New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE
Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE
Section 7:26-3A.17 - Exemptions
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Generators of less than three cubic feet (50 pounds) of regulated medical waste per month that transport only their own regulated medical waste and home self-care medical waste to another generator for storage or disposal are exempt from the requirements of 7:26-3A.16(d) and the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26- 3A.27(c). The generator shall meet the following conditions:
(b) Generators that transport by the U.S. Postal Service regulated medical waste, Classes 4 and 7 as defined at 7:26-3A.6, are exempt from the requirements of 7:26-3A.16(d) if the generator generates less than three cubic feet (50 pounds) of regulated medical waste per month and ships less than three cubic feet (50 pounds) of regulated medical waste per shipment. The generator shall meet the following conditions:
(c) Generators of less than 500 pounds of regulated medical waste per year, excluding blood and body fluids disposed of in a municipal sewer system in accordance with 7:26-3A.16(b), are exempt from the tracking requirements of 7:26-3A.19 provided:
(d) A generator that collects regulated medical waste from other generators, in the same building or in other buildings on the generator's property or on contiguous property owned by the generator not divided by public roads, is exempt from the requirements of 7:26-3A.16(d) provided:
(e) A generator that generates regulated medical waste at a temporary facility operating less often than 15 days each year is exempt from the registration requirement of 7:26-3A.8(d) provided:
(f) Noncommercial collection facilities operating in accordance with 7:26-3A.39(b) and that collect less than 2,000 pounds of RMW per year are exempt from registration with the Department as a noncommercial collection facility. Noncommercial collection facilities collecting less than 2,000 pounds of regulated medical waste per year are also exempt from annual fees for collection facilities listed at 7:26-3A.8(d).