CARB stands for California Air Resources Board. They established environmental requirements for portable fuel containers in California. Some other states have also adopted these requirements. U.S. EPA plans to adopt similar national requirements in January 2009. No-Spill meets these requirements with the following features:
1. An autostop, self venting nozzle that stops the flow of fuel when the target tank reaches full.
2. A single opening for filling & pouring. No separate vents or openings.
3. A treated can body for very low permeation.
4. Automatic closure. Nozzle automatically springs to the closed position when not pouring.
What's the difference between No-Spill's CARB cans and regular (non-CARB) cans?
No-Spill's regular (non-CARB) cans are very similar to our CARB compliant cans. After changes in CARB regulations effective July 2007, the only difference between a No-Spill® CARB compliant can and our regular (nonCARB) can is the special treatment of the can body for low permeation. By January 2009 the US EPA will require that all fuel cans comply with new EPA regulations (similar to CARB) so our regular (nonCARB) cans will be discontinued and No-Spill® will only produce our CARB/EPA compliant version which will include Child Resistance features required by CPSC in January 2009.
