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Fact,Sheet SB1158 Designates Aerosol <br /> ia-i2l o05 Cans as "Universal Waste" <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC <br /> SUBSTANCES CONTROL <br /> Senate Bill (SB)1158 (Chapter 450, Statutes of 2001), effective January 1, <br /> : rxoaiXsnd. 2002, reduced the regulatory and financial burden of managing hazardous <br /> 1;14 ......ll <br /> �,a=f : :1,- waste aerosol cans by designating them as "universal waste." Before SB 1158, <br /> tie+GfOra non-empty aerosol cans that were discarded had to be fully managed as <br /> hazardous waste. Now, qualified universal waste handlers may process the cans <br /> ...r"7, �s�.r1�•,���.ies�sf�nr <br /> yr onsite without a permit under certain conditions. <br /> �� '�'`� �T�'``"" • What Are Aerosol an�¢ee- of Cans? <br /> "` avu vire 1' <br /> „�„ , The principle behind aerosol cans has remained unchanged since the 1920s. <br /> ;%te`4r .�,tcf <br /> ;�, j. ' <br /> , nmenta�7, Two fluids are sealed in a metal can. One fluid, the product, is a liquid at <br /> Yry <br /> a , d room temperature;the other, the propellant, is a compressed gas. When the <br /> nom�cty valve at the top of the can is opened (by pressing on it),the expansion of the <br /> propellant forces the product through a small tube that extends from the <br /> bottom of the can to the nozzle. According to an industry group, the <br /> '�razarri�or�s�warte; g �'gI' p, <br /> > wa• ';>: Consumer Aerosol Products Council, up to 1,500 kinds of products, from <br /> asthma inhalers to shaving cream and low cholesterol cooking sprays,are <br /> packaged as aerosols. <br /> •�yeawgc�' <br /> r,aT ev l and <br /> .}.. <br /> 11, <br /> When Are Aerosol Cans Hazardous Wastes? <br /> • fr <br /> 5e o1F � in�a <br /> Aerosol cans are not hazardous waste when they have been emptied of con- <br /> tents, but non-empty aerosol cans may be hazardous wastes. Non-empty <br /> Aerosol cans are commonly discarded for <br /> a number of reasons, such as: the spray <br /> mechanism is damaged or clogged and no <br /> longer works, the propellant has been <br /> fal!>flrrvla exhausted, or the owner decides that he or :r <br /> Fn.urc©nmental she no longer wants or needs the product. <br /> Pro tect►obAgeng <br /> If the aerosol can contains pressurized con- <br /> tents that may explode when heated, if the <br /> .. propellant is ignitable or toxic, or the prod- <br />