California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 117670

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1998.

“Household waste” means any material, including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks and medical waste, that is derived from households, farms, or ranches. Household waste does not include trauma scene waste.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 117670 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-104-environmental-health/part-14-medical-waste/chapter-2-definitions/section-117670

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Definitions

§ 117625§ 117630§ 117636§ 117637§ 117640§ 117645§ 117647§ 117650§ 117655§ 117657…§ 117747§ 117750§ 117760§ 117765§ 117770§ 117771§ 117775§ 117776§ 117778§ 117780

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