---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 266.602"
title: "40"
number: "266.602"
heading: "Standards for ignitable spent refrigerant recycled for reuse under this subpart."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/266.602"
---

# §266.602. Standards for ignitable spent refrigerant recycled for reuse under this subpart.

- (a) Persons who recover (i.e., remove from an appliance and store in an external container) and/or recycle ignitable spent refrigerants for reuse either for further use in equipment of the same owner, or in compliance with motor vehicle air conditioner (MVAC) standards in [40 CFR part 82](/cfr/40/part82.md), [subpart B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md), or who send recovered refrigerant off-site to be recycled for reuse must:
  - (1) Recover and/or recycle for reuse the ignitable spent refrigerant using equipment that is certified for that type of refrigerant and appliance under [§§ 82.36](/cfr/40/82.36.md) and/or 82.158 of this chapter; and
  - (2) Not speculatively accumulate the ignitable spent refrigerant per [§ 261.1(c)](/cfr/40/261.1.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (b) Persons who receive ignitable spent refrigerants from off-site, and are not a transfer facility that stores the refrigerants for less than ten (10) days before sending the refrigerant to another site to be recycled for reuse, must:
  - (1) If recovering the refrigerant, recover the ignitable spent refrigerant using equipment that is certified for that type of refrigerant and appliance under [§ 82.36](/cfr/40/82.36.md) of this chapter;
  - (2) Meet the applicable emergency preparedness and response requirements of [40 CFR part 261](/cfr/40/part261.md), [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md); and
  - (3) Not speculatively accumulate the ignitable spent refrigerant per [§ 261.1(c)](/cfr/40/261.1.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) Persons receiving ignitable spent refrigerant from off-site to be recycled for reuse under this subpart must:
  - (1) Maintain certification by EPA under [§ 82.164](/cfr/40/82.164.md) of this chapter;
  - (2) Meet the applicable emergency preparedness and response requirements of [40 CFR part 261](/cfr/40/part261.md), [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md); and
  - (3) Starting with the calendar year beginning January 1, 2029, not speculatively accumulate the ignitable spent refrigerant per [§ 261.1(c)](/cfr/40/261.1.md?p=c) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 82871, Oct. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1006, 2002(a), 3001-3009, 3014, 3017, 6905, 6906, 6912, 6921, 6922, 6924-6927, 6934, and 6937.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 666, Jan. 4, 1985, unless otherwise noted.