Services Industries Compliance Service Areas About LoginContact 800.378.8824 New EPA Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals 2/22/2019 New EPA Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Take Effect August 21, 2019 Published in Healthcare Environmental Solutions magazine, the EPA has announced a change to the management standard for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals on February 22, 2019. The new regulation affects The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as it will change the final rule on how hospitals, pharmacies, dentists, nursing and long-term care facilities store and dispose of their pharmaceuticals. In short the new standard will eliminate the dual regulation of hazardous pharmaceuticals that are also DEA controlled substances, will still uphold the household hazardous waste exemption, will lesson the burden on healthcare facilities as these pharmaceuticals will not count toward their generator status and finally the EPA has stated that Nicotine patches, gums, and lozenges no longer need to be managed as hazardous waste. To read the full regulation please click the link below. To find out if your facility will be affected by this regulation please visit your states environmental protection website. As always if you have any questions in regards to disposing of your pharmaceutical waste do not hesitate to reach out to BioServ! New EPA Hazardous Pharmaceutical Regulation « previous article view all articles next article » Why Choose Us General FAQs Testimonials News Links & Affiliations Careers Testimonials BioServ has always been great at disposing of our medical waste. — Paul Gambardella, DPM ‹ › View all testimonials › Headquarters CORPORATE OFFICE 10 Gramar Avenue Prospect, CT 06712 800.378.8824 Other Locations NEW YORK 28 Corporate Circle East Syracuse, NY 13057 800.378.8824 NEW JERSEY 480 Memorial Parkway Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 800.378.8824 OHIO 210 Hayes Road Suite D Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131 800.378.8824 Service Areas Connecticut New Jersey New Hampshire New York Massachusetts Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Services Biomedical Waste Disposal Hazardous Waste Disposal Expired Pharmaceutical Disposal Electronic Waste Recycling Dental Waste Disposal Laboratory Chemical Waste Disposal Shredding Compliance Online Product Catalog Industries Dental Disaster Cleanup Funeral Homes Laboratories Long-Term Care Facilities Medical Municipalities Pharmaceutical Schools & Universities Veterinary Web Solutions © 2015 – 2021 BioServ, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Terms of Use Site Map Mobile Site