CA Cleaning Products Right to Know Act

OEHHA Household Appliances
Updated July 2022 3/3
ü Safely dispose of unwanted electrical and electronic household appliances:
Ä Do not disassemble or burn them, or abandon them on the street.
4 Find out if your city or county has a program to pick up or accept
bulky items for recycling.
4 Some smaller household appliances that have electronic components,
like microwave ovens, are considered e-waste, and must be taken to
a designated handler or recycler.
4 Ask if your retailer offers a haul-away service for your used household
appliance when you purchase a new one and have it delivered.
ü Contact the manufacturer if you have questions about a Proposition 65 warning.
For more information:
General Fact Sheets and Resources
· US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
4 Carbon-Monoxide-Questions-and-Answers
https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Carbon-
Monoxide-Information-Center/Carbon-Monoxide-Questions-and-Answers
· US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
4 Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD)
https://www.epa.gov/rad/consumers
4 Frequently Asked Questions about Safe Disposal of Refrigerated
Household Appliances
https://www.epa.gov/section608/frequently-asked-questions-about-safe-
disposal-refrigerated-household-appliances
· California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
4 Combustion Pollutants in Your Home
https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/combustf.htm
4 Indoor Air Pollution from Cooking
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/indoor-air-pollution-cooking
CalRecycle
4 What is E-Waste?
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Electronics/WhatisEwaste/
Proposition 65
· California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
4 Proposition 65: Background
https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/faq
4 Proposition 65: The List of Chemicals
https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/chemicals
4 Proposition 65: Fact Sheets
https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/fact-sheets