This classification applies to employers that purchase, sort, consolidate and sell ferrous or nonferrous scrap metal, including but not limited to steel, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, tin, lead and precious metal, provided the sale of metal equals or exceeds 25% of gross receipts. This classification also applies to Processing Facilities certified by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery that process California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers.
Dealers of new metal shall be classified as 8106, Metal Stock Dealers — ferrous or nonferrous.
Dismantling electronic or non-electronic waste products to allow for proper disposal shall be classified as 9424(1), Garbage or Refuse Landfill, Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility Operations.
Fixed locations (not mobile) where employers collect or purchase, sort, consolidate and sell recovered recyclable raw materials, including but not limited to glass, plastic, paper and rubber, and where the sale of ferrous or nonferrous scrap metal does not equal or exceed 25% of gross receipts shall be classified as 9424(2), Recycled Material Dealers.
The collection and redemption of California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers at sites other than certified Processing Facilities shall be classified as 8847, Beverage Container Collection or Redemption. Wrecking or demolition work at outside locations shall be separately classified.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: Footnote: This classification applies to the purchasing, sorting, consolidating and selling of nonferrous scrap metal, including but not limited to stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, tin, lead and precious metals. This classification includes certified processing facilities that process aluminum beverage containers. | 1/1/2018 |
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