Dive Brief:

• Vermont passed a bill, "Act Relating to Establishing a Product Stewardship Program for Primary Batteries," which requires battery manufacturers to create a collection program for used household batteries.
• The bill, H695 passed on May 8, 2014, as reported in Solid Waste Magazine. The law mandates that battery manufacturers create and submit plans about collections for consumers by July 2015.
• Once signed into law, the bill will make Vermont the first state with an extended producer responsibility law in place addressing batteries made from numerous chemical components.

Dive Insight:

According to Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine, over 10 million batteries are sold in VT annually.