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Fact,Sheet SB'E '! 5 Designates Aerosol <br /> ilJ�lay 005 Cans as "Universal Waste" <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC <br /> SUBSTANCES CONTROL <br /> krr 17 <br /> RN,, IS:Ope.0f <br /> BQsanc7 Senate Bill (SB)1158 (Chapter 450, Statutes of 2001), effective January 1, <br /> 2002, reduced the regulatory and financial burden of managing hazardous <br /> T�eparmeritaw3t�rirl <br /> waste aerosol cans by designating them as "universal waste." Before SB 1158, <br /> e , n a <br /> 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 /> iv <br /> onsite without a permit under certain conditions. <br /> IS <br /> What <br /> Are Aerosol Cans? <br /> ;,anc7�er�i�nae�e: <br /> �eII}vrrorirIIeII�, <br /> The principle behind aerosol cans has remained unchanged since the 1920s. <br /> w w't��t�ki+ilZ�•�I <br /> aIIlldll9©►IIIIlel� Two fluids are sealed in a metal can. One fluid, the product, is a liquid at <br /> Wig= <br /> 'gad room temperature;the other, the propellant, is a compressed gas. When the <br /> lecwg.Z c valve at the top of the can is opened (by pressing on it), the expansion of the <br /> �., ag propellant forces the product through a small tube that extends from the <br /> ' iE"WZbottom of the can to the nozzle. According to an industry group, the <br /> :�iazai�'ouSste; g try 1� P, <br /> 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 /> raitloand <br /> ;�laam on <br /> as•:a•.y�z ,��l�L°���.r:.c <br /> n+e When Are Aerosol Cans Hazardous Wastes? <br /> r� <br /> fr!>ila Aerosol cans are not hazardous waste when they have been emptied of con- <br /> i} <br /> zrp'rn y <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 /> :�°f✓aVr��irrvi� . <br /> exhausted, or the owner decides that he or <br /> riarrrarn', �e.ental she no longer wants or needs the product. <br /> Rxotection.Agency <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 />