New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 15 - HOUSEKEEPING, SANITATION, SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE
Section 5:27A-15.4 - Waste removal

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:27A-15.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) All solid or liquid waste that is not regulated medical waste, garbage, or trash shall be collected, stored, and disposed of in accordance with the rules of the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey State Department of Health (N.J.A.C. 8:24). Solid waste shall be stored in insectproof, rodentproof, fireproof, nonabsorbent, watertight containers with tightfitting covers and collected from storage areas regularly so as to prevent nuisances such as odors. Procedures and schedules shall be established and implemented for the cleaning of storage areas and containers for solid or liquid waste, garbage, and trash, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:24.

(b) Garbage compactors shall be located on an impervious pad that is graded to a drain. The drain shall be unobstructed and connected to the sanitary sewage disposal system.

(c) Plastic bags shall be used for solid waste removal. Plastic bags used for solid waste removal shall be of sufficient strength to safely contain waste from point of origin to point of disposal and shall be effectively closed prior to disposal.

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