Common Ozone Depleting Refrigerants include: R22, R401A, R401B, R402A, R402B, R403A, R403B, R408A, R409A, R409B, R413A (Ozone depleting CFCs such as R12 and R502 cannot now legally be handled other than for disposal). The Regulation introduced a ban on the use of virgin HCFCs from 1st January 2010 and a ban on the use of all HCFCs including recycled materials, from 1st January 2015.
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