Section 1389-EE. Transfer of regulated medical waste to off-site treatment and disposal facilities  


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  • 1. Any generator of  regulated  medical  waste
      shall  transfer  custody  of  the  waste  only  to  a transporter who is
      permitted as a regulated medical waste transporter by the department  of
      environmental conservation.
        2.    Regulated  medical  waste  shall  be  transported to an off-site
      treatment or disposal facility in a leakproof, fully enclosed  container
      or vehicle compartment.
        3.    Regulated  medical  waste  shall  not be transported in the same
      vehicle  with  other  waste  unless  the  regulated  medical  waste   is
      separately  contained  in  rigid reusable containers or kept separate by
      barriers from other waste, or unless all of the waste is to  be  treated
      or  disposed  of  as  regulated  medical  waste  in  accordance with the
      requirements of this title.