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Matthew Rodriguez <br />Secretary for <br />Environmental Protection <br />May 13, 2015 <br />Department of Toxic Substances Control <br />d.: <br />Barbara A. Lee, Director <br />1001 °1" Street Edmund G. Brown Jr. <br />P.O. Box 806 Governor <br />Sacramento, California 95812-0806 <br />Ms. Kasey Foley, REHS <br />Program Coordinator <br />San Joaquin County Environmental Health <br />1868 East Hazelton Avenue <br />Stockton, California 95205 <br />APPLIANCE RECYCLER CERTIFICATIONS <br />Dear Ms. Foley; <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 18 2015 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br />PERMIT /SERVICES <br />Enclosed is the approved application and certification for ECS Refining, LLC, 2222 <br />S. Sinclair Avenue, Stockton, California 95215, an appliance recycler in your <br />jurisdiction. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has reviewed and <br />approved this company's application to be a Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR). After <br />reviewing and approving a CAR application for conformance with section 25211.4 of the <br />Health and Safety Code, DTSC is required to transmit all application documents to the <br />Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in whose jurisdiction the business or person <br />is located. <br />The CUPA is required to inspect the CAR facility "as soon as is practicable" to <br />determine whether the recycler is capable of properly removing and managing all <br />Materials that Requires Special Handling (MRSH) from major appliances (Health & Self. <br />Code § 25211.4(d)). The statute requires CUPAs to consider the working condition of <br />the 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 <br />et 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 <br />the 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 />0 Printed on Recycled Paper <br />