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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-26250›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 10.1. Management of Hazardous Wastes Removed From Discarded Appliances 25211-25214

§ 25211

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:

(a) “Certified appliance recycler” means a person or entity engaged in the business of removing and properly managing materials that require special handling from discarded major appliances, and who is certified pursuant to Section 25211.4, and does not include a person described in subdivision (b) of Section 25211.2.

(b) “CUPA” means a certified unified program agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 25123.7.

(c) “Major appliance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 42166 of the Public Resources Code.

(d) “Materials that require special handling” has the same meaning as defined in Section 42167 of the Public Resources Code.

(e) “Scrap recycling facility” means a facility where machinery and equipment are used for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades and whose principal product is scrap iron or nonferrous metallic scrap for sale for remelting purposes. A scrap recycling facility includes, but is not limited to, a feeder yard, a metal shredding facility, a metal crusher, and a metal baler.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 880, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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