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v <br />Linda S. Adams <br />Secretary for <br />Environmental Protection <br />June 12, 2009 <br />0 <br />• <br />Department of Toxic Substances Control <br />Maziar Movassaghi <br />Acting Director <br />1001 "1" Street <br />P.O. Box 806 <br />Sacramento, California 95812-0806 <br />Donna Heran, Director <br />San Joaquin County Environmental Health <br />600 East Main Street <br />Stockton, CA 95202 <br />APPLIANCE RECYCLER CERTIFICATIONS <br />Dear Ms. Heran: <br />Arnold Schwarzenegger <br />Governor <br />JUN 15 2'1J9 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br />DEPARTMENT <br />Enclosed is the approved application and certification for <company>, an appliance <br />recycler in your jurisdiction. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has <br />reviewed and approved this company's application to be a Certified Appliance Recycler <br />(CAR). After reviewing and approving a CAR application for conformance with Heath <br />and Safety Code 25211.4 standards, DTSC is required to transmit all application <br />documents to the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) whose jurisdiction the <br />business or person is located. <br />The CUPA is required to inspect the CAR facility "as soon as practicable" to determine <br />whether the recycler is capable of properly removing and managing all Materials that <br />Requires Special Handling (MRSH) from major appliances (Health & Saf. Code § <br />25211.4(d)). The statute requires CUPAs to consider the working condition of the <br />equipment, the technical ability of the employees, and the facility's compliance with <br />existing law (Health & Saf. Code 25211 et seq., and Pub. Resources Code § 42160 et <br />seq.). <br />Please refer to the DTSC Fact Sheet entitled "AB 1447 (2007) Changes to the <br />Appliance Recycling Program" (available on our CAR Web page) for a summary of <br />existing law. In summary, an appliance recycler must be certified by DTSC prior to <br />removing MRSH and discarding major appliances. MRSH may not be disposed of in the <br />garbage or at a solid waste facility. <br />The law also prohibits anyone from transporting, delivering, or selling discarded major <br />appliances to a scrap recycling facility unless one of three conditions is met: <br />