缅因州建议要求电池制造商为回收供资,以防止火灾并延长填埋场使用寿命。 Maine proposes requiring battery makers to fund recycling to prevent fires and extend landfill life.

缅因州正在提出一项法案,要求电池制造商资助电池的免费处置和再循环方案,以减少有害垃圾火灾,延长垃圾填埋场的使用寿命。 Maine is advancing a bill that would require battery manufacturers to fund free disposal and recycling programs for batteries, aiming to reduce hazardous trash fires and extend landfill life. 每年丢弃820,000磅以上的电池,自2023年以来,锂离子电池与63个废弃设施火灾的78%有关。 Over 820,000 pounds of batteries are discarded annually, with lithium-ion batteries linked to 78% of 63 waste facility fires since 2023. 该法以现有生产者责任方案为范本,将涵盖单一用途和可再充电电池,不包括EVs和医疗设备中的电池。 The law, modeled on existing producer responsibility programs, would cover single-use and rechargeable batteries, excluding those in EVs and medical devices. 它规定建立收集系统,并禁止未经遵守的销售。 It mandates collection systems and bans sales without compliance. 该法案通过了环境委员会,等待完全批准和供资,并可能在两年内实施。 The bill passed the environment committee and awaits full approval and funding, with potential implementation in two years.