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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-26250›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 10.7. Recyclable Latex Paint and Oil-Based Paint 25217-25217.4

§ 25217

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

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Conditionally exempt small quantity generator” or “CESQG” means a generator that meets the criteria specified in Section 261.5 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2015.

(b) “Consolidation location” means a location to which recyclable latex paint or oil-based paint initially collected at a collection location is transported.

(c) “Oil-based paint” means a paint that contains drying oil, oil varnish, or oil-modified resin as the basic vehicle ingredient.

(d) “Paint” includes both oil-based paint and recyclable latex paint that is collected in accordance with this article.

(e) “Recyclable latex paint” means any water-based latex paint, still in liquid form, that is transferred for the purposes of being recycled.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 485, Sec. 1. (SB 726) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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