COMPLIANCE INFO_2024 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Yana Garcia Secretary for Environmental Protection August 22, 2024 Department of Toxic Substances Control Meredith Williams, Ph.D., Director 1001 "1" Street P.O. Box 806 Sacramento, California 95812-0806 Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Pick -N -Pull Auto Dismantlers 10850 Gold Center Drive, Suite 350 Rancho Cordova, California 95670 APPLIANCE RECYCLER CERTIFICATION Dear Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.: Is] Gavin Newsom Governor The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has reviewed and approved your application for Pick -N -Pull Auto Dismantlers, 4223 Clark Drive, Stockton, California 95215 to be a Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR). Your CAR certificate, which is valid for three years from the approval date, is enclosed. After reviewing and approving a CAR application for conformance with section 25211.4 of the Health and Safety Code, DTSC is required to transmit all application documents to the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in whose jurisdiction your business is located. The CUPA is required to inspect your facility "as soon as is practicable" to determine whether you are capable of properly removing and managing all Materials that Require Special Handling (MRSH) from major appliances (Health & Saf. Code § 25211.4(d)). The statute requires the CUPA to consider, among other things, the working condition of your equipment, the technical ability of your employees, and your facility's compliance with existing law (Health & Saf. Code § 25211 et seq., and Pub. Resources Code § 42160 et seq.). For additional information on the Certified Appliance Recycling Program and a summary of existing law, please visit our website at https://dtsc.ca.gov/certified-appliance-recycler-car-program/ In summary, an appliance recycler must be certified by DTSC prior to removing MRSH and discarding major appliances. MRSH may not be disposed of in the garbage or at a solid waste facility. 0 Printed on Recycled Paper