Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 666 - Standards For Managing Specific Hazardous Wastes And Specific Types Of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Subchapter P - Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
Section NR 666.506 - Conditional exemptions for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are also controlled substances and household waste pharmaceuticals collected in a take-back event or program

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 666.506

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) CONDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS. Provided the conditions of sub. (2) are met, all of the following are exempt from the requirements under chs. NR 662 to 673:

(a) Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are also listed on a schedule of controlled substances by the drug enforcement administration in 21 CFR part 1308.

(b) Household waste pharmaceuticals that are collected in a take-back event or program, including those that are collected by an authorized collector, as defined by the drug enforcement administration, registered with the drug enforcement administration that commingles the household waste pharmaceuticals with controlled substances from an ultimate user, as defined by the drug enforcement administration.

(2) CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTION. The hazardous waste pharmaceuticals shall be all of the following:

(a) Managed in compliance with the sewer prohibition under s. NR 666.505.

(b) Collected, stored, transported, and disposed of in compliance with all applicable drug enforcement administration regulations for controlled substances.

(c) Destroyed by a method that the drug enforcement administration has publicly deemed in writing to meet its non-retrievable standard of destruction or combusted at one of the following:

1. A permitted large municipal waste combustor, subject to 40 CFR part 62 subpart FFF or applicable state plan for existing large municipal waste combustors, or 40 CFR part 60 subpart Eb for new large municipal waste combustors.

2. A permitted small municipal waste combustor, subject to 40 CFR part 62 subpart JJJ or applicable state plan for existing small municipal waste combustors, or 40 CFR part 60 subpart AAAA for new small municipal waste combustors.

3. A permitted hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerator, subject to 40 CFR part 62 subpart HHH or applicable state plan for existing hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators, or 40 CFR part 60 subpart Ec for new hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators.

4. A permitted commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator, subject to 40 CFR part 62 subpart III or applicable state plan for existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators, or 40 CFR part 60 subpart CCCC for new commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators.

5. A permitted hazardous waste combustor subject to 40 CFR part 63 subpart EEE.

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