Section 25218 Of Article 10.8. Household Hazardous Waste And Small Quantity Generator Waste From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 10.8.
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. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) Residential households which generate household hazardous
waste and conditionally exempt small quantity generators which
generate small amounts of hazardous waste in the state need an
appropriate and economic means of disposing of the hazardous waste
they generate.
(b) (1) Counties and cities provide for the collection of
household hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity
generator waste as a community service to ensure proper handling and
disposal of the material and to prevent the potential contamination
of solid waste landfills.
(2) To the extent available, cities and counties should consider
utilizing public service television to provide public safety
awareness and training on packaging and transporting household
hazardous waste to collection centers.
(c) To facilitate and increase the collection of household
hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity generator
waste, it is the responsibility of the state to provide for an
expedited and streamlined permitting and regulatory structure for
household hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity
generator waste collection and handling. Overburdensome regulations
defeat the objectives of providing convenient and accessible
collection facilities and the protection of public health and safety.
(d) Abandonment or illegal disposal of household hazardous waste
and hazardous waste from small businesses and the continued disposal
of those wastes into the solid waste stream is a threat to public
health and safety and to the environment.
(e) It is the shared responsibility of citizens, conditionally
exempt small quantity generators, disposal facility operators,
hazardous waste processors, manufacturers, sellers, solid waste
handlers, and state and local agencies to ensure the proper recycling
and disposal of household hazardous waste and conditionally exempt
small quantity generator waste.