Anyone here has or is familiar w/ CAR Appliance Recycling Certificate in California?

**aph** · 08-18-2020, 02:37 PM

Hi all,
does anyone on here have a CAR Certified Appliance Recycling permit for the state of California?

How hard is it to get. Seems like a lot of dumbass paper work they want us to create.

If anyone on here has a license or can help with info, let's talk.

I am located in Stockton.

Martin

**JJinLV** · 08-18-2020, 03:16 PM

One of my clients installs appliances and removes the old ones for recycling in San Jose area. Will ask them what they needed

**JJinLV** · 08-18-2020, 03:33 PM

Says the special permit is necessary only if you're the baler/shredder or if you're selling the scrap - specifically AC units and refrigerators - to yards that do not have the permit. It's a refrigerant discharge accountability thing same like most states have and you'd need to get certified for refrigerant discharge/disposal to get the permit. But if you sell to yards that have refrigerant disposal you don't need it.

**aph** · 08-21-2020, 03:43 PM

Well, dip**** SIMS here in Stockton requires all scrappers (except the 2 or 3 that are special) to have a CAR license, which NOBODY has, except the yards themselves. Without they don't take appliances at all.

The other yard who has a CAR license themself only takes non refrigerant appliances FOR FREE and fridges/freezers/ACs not at all.

Believe me, you do not want to do business in this ****hole of a city.
Nothing but BS and PITA on so many levels.

**JJinLV** · 08-21-2020, 04:38 PM

Guy sells to Sims. Only restriction they have on him is minimum weights. So they're prolly just being schmucks to you

**aph** · 08-25-2020, 06:08 PM

Not just to me, but everybody else.
I am perfectly ok GIVING the appliance scrap away. Make plenty of money on the good stuff. But all the guys I talked to aren't getting paid either. Not really sure why SIMS is such a PITA here. Other yards in other cities pay a little, but not enough for someone to pick it up from me and haul it there.