California § 42170 - After January 1, 1994, no solid waste facility shall accept for disposal any majo

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§ 42170. After January 1, 1994, no solid waste facility shall accept for disposal any majo

(a) After January 1, 1994, no solid waste facility shall accept for disposal any major appliance, vehicle, or other metallic discard which contains enough metal to be economically feasible to salvage as determined by the solid waste facility operator. (b) After January 1, 1994, no person shall place a major appliance or other metallic discard in mixed municipal solid waste or dispose of a major appliance or other metallic discard in or on land, except for a solid waste landfill operator who complies with subdivision (a). This material shall be delivered to a facility to process for reuse or recycling, placed in a solid waste facility for salvage, or disposed of at a solid waste landfill if economically infeasible to salvage. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any solid waste facility operator who salvages major appliances, vehicles, other metallic discards or other recyclables shall not be required to revise the solid waste facilities permit to implement these activities. (d) This section shall be subject to enforcement pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 45000) of Part 5.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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