Section 18751.2.1 - Definitions(a) The following definitions shall only apply to this Article: (1) "Must" or "shall" means a provision is mandatory.(2) "May" means a provision is permissive.(b) "Household hazardous waste," or "HHW" means household hazardous waste as defined in Health and Safety Code § 25218.1(e).(c) "Permanent household hazardous waste collection facility" means a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility as defined in Health and Safety Code § 25218.1(h).(d) Program types listed in Section 18751.2.3(c) are defined in Health and Safety Code § 25218.1.(e) Waste types listed in § 18751.2.3(a)(1)-(4) and (7) are described in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Section 172.101. Waste types listed in § 18751.2.3(a)(5), (6), (8), and (9) are defined as follows: (1) "PCB-containing materials" means materials that contain polychlorinated biphenyls.(2) "Reclaimable" means materials that are on the list of recyclable hazardous wastes described in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 16, Section 66266.2, and also latex paint.(3) "Universal Waste" means universal waste as defined in Health and Safety Code § 25123.8.(4) "Other" means materials collected by Public Agency HHW programs that are not described in § 18751.2.3(a)(1)-(8).(f) Management Methods listed in § 18751.2.3(d) have the following definitions: (1) "Destructive Incineration" means treatment by thermal destruction at a high temperature hazardous waste incinerator where the physical destruction is the sole intent of the treatment process.(2) "Fuel Incineration" means treatment by thermal destruction where the waste, either by itself or blended with another material, is burned to recover its potential thermal energy.(3) "Landfill" means disposal of a waste in the ground (and in this case) at a landfill authorized to accept the waste.(4) "Neutralization" means treatment by chemically adjusting the pH of the waste so that the waste can be discharged into a publicly owned treatment works (does not apply if after neutralization, the waste is still hazardous and is sent for disposal or treatment by one of the other methods).(5) "Recycled" means waste is sent for resource recovery where the raw materials used for making the material before it became a waste are recovered to make new materials of the same or different nature (does not include fuel incineration).(6) "Reused" means waste is used without further treatment or handling for the original intended purpose of the material before it became a waste.(7) "Stabilization" means treatment where waste is chemically stabilized into a solid or semi-solid state such that it no longer exhibits hazardous characteristics and can be managed as non-hazardous waste (does not apply if after stabilization, waste is still hazardous and is sent for disposal or treatment by one of the other methods described here).(8) "Stewardship Program" means waste is sent for management by a program run by manufacturers or a designated stewardship organization to manage specified products.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 18751.2.1
1. New section filed 4-13-2007; operative 5-13-2007 (Register 2007, No. 15).
2. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 7-22-2013; operative 7-22-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 30). Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code; and Section 25218.10, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 41500, 41510, 41750 and 47103, Public Resources Code; and Sections 25123.8 and 25218.9, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 4-13-2007; operative 5-13-2007 (Register 2007, No. 15).
2. Repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 7-22-2013; operative 7-22-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 30).