True or False: Refrigerant in a small appliance being scrapped for disposal is exempt from the general venting prohibition and may be released to the atmosphere as part of the scrapping process.
Not quite. The answer is B: False
There is no scrapping exemption to the venting prohibition — refrigerant in an appliance headed for disposal must still be recovered, either by the servicing technician or verified as recovered by the disposal or scrap-processing facility, before the unit is disposed of. Believing that 'it's getting thrown away anyway' removes the recovery obligation is exactly the kind of myth this closed-book exam is designed to catch.
Reference: 40 CFR Part 82 § 82.155 (Safe disposal of appliances)
Checked against the official text
Read the eCFR text current through 2026-10-30 of § 82.155. Final processor must recover remaining refrigerant or verify by signed statement or contract that it was recovered; § 82.154(a)(1) has no exemption for scrapping.