Covered battery; disposal; requirements; solid waste facility; solid waste collector; treatment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-15,325
in effect81-15,325. Covered battery; disposal; requirements; solid waste facility; solid waste collector; treatment.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2028, all of the following shall apply:
(a) A person may dispose of a covered battery only by delivery to a collection site or collection event operated under a battery stewardship plan approved under section 81-15,317, unless the battery is regulated as hazardous waste;
(b) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a covered battery with recyclable materials that are intended for processing and sorting at a material recovery facility;
(c) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a covered battery with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill;
(d) No person may knowingly cause or allow the disposal of a covered battery in a landfill;
(e) No person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a covered battery with waste that is intended for burning or incineration; and
(f) No person may knowingly cause or allow the burning or incineration of a covered battery.
(2) An owner or operator of a solid waste facility may not be found in violation of this section if the facility has posted in a conspicuous location a sign stating that covered batteries shall be managed through collection sites established by a battery stewardship organization and are not accepted for disposal.
(3) A solid waste collector may not be found in violation of this section for a covered battery placed in a disposal container by a third party.
(4) Unless the department is notified of the reason, a battery stewardship organization shall not refuse to accept covered batteries that are inadvertently received by a recycling or solid waste facility if the batteries are properly packaged.
Laws 2025, LB36, § 12.
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-15,325Fetched: 10/20/2026