Environmental protection: recycling and waste utilization; recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries; provide for. Amends heading of pt. 171 & secs. 17101, 17104, 17105b & 17107 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.17101 et seq.); designates secs. 17101 - 17109 as subpt.1 of pt. 171, adds subpt. 2 to pt. 171 & repeals sec. 17105c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.17105c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6159’26
Key claim: Michigan House Bill 6160 amends the 1994 Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to add a new subpart establishing requirements for recycling single-use and rechargeable batteries.
Abstract
(HB6160 · 103rd Legislature) Environmental protection: recycling and waste utilization; recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries; provide for. Amends heading of pt. 171 & secs. 17101, 17104, 17105b & 17107 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.17101 et seq.); designates secs. 17101 - 17109 as subpt.1 of pt. 171, adds subpt. 2 to pt. 171 & repeals sec. 17105c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.17105c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6159’26 Latest action (2026-07-14): Bill Electronically Reproduced 07/03/2026
Why this matters
HB 6160 restructures Michigan’s existing Part 171 waste-utilization framework to make room for a new battery-recycling subpart, signaling a shift from the state’s older, narrower battery-handling rules toward a more comprehensive regime covering both single-use and rechargeable batteries. For manufacturers, retailers, and waste haulers, the reorganization plus the repeal of sec. 17105c could change collection, labeling, and disposal obligations if enacted alongside its tie-barred companion HB 6159.