Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations
Section 173-303-506 - Special requirements for the recycling of spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-303-506
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Applicability. (Also, see WAC 173-303-120(3).)
(a) This section applies to spent
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants that
are reclaimed or recycled. Refrigerants eligible for these special requirements
are those CFCs and HCFCs that were used as heat transfer material in a
refrigeration cycle in totally enclosed heat transfer equipment and are
subsequently reclaimed or recycled.
(b) Persons who generate, transport, or store
spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants prior to reclamation or recycling and facilities
that reclaim or recycle spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants are subject to the
requirements of this section, and WAC
173-303-050,
173-303-145, and
173-303-960. Spent CFC or HCFC
refrigerants that are not reclaimed or recycled are subject to all the
applicable requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC. Any discharge of spent CFCs or
HCFCs to the environment constitutes disposal and is subject to full regulation
under chapter 173-303 WAC.
(2) Generator requirements.
(a) Persons who reclaim or recycle their
spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants, either on-site or send their wastes off-site to
be reclaimed or recycled, must keep records for a period of at least five years
from the date of reclamation/recycling to document:
(i) The date of shipment (if sent
off-site);
(ii) The quantity (by
weight) reclaimed/recycled per shipment (when sent off-site) or batch (when
recycled on-site);
(iii) The
percentage of the total amount of CFC or HCFC wastes reclaimed/recycled per
shipment or batch (and the manner of disposal for the remaining CFCs or HCFCs);
and
(iv) The dates of
reclamation/recycling.
(b) For CFCs or HCFCs sent off-site, the
generator must obtain a signed document from the reclamation facility
certifying the information in (a) of this subsection.
(3) Reclamation facility requirements.
(a) Facilities that reclaim or recycle CFC or
HCFC refrigerants must comply with all the requirements of WAC
173-303-500 (except for WAC
173-303-500(2)(c)(ii)
). The applicable provisions of the
following sections will also apply:
(i) WAC
173-303-280(2),
General requirements for dangerous waste management facilities, imminent
hazard;
(ii) WAC
173-303-283, Performance
standards;
(iii) WAC
173-303-290(1) and
(2), Required notices;
(iv) WAC
173-303-380, Facility
recordkeeping; except for WAC
173-303-380(1)(c), (e), and
(h);
(v) WAC
173-303-390(3),
Facility reporting;
(vi) WAC
173-303-630(10),
Use and management of containers;
(vii) WAC
173-303-640(1), (2), (8), and
(10), Tank systems.
(b) The reclamation facility must supply
generators with a signed document certifying the information in subsection
(2)(a) of this section.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 09-14-105 (Order 07-12), § 173-303-506, filed 6/30/09, effective 7/31/09; 03-07-049 (Order 02-03), § 173-303-506, filed 3/13/03, effective 4/13/03; 95-22-008 (Order 94-30), § 173-303-506, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 93-02-050 (Order 92-32), § 173-303-506, filed 1/5/93, effective 2/5/93.
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