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District monitors battery-recycling bill and possible rewrite of state solid-waste code

Waste Reduction District Board of Monroe County · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the board Jan. 8 that House Bill 1231 would focus on lithium-ion battery recycling and that the district is seeking meetings with bill authors; directors also discussed rumors of a possible rewrite of Title 13 of the Indiana Code affecting solid-waste districts.

District staff briefed directors on legislative activity affecting waste management, highlighting a battery-recycling bill that staff identified in the meeting as House Bill 1231 and broader interest in extended producer responsibility.

Staff said the battery bill currently focuses on lithium-ion batteries and that associations including the Association of Solid Waste…

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