For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Advisory committee” means the California Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 25244.15.1.

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(b) “Appropriate local agency” means a county, city, or regional association that has adopted a hazardous waste management plan pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 25135).

(c) “Business” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25501.

(d) “Hazardous waste management approaches” means approaches, methods, and techniques of managing the generation and handling of hazardous waste, including source reduction, recycling, and the treatment of hazardous waste.

(e) “Hazardous waste management performance report” or “report” means the report required by subdivision (b) of Section 25244.20 to document and evaluate the results of hazardous waste management practices.

(f) “NAICS Code” means the identification number assigned to specific types of businesses by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) adopted by the United States Census Bureau.

(g) “Pollution prevention” means the reduction of chemical sources that have adverse impacts on public health and the environment, including, but not limited to, source reduction.

(h) “SIC Code” means the identification number assigned to specific types of businesses by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system established by the United States Department of Commerce.

(i) (1) “Source reduction” means one of the following:

(A)  An action that causes a net reduction in the generation of hazardous waste.

(B)  An action taken before the hazardous waste is generated that results in a lessening of the properties that cause it to be classified as a hazardous waste.

(2) “Source reduction” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) “Input change,” which means a change in raw materials or feedstocks used in a production process or operation so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.

(B) “Operational improvement,” which means improved site management so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.

(C) “Production process change,” which means a change in a process, method, or technique that is used to produce a product or a desired result, including the return of materials or their components, for reuse within the existing processes or operations, so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.

(D) “Product reformulation,” which means changes in design, composition, or specifications of end products, including product substitution, so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.

(3) “Source reduction” does not include any of the following:

(A) Actions taken after a hazardous waste is generated.

(B) Actions that merely concentrate the constituents of a hazardous waste to reduce its volume or that dilute the hazardous waste to reduce its hazardous characteristics.

(C) Actions that merely shift hazardous wastes from one environmental medium to another environmental medium.

(D) Treatment.

(j) “Source reduction evaluation review and plan” or “review and plan” means a review conducted by the generator of the processes, operations, and procedures in use at a generator’s site, in accordance with the format established by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25244.16, and that does both of the following:

(1) Determines any alternatives to, or modifications of, the generator’s processes, operations, and procedures that may be implemented to reduce the amount of hazardous waste generated.

(2) Includes a plan to document and implement source reduction measures for the hazardous wastes specified in paragraph (1) that are technically feasible and economically practicable for the generator, including a reasonable implementation schedule.

(k) “Hazardous waste,” “person,” “recycle,” and “treatment” have the same meanings as defined in Article 2 (commencing with Section 25110).

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 45. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)