§ 233.30. Requirements to recycle CFCs.

(1) Salvage automobiles. A person who processes automobiles for salvage must remove CFCs for recycling prior to disposal or sale of the materials containing CFCs. This subdivision does not apply to crushed automobiles or automobiles that have been processed in a manner that makes removal and recovery of CFCs impossible.

(2)

Refrigeration equipment. A person processing scrap refrigerators, room and central air-conditioning units, or freezers must remove and recycle, destroy, or properly dispose of the CFCs.

(3)

Mobile air-conditioning equipment. A person servicing or removing mobile air-conditioning equipment must:

(a)

Recapture CFCs, provide storage for recaptured CFCs, and transfer recaptured CFCs to a recycler; or

(b)

Recapture and recycle the CFCs to an allowed use.

(4)

Servicing of appliances.

(a)

A person servicing refrigerators, room and central air-conditioning units, or freezers must:

1.

Recapture CFCs, provide storage for recaptured CFCs, and transfer recaptured CFCs to a recycler; or

2.

Recapture CFCs and recycle the CFCs to an allowed use.

(b)

The recovered CFCs may be properly disposed of or destroyed.

(5)

Foam not required to be recycled. This section does not require recycling of rigid or flexible foam.

(6)

Rules. The commissioner of health may adopt rules for recycling CFCs and introduce standards for CFC recycling requirements which are not inconsistent with rules adopted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). (90-Or-187, § 1, 7-27-90; 2013-Or-156, § 1, 12-6-13)