(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 an architectural paint stewardship plan approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the architectural paint recovery program established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 48700) of Part 7 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.

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(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 paint stewardship organization that has submitted an architectural paint stewardship plan that has been approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the collected paint is managed in accordance with that approved architectural paint 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 an architectural paint 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 paint stewardship organization under an architectural paint stewardship plan that has been approved by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to the architectural paint 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.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 499, Sec. 4. (AB 2481) Effective January 1, 2023.)