Nj Medical Waste Generators
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Many industries generate hazardous waste.
Nj medical waste generators. Key information on this program is organized under the headings below. 7 26 3a 21 d and f generators of more than 200 pounds of regulated medical waste rmw. Epa regulates hazardous waste under the resource conservation and recovery act rcra to ensure these wastes are managed in ways that protect human health and the environment. General hazardous waste requirements matrix.
Waste classes of rmw 3. Human blood blood products. Liquid waste human blood items saturated and or dripping with human blood items that were saturated and or dripping of blood iv bags if they have come into contact with blood or other regulated body fluid 4. In 1988 new jersey implemented a regulatory program to ensure regulated medical waste rmw is managed safely.
Major requirements for sqgs include. Hazardous waste generators and transporters and facilities. For information on solid and hazardous waste transporter registration please access their webpage see helpful links on the upper right corner of this page. Rmw classification rmw falls into 7 classes.
Our professional crew will collect transport and dispose of your medical waste utilizing environmentally friendly and legally safe practices. 609 777 1951 or 609 984 0565 note. Cultures stocks pathological waste human blood blood products sharps unused sharps animal. Generators of hazardous waste are regulated based on the amount of hazardous waste they generate in a calendar month not the size of their business or facility.
The medical waste management act pdf mwma section 117705 of the california health and safety code considers any person whose act or process produces medical waste to be a medical waste generator in california e g a facility or business that generates and or stores medical waste onsite. Trenton nj 08625 0420 phone. Medical waste generators may be either large quantity generators. New jersey department of environmental protection njdep site remediation and waste management program bureau of recycling and hazardous waste management section i administrative information pursuant to n j a c.
Used in animal or human patient care treatment medical. Nj medical waste is your local resource for responsible medical waste disposal serving customers in new jersey new york and pennsylvania. For additional information on each. Sqgs may accumulate hazardous waste on site for 180 days without a permit or 270 days if shipping a distance greater than 200 miles.
Small quantity generators sqgs generate more than 100 kilograms but less than 1 000 kilograms of hazardous waste per month. In the table below there are brief descriptions of each of the general requirement categories for cesqg sqg or lqg for a complete list of requirements refer to n j a c. 7 26g particularly subchapters 5 thru 11 as published in nj register on 10 21 96.