Automobile Batteries — Incineration or Disposal — Lead-Acid Batteries — Trade-Ins on Retail Sales

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  1. It is illegal for any incinerator or landfill in the state of Tennessee to accept automobile batteries for incineration or disposal.
    1. When a retailer sells lead-acid batteries, the retailer shall accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-in batteries.
    2. For the purposes of this subsection (b), “retailer” does not include a person who sells articles of personal property of which a lead-acid battery is a component part.


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