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• Scrap recycling facilities that accept What are "Materials that Require Special "orphan appliances"for recycling must Handling"? submit a monthly report. Materials that require special handling are • The information that an applicant for materials that when removed from a discarded certification must submit to demonstrate appliance may not be disposed of in the garbage his or her ability to properly remove and or at a solid waste facility. (HSC §25212) manage all MRSH is clarified. 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 manner that could result in the release or prevent the removal of these materials, including but not limited to (PRC §42167): • Mercury, found in switches and � temperature control devices. • Used oil, from compressors and transmissions. • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and other non-CFC replacement refrigerants What is a Major Appliance? injected in air-conditioning/refrigerant Section 42166 of the Public Resources Code units. defines a "major appliance" as a"domestic or • All metal-encased capacitors commercial device" (a machine you have in your . Any parts that contain encapsulated home or business), including but not limited to a: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or • Washer or dryer Diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP). • Refrigerator or freezer • Any other material that is a regulated • Water and space heaters hazardous waste. • Furnace or boiler The person removing these materials is considered a hazardous waste generator and must • Air-conditioner or dehumidifier comply with applicable laws for generators of • Trash compactor hazardous waste. • Oven, stove, or microwave Some materials removed from appliances are hazardous wastes; some of these hazardous wastes have reduced handling standards under the Universal Waste Rule. (CCR, Title 22, §66273.1 et seq.)