A. Cannabis Waste
and Destruction of Usable Cannabis Excluding Hemp
1. Cannabis and cannabis product waste
(including all liquid, chemical, hazardous, pesticide, manufacturing solvent
and chemical waste containing any traces of cannabis) must be stored, secured,
and managed in accordance with all applicable state, and local statutes,
regulations, ordinances, or other legal requirements.
2. Prior to disposal, cannabis and cannabis
product waste must be made unusable and any cannabis plant material made
indistinguishable from other plant material. This may be accomplished by
grinding and incorporating the cannabis plant waste with other non-consumable
solid waste or other ground materials so the resulting mixture is at least
fifty percent (50%) non-cannabis waste by volume. Other methods to render
cannabis waste unusable must be approved by DBR before implementing.
Cannabis waste rendered unusable following an approved
method may be delivered to a licensed solid waste disposal facility in Rhode
Island for final disposition or disposed of in an alternative manner approved
by DBR.
3. Destruction of
cannabis and cannabis materials other than waste generated in the regular
course of processing and/or manufacturing (such as destruction of whole plants,
wet, or usable cannabis that are found to be more than statutory possession
limits or destruction of a contaminated batch of cannabis product) must be in a
manner acceptable to DBR, which may include consultation with law
enforcement.
4. Destruction of
cannabis and cannabis materials upon revocation or abandonment of the license
must be specifically governed by DBR order or agreement and/or coordinated
efforts with law enforcement.
B. The laboratory must manage medical waste
per Medical Waste Regulations (250-RICR-140-15-1).
C. The laboratory must manage Hazardous Waste
per the Department of Environmental Management Rules and Regulations for
Hazardous Waste Management (250-RICR-140-10-1).
D. Wastes, which are not classified as
medical waste or hazardous waste or which are not otherwise regulated by law or
rule, may be disposed in dumpsters or load packers provided the following
precautions are maintained:
1. Dumpsters must
be tightly covered, leakproof, inaccessible to rodents and animals, and placed
on concrete slabs preferably graded to a drain. Water supply must be available
within easy accessibility for washing down of the area. In addition, the pickup
schedule must be maintained with more frequent pickups when required. The
dumping site of waste materials must be in sanitary landfills approved by the
Department of Environmental Management.
2. Load packers must conform to the same
restrictions required for dumpsters and must be high enough off the ground to
facilitate the cleaning of the underneath areas of the stationary equipment.
Also, the loading section must be constructed and maintained to prevent rubbish
from blowing away.
