Section 25218.3 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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. (a) The department may authorize any household hazardous
waste collection facility to accept hazardous waste from
conditionally exempt small quantity generators.
(b) A household hazardous waste collection facility which is
authorized to accept hazardous waste from CESQGs pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall not accept more than 100 kilograms of hazardous
waste, or 1 kilogram of extremely hazardous waste, from any one
CESQG in a calendar month.
(c) A public agency, or its contractor, that accepts hazardous
waste from CESQGs pursuant to this section may charge the CESQGs a
fee for the cost incurred in handling their hazardous waste.
(d) The department may adopt and revise regulations for household
hazardous waste collection facilities, including those which are
authorized to accept hazardous waste from CESQGs. The regulations
shall provide for all of the following:
(1) Promoting the reduction, reclamation, and recycling of
hazardous waste over other hazardous waste management alternatives.
(2) Ensuring the safe transport of household hazardous waste and
hazardous waste to authorized collection programs.
(3) Ensuring the compliance of participating CESQGs with the
monthly quantity limitations specified in Section 261.5 of Title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations.