycling requirements for spent lead-acid batteries.
OSTI ID:
5065336
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English