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0 <br />or <br />FACT SHEET, January2004 <br />Rejected Shipments of <br />Hazardous Wastes <br />Legislation addressing the management of rejected hazardous wastes <br />(Assembly Bill 1348 (Lowenthal)) was chaptered into law in Health and <br />Safety Code (Health & Saf. Code) §§25160.4 and 25160.6. Most provisions <br />of the new law became effective on January 1, 2004; however, the <br />requirement to prepare a new manifest for rejected shipments becomes <br />effective on January 1, 2005. <br />The California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic <br />Substances Control (DTSC) has prepared this fact sheet to provide <br />generators, transporters, and treatment, storage and disposal facilities <br />(TSDFs) guidance on how to manage rejected shipments of hazardous wastes. <br />The new provisions address when to prepare a new manifest and the specific <br />requirements for rejecting shipments of hazardous wastes. These provisions <br />clarify existing law. <br />WHAT ARE REJECTED SHIPMENTS? <br />A rejected shipment of hazardous waste (also known as a rejected load) is a <br />shipment that a TSDF operator receives but cannot accept because of <br />restrictions in the TSDFs permit, capacity limitations or other reasons. A <br />shipment may be partially rejected if a TSDF operator accepts some of the <br />hazardous waste and rejects the remainder. The rejection may occur before or <br />after the TSDF operator signs the manifest and accepts delivery of the waste. <br />MANAGEMENT OF REJECTED HAZARDOUS WASTE SHIPMENTS <br />The generator is responsible for accurately classifying the waste on a manifest <br />and determining that the TSDF is permitted to accept it. (Cal Code Regs., <br />Title 22, §§66262.11 & 66262.20). <br />A generator who sends hazardous wastes for off-site treatment, storage, or <br />disposal is required to prepare a manifest (Cal. Code Regs., Title 22, <br />§§66262.20). <br />The transporter must complete, sign and date the "Transporter of Waste' <br />section of the manifest and return a signed copy to the generator before <br />leaving the generator's property (Cal. Code Regs., Title 22, §§66263.20). <br />Under the new law, the TSDF must sign the manifest after fully unloading <br />the shipment (Health & Saf. Code, §25160.6(a)(2)). If the TSDF rejects <br />the entire load before the manifest is signed, the original manifest must be <br />used to ship the wastes to an alternate facility, or back to the generator (Health <br />& Saf. Code, §25160.6(a)(1)). <br />