Section 25212 Of Article 10.1. Management Of Hazardous Wastes Removed From Discarded Appliances From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 10.1.
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. (a) Materials that require special handling that are
contained in major appliances shall not be disposed of at a solid
waste facility and shall be removed from major appliances in which
they are contained prior to the appliance being crushed, baled,
shredded, sawed or sheared apart, disposed of, or otherwise processed
in a manner that could result in the release or prevent the removal
of materials that require special handling.
(b) A person who, pursuant to subdivision (a), removes from a
major appliance any material that requires special handling, that is
a hazardous waste under this chapter, is a hazardous waste generator
and shall comply with all provisions of this chapter applicable to
generators of hazardous waste.
(c) All materials that require special handling that have been
removed from a major appliance pursuant to subdivision (a), and that
are hazardous wastes, shall be managed in accordance with this
chapter.
(d) A person who fails to comply with subdivision (a) is in
violation of this chapter.
(e) (1) The department or a local health officer or other public
officer authorized pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section
25180), including, when applicable, a certified unified program
agency (CUPA) or a unified program agency within the jurisdiction of
a CUPA, shall incorporate both of the following into the existing
inspection and enforcement activities of the department or the local
health officer or other public officer:
(A) The regulation of materials that require special handling
that, when removed from a major appliance, is hazardous waste.
(B) The enforcement of subdivision (a).
(2) The department, local health officers, or other public
officers shall coordinate their activities as needed to identify and
regulate materials that require special handling that, when removed
from major appliances, are hazardous wastes that are transported from
one jurisdiction to another.