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Department of Toxic Substances Control . <br /> Barbara A. Lee, Director <br /> Matthew Rodriquez 1001 "I" Street Edmund G. Brown Jr. <br /> Secretary for Governor <br /> Environmental Protection P.O. Box 806 <br /> Sacramento, California 95812-0806 <br /> January 21 , 2015 <br /> JAN 2 6 2015 <br /> Mr. Kasey Foley, REHS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> Program Coordinator PERM17/SERVICES <br /> San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> APPLIANCE RECYCLER CERTIFICATIONS <br /> Dear Mr. Foley <br /> Enclosed is the approved application and certification for Sims Metal Management, an <br /> appliance recycler in your jurisdiction. The Department of Toxic Substances Control <br /> (DTSC) has reviewed and approved this company's application to be a Certified <br /> Appliance Recycler (CAR). After reviewing and approving a CAR application for <br /> conformance with section 25211 .4 of the Health and Safety Code, DTSC is required to <br /> transmit all application documents to the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in <br /> whose jurisdiction the business or person 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 & Saf. <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 /> Printed on Recycled Paper <br />