What does the regulatory term 'recover' mean with respect to refrigerant?
Not quite. The answer is B: To remove refrigerant, in any condition, from a system and store it in an external container without necessarily testing or processing it
Recovery is the foundational, lowest-bar step: get the refrigerant out of the equipment and into an approved container, regardless of what condition it's in. It doesn't imply any cleaning or purity testing — that's what distinguishes it from recycling or reclamation, both of which are additional processing steps performed after recovery.
Reference: 40 CFR Part 82 § 82.152 (Definition of 'recover')
Checked against the official text
Read the eCFR text current through 2026-10-30 of § 82.152. Definition: remove refrigerant in any condition from an appliance and store it in an external container without necessarily testing or processing it.
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