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HRS §342I-1

Rules for getting rid of used lead acid batteries

This law says you cannot throw used lead acid batteries in the trash or dump them anywhere. You must take them to a store that sells them, a recycling facility, or a permitted smelter. Stores and facilities cannot take batteries that have had their liquid removed unless the battery is cracked.

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The statute, as written — Lead acid batteries; disposal prohibited

(a) No person may: (1) Place a used lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste; or (2) Discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery, except by delivery to: (A) A lead acid battery retailer or wholesaler; (B) A collection or recycling facility permitted under chapter 342H; or (C) A secondary lead smelter permitted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (b) No lead acid battery retailer or wholesaler, or authorized collection or recycling facility, shall accept for disposal any lead acid batteries that have had their electrolyte removed, unless cracks in the battery shell due to aging or accident are in evidence to indicate passive leaking of the electrolyte.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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