Health and Safety Code section 25217.2.1
(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.
Source:
Section 25217.2.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=25217.2.1. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).
