The hazardous waste regulations in California are more strict & more broad than those of the USEPA.

Generators of both RCRA hazardous waste and Non-RCRA hazardous waste in California must also be aware of the State’s ban on the landfill disposal of certain wastes. Take a look at the list below. Are any of these wastes in your trash or garbage? Is there even a possibility that they might be?

• Lamps – a universal waste subject to DTSC and USEPA regulations.
• Batteries – a universal waste subject to DTSC and USEPA regulations.
• Electronics – a universal waste subject to DTSC and USEPA regulations.
• Mercury-containing materials. – a universal waste subject to DTSC and USEPA regulations.
• Paints & solvents (latex & oil-based). – either a RCRA hazardous waste or a California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste.
• Non-empty aerosols. – a universal waste subject to DTSC and USEPA regulations.
• Asbestos – a California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste.
• Pressure treated lumber.
• Used oil filters. – a California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste.
• Used oil & antifreeze. – a California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste.
• Tires
• Needles & sharps.
• PCB ballast. – a California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste.
• Large metallic objects.
• Compressed gas cylinders.
• Household Haz Waste.

Source: UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Environmental Health and Safety Office: Managing Waste in California

Do you have questions about the management of RCRA hazardous waste, California-only non-RCRA hazardous waste, California universal waste, used oil, spent antifreeze or any one of a number of various wastes subject to DTSC regulations?  Contact me or attend my one-day DTSC Hazardous Waste Seminar in Ontario, CA on June 25, 2015.