HRS §342I-1.5
Ban on dumping battery acid on the ground or in water
This law says no one may pour the acid from a used lead-acid battery onto the ground or into sewers, drains, surface water, groundwater, or the ocean. It is a simple ban with no exceptions listed.
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The statute, as written — Disposal of electrolyte; prohibited
No person shall dispose of electrolyte from any used lead acid battery onto the ground or into sewers, drainage systems, surface or ground waters, or ocean waters.
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