Regulation .07 Disposal of Special Medical Waste.
Regulation .07 Disposal of Special Medical Waste.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Subject to §§B and C of this regulation, a person shall dispose of special medical waste after treatment by one of the following methods:
(1)
Interment;
(2)
Depositing in a facility approved to accept the type of solid waste being disposed in accordance with §C of this regulation; or
(3)
Incineration.
B.
A person may discharge a special medical waste that is liquid, semiliquid, or anatomical material that has been mechanically destroyed into a sewerage system, if the discharge is allowed under:
(1)
Local ordinance or regulation; and
(2)
Environment Article, Title 9, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C.
A person shall dispose of special medical waste in accordance with:
(1)
State laws and regulations pertaining to solid waste disposal including Environment Article, Title 9, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2)
Local ordinances and regulations to the extent that the local requirements are not preempted by or in conflict with State law.