§ 25113 Waste Disposal Definition

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Disposal means throwing away waste in any way that could harm the air, land, or water.
•It also means leaving waste behind without taking care of it.
•This law is just explaining what disposal means, not changing the rules.

Example

You pour old motor oil from your car onto the ground in your backyard.

This is disposal because you’re putting waste (the oil) into the environment where it can harm the land or water.

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§ 25113 Waste Disposal Definition

(a) “Disposal” means either of the following: (1) The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste so that the waste or any constituent of the waste is or may be emitted into the air or discharged into or on any land or waters, including groundwaters, or may otherwise enter the environment. (2) The abandonment of any waste. (b) The amendment of the section made at the 1989–90 Regular Session of the Legislature does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the existing law. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1436, Sec. 2. Effective October 2, 1989.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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disposal legislature waters waste regular session effective october injection environment

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 25113.

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