Arizona Administrative Code
Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS
Section R18-13-1416 - Recycled Materials
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 18-13-1416
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Once a generator places biohazardous medical waste in a red bag as required in R18-13-1407, a person shall not remove any of the biohazardous medical waste from the bag until the biohazardous medical waste has been treated as required in R18-13-1415.
B. A generator of biohazardous medical waste intending to recycle any portion of the biohazardous medical waste shall segregate that portion of biohazardous medical waste from the portion of biohazardous medical waste that will not be recycled. The generator shall do either of the following:
1. Treat the
biohazardous medical waste intended for recycling as required in R18-13-1415
before sending the treated medical waste to a recycler.
2. Follow the requirements in
R18-13-1406,
R18-13-1407, and R18-13-1408, before either contracting with a transporter to
haul or self-hauling the biohazardous medical waste to a treatment facility for
treatment. After treatment, the treated medical waste may be sent to a
recycler.
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