Recyclable Latex Paint and Oil-Based Paint
Cal. HSC § 25217.2.1
California Statutes
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a) A location that accepts recyclable latex paint pursuant to
Section 25217.2 may also accept oil-based paint if all of the additional following conditions are met:
(1) The collection location is established under a stewardship plan approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the paint product recovery program established pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 48700) of Part of Division of the Public Resources Code.
(2) The collection location receives oil-based paint only from either of the following: (
A) A person who generates oil-based paint incidental to owning or maintaining a place of residence. (
B) A very small quantity generator.
(3) The oil-based paint is still in liquid form and is in its original packaging or is in a closed container that is clearly labeled.
(4) The location manages the oil-based paint in accordance with the requirements in
Section 25217.2.
(5) The collection location operates pursuant to a contract with a manufacturer or stewardship organization that has submitted a stewardship plan that has been approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the collected paint is managed in accordance with that stewardship plan.
(6) The oil-based paint is stored for no longer than days. (
b) Oil-based paint initially collected at a collection location shall be deemed to be generated at the consolidation location for purposes of this chapter, if all of the following apply:
(1) The collection location is established under a stewardship plan in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(2) The oil-based paint is subsequently transported to a consolidation location that is operating pursuant to a contract with a manufacturer or stewardship organization under a stewardship plan approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the paint product recovery program established pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 48700) of Part of Division of the Public Resources Code.
(3) The oil-based paint is non-RCRA hazardous waste, or is otherwise exempt from, or is not otherwise regulated pursuant to, the federal act. (
c) A permanent household hazardous waste collection facility that accepts recyclable latex paint pursuant to and in compliance with
Section 25217.2 and that accepts oil-based paint is not subject to the weight and volume limits on the amount of oil-based paint that may be accepted, pursuant to subdivision (
b) of