Health & Saf. Code, § 25120.5 · Article 2. Definitions
Health & Saf. Code, § 25120.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“Recyclable material” means a hazardous waste that is capable of being recycled, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(a) A residue.
(b) A spent material, including, but not limited to, a used or spent stripping or plating solution or etchant.
(c) A material that is contaminated to such an extent that it can no longer be used for the purpose for which it was originally purchased or manufactured.
(d) A byproduct listed in the regulations adopted by the department as “hazardous waste from specific sources” or “hazardous waste from nonspecific sources. ”
(e) Any retrograde material that has not been used, distributed, or reclaimed through treatment by the original manufacturer or owner by the later of the following dates:
(1) One year after the date when the material became a retrograde material.
(2) If the material has been returned to the original manufacturer, one year after the material is returned to the original manufacturer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631, Sec. 6.
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