After recovering refrigerant, what must you do with the recovered material?

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Recovering refrigerant is about containing it and sending it to the right place for proper treatment. After recovery, the material must be stored in labeled, leak-tight cylinders and disposed of or recycled through an approved program, not vented. Venting releases harmful refrigerants into the atmosphere and violates environmental laws, and dumping to a drain or trash is also inappropriate and unsafe. Keeping the recovered refrigerant in sealed, labeled containers ensures containment and traceability, so it can be recycled or reclaimed by a certified facility according to the program’s rules.