What are my requirements for disposing of refrigeration or air-conditioning systems containing halocarbons?
Before dismantling, destroying, or decommissioning a refrigeration or air conditioning system, you must recover the halocarbons into an appropriate container. This includes recovery from systems that were charged with a halocarbon and which were part of some other equipment or system located on a vehicle, vessel or building, that is being decommissioned, dismantled or destroyed. Recovery of a halocarbon must be performed by a certified person and in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Refrigerant Code of Practice. Furthermore, a dismantling, decommissioning or destruction notice must be affixed on the system containing the information prescribed in Item 1 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations. This notice must not be removed unless a new notice is issued for the same purpose or the system has reached its final destination for destruction. The system owner must retain a copy of the notice for at least five years. A suggested form for dismantling, decommissioning or destruction not
