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Health & Saf. Code, § 25217.2.1 · Article 10.7. Recyclable Latex Paint and Oil-Based Paint

Health & Saf. Code, § 25217.2.1

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) A location that accepts recyclable latex paint pursuant to Section 25217.2 may also accept oil-based paint if all of the additional following conditions are met:

(1) The collection location is established under a stewardship plan approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the paint product recovery program established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 48700) of Part 7 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.

(2) The collection location receives oil-based paint only from either of the following:

(A) A person who generates oil-based paint incidental to owning or maintaining a place of residence.

(B) A very small quantity generator.

(3) The oil-based paint is still in liquid form and is in its original packaging or is in a closed container that is clearly labeled.

(4) The location manages the oil-based paint in accordance with the requirements in Section 25217.2.

(5) The collection location operates pursuant to a contract with a manufacturer or stewardship organization that has submitted a stewardship plan that has been approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the collected paint is managed in accordance with that stewardship plan.

(6) The oil-based paint is stored for no longer than 180 days.

(b) Oil-based paint initially collected at a collection location shall be deemed to be generated at the consolidation location for purposes of this chapter, if all of the following apply:

(1) The collection location is established under a stewardship plan in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(2) The oil-based paint is subsequently transported to a consolidation location that is operating pursuant to a contract with a manufacturer or stewardship organization under a stewardship plan approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the paint product recovery program established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 48700) of Part 7 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.

(3) The oil-based paint is non-RCRA hazardous waste, or is otherwise exempt from, or is not otherwise regulated pursuant to, the federal act.

(c) A permanent household hazardous waste collection facility that accepts recyclable latex paint pursuant to and in compliance with Section 25217.2 and that accepts oil-based paint is not subject to the weight and volume limits on the amount of oil-based paint that may be accepted, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25218.3.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 989, Sec. 2. (SB 1143) Effective January 1, 2025.

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