SECTIONS 42160-42168 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 42160-42168

42160. The definitions in this article govern the construction of
this chapter.

42161. "Metallic discard" means any large metal article or product,
or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, metal furniture,
machinery, major appliances, electronic products, and wood-burning
stoves.

42162. "Salvage" means the controlled removal of metallic discards
from the solid waste stream at a permitted solid waste facility for
the express purpose of recycling or reuse.

42163. "Recycling residue" means nonhazardous residue or residue
treated to be nonhazardous that is a direct result of metals recovery
operations for the express purposes of recycling.

42164. "Solid waste landfill" means a solid waste landfill, as
defined in Section 40195.1.

42165. "Vehicle" means any device used for transportation. "Vehicle"
includes bicycles, airplanes, and other transportation devices not
used on highways, and automobiles and other vehicles, as defined in
Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.

42166. "Major appliance" means any domestic or commercial device,
including, but not limited to, a washing machine, clothes dryer, hot
water heater, dehumidifier, conventional oven, microwave oven, stove,
refrigerator, freezer, air-conditioner, trash compactor, and
residential furnace.

42167. "Materials that require special handling" means all of the
following:
(a) Sodium azide canisters in unspent airbags that are determined
to be hazardous by federal and state law or regulation.
(b) Encapsulated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Di
(2-Ethylhexylphthalate) (DEHP), and metal encased capacitors, in
major appliances.
(c) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs),
and other non-CFC replacement refrigerants, injected in
air-conditioning/refrigeration units.
(d) Used oil, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code, in
major appliances. Materials described in subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and
Safety Code are not excluded from the definition of used oil for the
purposes of this section.
(e) Mercury found in switches and temperature control devices in
major appliances.
(f) Any other material that, when removed from a major appliance,
is a hazardous waste regulated pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing
with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

42168. "Solid waste facility" means a solid waste facility as
defined in Section 40194.