In refrigerant management, which term describes extracting refrigerant and cleaning it for reuse without reclamation requirements?

• A. Reclaim
• B. Recover
• C. Dispose
• D. Recycle

Answer: (D)

In refrigerant management, these terms distinguish how refrigerant is handled after removal. Recycle means removing the refrigerant, cleaning it on-site to remove contaminants and moisture so it can be reused, without going through the formal reclamation standards. This is why it’s described as cleaning for reuse without reclamation requirements. Reclaim, by contrast, involves processing the refrigerant to meet strict purity standards (ARI 700) at a reclamation facility before it can be reused. Recover refers to simply extracting the refrigerant and storing it, not necessarily cleaning it. Dispose means discarding it.