Refrigeration Equipment and Appliances  
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Section 608.c, prohibit the intentional venting or releasing of ozone depleting refrigerants or their blends or substitute refrigerants to the environment. The USEPA Refrigerant and Emission Reduction regulation of 1993, at 40 CFR Subpart F, 82.150-166, established recovery and recycling requirements for ozone depleting refrigerants removed or recovered during the service, maintenance, repair and disposal of refrigeration equipment and appliances. This includes a "safe disposal requirement" requiring the evacuation or recovery of refrigerants from refrigeration equipment and appliances prior to final disposal as scrap or to a landfill per 40 CFR 82.156.   Standards for recycling and recovery equipment may be found at 40 CFR 82.158.   Standards for technician certifications may be found at 40 CFR 82.161.   Violations of   the Clean Air Act (CAA) and of USEPA regulations carry civil or criminal penalties and fines.   DoD disposal policy is at DoD 4160.21-M, Chapter 10, Att 1, Item 24.

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