May the scrap yard accept it?

Recovery requirements · EPA 608 Type I. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

The small-appliance definition and the recovery levels required.

The question

A supplier tells a scrap yard he cut the lines on a freezer to let the refrigerant out, then offers to sign a "leaked out" statement. May the scrap yard accept it?

• AYes, as long as the statement is signed, dated and kept on file
• BYes, because the freezer held less than 5 pounds
• CNo; cutting lines is not leaking, so the statement is falseCorrect answer
• DYes, if the refrigerant in the freezer was an HFC

Why “No; cutting lines is not leaking, so the statement is false” is correct

"Leaked out" covers system failures, accidents and other unavoidable events, not deliberate acts such as cutting refrigerant lines. Section 82.155(b)(2)(i) makes it a violation to accept a statement the receiver knew or had reason to know was false.

Source: 40 CFR 82.155(b)

Why the other answers are wrong

• Yes, as long as the statement is signed, dated and kept on file — A signature does not make a statement true, and the yard knows it is false.
• Yes, because the freezer held less than 5 pounds — Charge size does not change the rule on false statements.
• Yes, if the refrigerant in the freezer was an HFC — Non-exempt HFC substitutes are covered by the disposal rule too.

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