Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 229 - HOSPITAL/MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
Subpart K - WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 229.180 - Waste Management Requirements for Commercial HMIWIs
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 229.180
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The owner or operator of any commercial HMIWI that accepts hospital waste or medical/infectious waste generated off-site shall:
1) Provide hospital, medical
or infectious waste customers with written information at least once a year
concerning the availability of waste management practices for reducing the
volume and toxicity of waste to be incinerated;
2) Conduct training and education programs in
waste segregation for each of the company's waste generator
customers;
3) Ensure that each
waste generator customer prepares its own waste management plan that includes,
at a minimum, the following elements:
A)
Segregation of recyclable wastes such as paper products, glass, batteries and
metals;
B) Segregation of
non-recyclable wastes such as polyvinyl chloride plastics, pharmaceutical
waste, and mercury-containing waste; and
C) Purchasing recycled or recyclable
products;
4) Submit a
waste management plan to the Agency, in accordance with Section
229.184(b)
of this Part, that outlines the efforts that will be undertaken to implement
the requirementsspecified in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this
Section.
b) Paper or electronic copies of the materials disseminated under this Section shall be made available to the Agency upon written request.
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