§ 27A-2-10-308.1. Disposal of untreated biomedical waste in municipal solid waste landfills prohibited.  


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  • No person, firm, association, corporation or cooperative shall dispose of untreated, potentially infectious medical waste in either a municipal solid waste landfill or in any receptacle or system designed to collect and transport solid waste to a municipal solid waste landfill.  This prohibition shall include all quantities of untreated sharps but shall not apply to other untreated, potentially infectious medical waste generated in quantities less than sixty (60) pounds (27.2 kilograms) per month from one physical location.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 371, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997.