{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-771.09","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-771.09","heading":"Disposal ban.","body":"(a)\nBeginning January 1, 2022, no producer shall dispose of primary or rechargeable batteries in the District except through battery recycling programs or other methods approved by the Mayor.\n\n(b)\nBeginning August 1, 2023, no person in the District shall knowingly dispose of primary or rechargeable batteries in the District except through battery recycling programs or other methods approved by the Mayor.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 7E. Battery Producer Responsibility."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-771.09","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0db695af43fca9ebc1d67172e400544f0b8308e61ce023402194f818549c88e1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-771.08","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-771.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}