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<br />Our mission is to provide the highest level of safety, and to protect public health and the environment from toxic harm,
<br />registered hazardous waste transporter, up to twenty gallons of used oil per trip to these
<br />facilities, provided no container is greater than five gallons in capacity. If you first call the
<br />certified collection center and get approval, you may transport up to fifty-five gallons of
<br />used oil. Used oil filters (drained of all oil) may be managed as exempt scrap metal and
<br />transported to any metal recycling facility (Cal. Code Regs. title 22, § 66266.130).
<br />Drained oil filters may also be accepted at the used oil collection centers.
<br />"Universal Wastes" such as electronic devices, fluorescent lamps, aerosol cans, and
<br />alkaline batteries, are hazardous wastes with reduced management standards (Cal.
<br />Code Regs., title 22, § 66273.9), and may be handled without an EPA ID Number, and
<br />may be transported without the use of a hazardous waste manifest, or use of a registered
<br />hazardous waste transporter. If you are a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Universal
<br />Waste Generator (CESQUWG) for the property, the universal wastes may be transported
<br />to any other universal waste handler including a household hazardous waste collection
<br />facility (if they will accept it), or to an authorized treatment, storage, or disposal facility
<br />(Cal. Code Regs., title 22, § 66273).
<br />Options for consolidating hazardous waste
<br />The issue of whether wastes can be consolidated (mixed) prior to transportation is an important
<br />one. There are two options for consolidation of hazardous wastes. The difference between
<br />them is what location is considered the "point of generation." As stated previously, hazardous
<br />waste regulations do not allow the mixing of incompatible wastes, or storing wastes in
<br />incompatible containers (Cal. Code Regs., title 22, §§ 66265.177 and 66265.172, respectively),
<br />or contamination of used oil (Health and Safety Code § 25250.7). Additionally, there are
<br />container regulations that must be adhered to (Cal. Code Regs., title 22, §§ 66265.170-.178).
<br />Consolidation Option 1 — At point of generation
<br />Compatible hazardous wastes may be combined at the foreclosed property, making this the
<br />point of generation. They would then be transported from the property using a hazardous waste
<br />manifest and a registered hazardous waste transporter, under an EPA ID number.
<br />Consolidation Option 2 - Remote site consolidation
<br />The law contains a provision that allows generators to transport hazardous wastes from remote,
<br />unstaffed sites to a location designated as a "consolidation site", using their own vehicles,
<br />without requiring a uniform hazardous waste manifest, or being a registered transporter. The
<br />wastes are managed as if they were generated at the consolidation site, making it the point of
<br />generation. This provision requires prior notification to the appropriate local Certified Unified
<br />Program Agency (CUPA) for each site, and compliance with safety, spill response, and record
<br />keeping standards (Health and Safety Code §§ 25110.10, 25121.3, and 25163.3). The
<br />hazardous waste must then be transported from the consolidation site using an EPA ID
<br />Number, hazardous waste manifest, and registered hazardous waste transporter.
<br />Still have questions?
<br />If you have questions about any of this information, or about hazardous waste management, call
<br />the Regulatory Assistance Officers at 800-72TOXIC, or e-mail them at RAOQc1tsc.ca.gov. You
<br />should hear back from one them in one to two business days. You can also check the
<br />Regulatory Assistance Web page on DTSC's Web site for information, resources, FAQs, and
<br />updates on hazardous waste regulations at www.dtsc.ca.gov.
<br />State of Califomia
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