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Senate committee expands e-waste law to include lithium‑ion batteries and forms HSEO working group
Summary
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment amended SB391 to expand the electronic device recycling and recovery act to include certain lithium‑ion batteries and directed formation of a Hawaii State Energy Office working group to study management, costs and environmental impacts.
On Feb. 12 the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment voted to amend and pass SB391 to expand the state’s electronic device recycling law to include certain lithium‑ion batteries and to create a working group under the Hawaii State Energy Office to study end‑of‑life battery management.
The committee-record description says SB391 would require manufacturers of lithium‑ion batteries to recycle or arrange for recycling of lithium‑ion batteries sold in the state and to ensure safe collection, storage, transportation and recycling. Rather than imposing an immediate statewide recycling program, the committee amended the…
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