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Introduction
Appliances that are no longer needed are often dropped off
for disposal at solid waste landfills, metal recyclers, or similar
facilities. Many of these appliances, such as window air
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conditioners, motor vehicle air conditioners, and refrigerators,
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rely on ozone-depleting refrigerants and their substitutes. As
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the owner or operator of a solid waste landfill or metal recycling
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facility, you need to comply with the U.S. Environmental
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Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations for the removal of
refrigerants before you dispose of any appliances.

This brochure describes the federal safe disposal requirements you must follow when your facility
accepts  an appliance that  might contain refrigerants for disposal. You should also check with your local
environmental agency to make sure that you comply with any local or state regulations as well when
disposing of these appliances.

Which Appliances You Need to Check Before Accepting
for Disposal
Appliances with cooling elements, such as motor vehicle air conditioners, household refrigerators and
freezers, window air conditioners, water coolers, vending machines, ice makers and dehumidifiers, are
subject to EPA's safe disposal requirements.

What You Need  to Do When You Accept these Appliances
for Disposal
Under the federal regulations, you are responsible for making sure the
refrigerant has been properly removed before an appliance is buried, shredded     What if I receiv<
or dismantled, either by verifying its removal prior to arrival at your facility, or by     appliance with
removing it yourself.                                                      sticker on it?
                   Verification of Refrigerant Removal Prior
                      to Arrival at Landfill
                          As the owner or operator of a solid waste landfill
                               or metal recycling facility, you must obtain
                                 a written and signed statement from
                                    each of your customers verifying that
                                       the refrigerant has been properly
                                         removed from all appliances
                                            (including motor vehicle
                                              air conditioners) prior
                                                 to delivery to your
                                                   facility.
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You must maintain copies of these documents on
site for at least three years. This documentation
must include:

  • A signed statement from the customer that
   sent the appliance for disposal stating that all
   refrigerant has been removed from the appliance
   in accordance with the standards listed in EPA's
   regulations, and

  • The name and address of the person (for
   example, an appliance retailer) who removed the
   refrigerant and the specific date the refrigerant
   was removed, OR a copy of the contract between
   the customer and the person who removed the
   refrigerant stating that refrigerant will be removed
   from these appliances prior to delivery to your
   facility.
  What if I receive an appliance that has been
  crushed, partially dismantled, or had
  its refrigerant line cut?
  If you receive such a crushed or
  partially dismantled appliance, you
  still must obtain written verification
  of refrigerant removal from the
  customer that sent that appliance
  to your facility for disposal.
What should I do if a truck delivers a load
of solid waste containing one or more
appliances, but does not have any refrigerant
removal documentation for the appliances or
know who the original appliance owners or
trash collector were?

You can do any of the following:
  • Refuse to dispose of the appliance(s) and
   make the truck driver load the appliance back
   on the truck for return to whatever location
   the driver started from;
  • Accept the appliance(s) from the truck
   driver, and then send the appliance(s) to a
   technician who can remove the refrigerant in
   accordance with EPA's regulations; or
  • Remove the refrigerant yourself using EPA-
   certified equipment (see next section).
As part of your verification
efforts, EPA recommends
that you notify any
customers sending these
appliances for disposal
that the refrigerant must be
properly removed before the appliances arrive
at your facility. You  may do this by:
  • Posting warning signs at your facility's entrance
   stating that your facility will not accept any
   whole, partially dismantled, or crushed appliance
   or motor vehicle air conditioner for disposal
   without accompanying documentation of proper
   refrigerant removal, or
  • Sending letters to more frequent customers
   stating that refrigerant must be properly removed
   (and documentation of the removal brought by
   the truck driver) before such appliances  or motor
   vehicle air conditioners  can be accepted for
   disposal, or
  • Using any other equivalent means you can think
   of to notify your customers.
            Refrigerant Removal after
            Arrival at Your Facility
            If you do not require your customers
            to properly remove the refrigerant
            from any appliance before  it arrives
            in your facility, you must properly
            remove the refrigerant prior to
              burying, shredding or dismantling
                the appliance at your facility.
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              I        If you choose to remove
                    '  and collect the remaining
                      refrigerant from an appliance
                    at your facility, you must do
              so in accordance with EPA's safe
disposal requirements. You must obtain and properly
use refrigerant recovery equipment that has been
certified for use with small appliances or motor
vehicle air-conditioners. As the owner of refrigerant
recovery equipment you must register or certify that
you have obtained refrigerant recovery equipment
and that you will comply with the safe disposal
requirements.
The equipment certification must be signed by the
owner of the equipment or another responsible
officer and sent to the appropriate EPA Regional
Office. You are not required to send in a new
certification each time you add refrigerant recovery
equipment at your facility.

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  Equipment certification requirements are
  located in 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, §82.162(c)
  and at
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The certification must include:

1. The name and address,
   including the county name, of
   the purchaser of the equipment;

2. The name and address of your
   facility (where the equipment is
   or will be located);

3. The number of service
   trucks (or other vehicles)
   used to transport technicians
   and equipment between your facility, any job
   sites and the field;

4. The manufacturer name, the date of manufacture,
   and, if applicable, the model and serial number of
   the equipment; and

5. A statement that the equipment will be properly
   used in servicing, recovering, or disposing of
   appliances and that the information given  is true
   and correct.
  You can find a sample form for equipment
  certification at
  www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608/
  recoveryform.pdf
On-site personnel recovering refrigerant from
appliances that arrive at your facility for disposal are
not required to obtain EPA technician certification.
Further Information

For further information regarding the proper disposal
of appliances, please visit
www.epa.gov/ozone or call EPA's Stratospheric Ozone
Information Hotline at 1-800-296-1996

A factsheet with more information on the disposal
requirements may be found at www.epa.gov/ozone/
title6/608/608fact.html#disposal

A copy of the federal regulations described in this
brochure, located in 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, are
available at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-
idx?c=ecfr&sid=0cdade3c39eb979704559c80ede2ef61
&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr82_main_02.tpl

Required levels for the evacuation of refrigerant from
appliances may be found at www.epa.gov/ozone/
title6/608/608evtab.html

Lists of certified refrigerant recovery equipment may
be obtained from the following sources:

  • The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute at
   703-524-8800 or online at
   www.ari.org/directories/rrre/Sprevious

  • Underwriters Laboratories 708-272-8800 ext.
   42371 or online at www.ul.com

  • EPA's listing of approved refrigerant recovery
   equipment for motor vehicle air conditioners
   online at www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/609/
   technicians/appequip.html

A list of EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimers is
available at www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608/
reclamation/reclist.html

Links to all state environmental agencies can be
found at www.epa.gov/epahome/state.htm
  What can I do with the refrigerant when I remove it from an appliance at my facility?
    • You must collect the refrigerant, since EPA's regulations prohibit the venting of refrigerant compounds
     to the atmosphere.
    • In most cases, you cannot sell the collected refrigerant for direct re-use. Used refrigerant must be
     reclaimed by an EPA-certified reclaimer prior to resale to a new owner. EPA-certified refrigerant
     reclaimers have specialized equipment that has the ability to clean used refrigerant back to virgin
     specifications.
    • You can sell collected refrigerant for direct re-use if the refrigerant was ONLY removed from motor
     vehicle air conditioners and will ONLY be used in motor vehicle air conditioners by the new owner.

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