Concepts and their limits
The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement. Prior-recovery verification requires a signed statement identifying the recovery person's name/address and recovery date, or qualifying contractual evidence. EPA does not accept a sticker alone as verification. A contract option is intended for regular commercial suppliers, not infrequent individual suppliers. Large stationary equipment dismantled on site must have refrigerant recovered according to servicing requirements before disposal.
Worked decisions
A scrap processor receives a refrigerator still containing refrigerant. What must occur before final disposal? The decision is Refrigerant recovery under the applicable requirements. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement. A final disposer receives a signed statement listing only the appliance model. Which required details are missing? The decision is Recovery person name/address and recovery date. Prior-recovery verification requires a signed statement identifying the recovery person's name/address and recovery date, or qualifying contractual evidence. An individual occasionally drops off appliances bearing recovered stickers. What should the final disposer obtain? The decision is A required signed recovery statement rather than relying on stickers. EPA does not accept a sticker alone as verification. A contract option is intended for regular commercial suppliers, not infrequent individual suppliers. A central residential air-conditioning unit is dismantled on site for disposal. Which recovery framework applies? The decision is Applicable servicing recovery requirements before disposal. Large stationary equipment dismantled on site must have refrigerant recovered according to servicing requirements before disposal.
Contrasts that change the decision
A final recycler receives an appliance that a supplier says is empty. Which approach supports that claim? Here the supported answer is Obtain the required prior-recovery statement or applicable contract evidence. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement. A statement names the person who recovered refrigerant but gives no date. Which improvement directly addresses the omission? Here the supported answer is Add the refrigerant recovery date. Prior-recovery verification requires a signed statement identifying the recovery person's name/address and recovery date, or qualifying contractual evidence. A regular commercial supplier and final processor use a qualifying recovery contract. Why can that arrangement be useful? Here the supported answer is It documents the supplier's recovery obligations for regular transactions. EPA does not accept a sticker alone as verification. A contract option is intended for regular commercial suppliers, not infrequent individual suppliers. A supermarket rack is cut apart on site while still charged. What sequence error occurred? Here the supported answer is Dismantling preceded required refrigerant recovery. Large stationary equipment dismantled on site must have refrigerant recovered according to servicing requirements before disposal.
Transfer and self-check
An infrequent individual supplier delivers a freezer with a recovered sticker. What supportingrecord is needed? The required signed prior-recovery statement identifies the recovery person’s name/address and date; the sticker alone is inadequate.
A scrap processor receives a refrigerator still containing refrigerant. What must occur before final disposal?
- The relevant stated condition is: A scrap processor receives a refrigerator still containing refrigerant.
- Apply the relevant source rule. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement.
- This supports “Refrigerant recovery under the applicable requirements”. The alternative “Crushing first and recovering afterward” uses a different condition or conclusion;the applicable rule above explains why it does not answer this case.
Compare the other answer choices
This choice (Crushing first and recovering afterward) does not fit the stated conditions. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement.
This choice (Venting while cutting the tubing) does not fit the stated conditions. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement.
This choice (Assuming the delivery driver already checked it) does not fit the stated conditions. The final person in the disposal chain must ensure refrigerant recovery before final disposal; a documented prior recovery can satisfy the chain requirement.
Try it, then explain it.
Complete a short set without looking at the example. After each answer, explain which evidence or rule supports your decision and why the alternatives do not fit.
Sources & authorship
Original Slope explanations and examples. References support the concepts; they are not the source of copied questions. Independent educator review is pending.
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