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• RfiGWVE� MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOCUMENT ' MAY 1-8 2015 Appliance Recycling SOP ENVIRONMENTAL page 2 of 14 HFa1TN nFoaP- nAF:WT 6.2 Refrigerant service technicians who are certified under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act may remove refrigerants from discarded major appliances without becoming certified by DTSC to recycle appliances. 'ECS` Refining only hires Section 608 Certified Technicians to remove regrigerant from orphaned appliances. 6.3 Vendors who specialize in the removal of Refrigerants are contracted by the ECS Refining facilities to remove refrigerants from appliances received at the facility including small refriderators and air conditioners. 6.3.1 To obtain CAR certification, an application (DTSC Form 1428) must be submitted to the DTSC. Requirements include: 6.3.2 Demonstrating the ability to remove and properly handle MRSH from discarded major appliance in accordance with all applicable hazardous waste control laws, 6.3.3 A technical description of how each MRSH will be managed. 6.3.4 CAR Certification must be renewed annually. 6.4 A copy of the CAR certification is sent to the local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) by the DTSC, which generally is either the local Department of Environmental Health or fire department. The CUPA will subsequently inspect your facility to ensure you are properly removing and managing Materials that Require Special Handling. 6.5 Scrap facilities that accept appliances that have not been crushed, baled, shredded, sawed or sheared apart, or otherwise processed in a way that could result in the release or prevent the removal of the materials that require special handling, must be a registered CAR. 6.6 A CAR may recycle an abandoned "orphan" appliance that lacks documentation for removal of materials that require special handling, provided certain conditions are met. 6.6.1 Scrap recycling facilities that accept "orphan appliances" for recycling must submit a monthly report. 6.6.2 Scrap facilities that accept appliances that have been processed, must collect a DTSC Form 1430 from the transporter at the time of transaction, but the number and type of appliances need not be reported; instead the total weight ofprocessed appliances is acceptable. 6.6.3 A facility that accepts a load of abandoned appliances from which the MRSH have been removed must be a CAR but need not collect DTSC form 1430 from the person delivering the appliances. However, the facility must report, monthly, on the total quantity of `orphan" appliances it received. 6.7 The following materials must be removed from an appliance prior to the appliance being crushed, baled, shredded, sawed or sheared apart, disposed of, or otherwise processed in a Printed copies are uncontrolled. This copy valid only if revision letter matches that of controlled document