2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 15 - Storage, Treatment, Disposal and Transportation of Regulated Medical Waste › 27-1505 - Storage and Containment of Regulated Medical Waste.

§ 27-1505. Storage and containment of regulated medical waste.
1.  Containment  of  regulated  medical waste shall be in a manner and
  location which  affords  protection  from  the  environment  and  limits
  exposure to the public.
2.  Unless  otherwise  approved  by  the department, regulated medical
  waste shall be contained at the generator's facility and  at  any  other
  location  off the site of the generator's facility only for such periods
  and under such conditions pursuant to rules and regulations  adopted  in
  furtherance of this title.
3. Containment of regulated medical waste shall be separate from other
  wastes.  Containers  used for the containment of regulated medical waste
  shall be marked with prominent warning signs on the containers with  the
  word "infectious" or the words "regulated medical waste".
4.  Regulated medical waste, except for all discarded sharps, shall be
  contained in bags which are impervious to moisture and have  a  strength
  sufficient   to   resist  ripping,  tearing  or  bursting  under  normal
  conditions of usage and of handling. The bags shall be secured so as  to
  prevent leakage during storage, handling or transport. All bags used for
  containment  and  disposal  of  regulated medical wastes shall be red in
  color.
5. All discarded sharps shall be contained for disposal in  leakproof,
  rigid,  puncture-resistant containers which are secured to preclude loss
  of the contents. Such containers shall be  red  in  color  or  shall  be
  conspicuously labeled with the word "infectious" or the words "regulated
  medical waste".
6.  Before regulated medical waste is transported from the generator's
  facility, regulated medical waste  contained  in  disposable  containers
  shall be placed for storage or handling in disposable or reusable pails,
  cartons,  drums  or  portable  bins.  The  containment  system  shall be
  leakproof, have tight-fitting covers and  be  kept  clean  and  in  good
  repair.  The  containers  may be of any color and shall be conspicuously
  labeled with the word  "infectious"  or  the  words  "regulated  medical
  waste".
7. Reusable containers for regulated medical waste shall be thoroughly
  washed  and decontaminated each time they are emptied in conformity with
  procedures prescribed by the department of health, unless  the  surfaces
  of  the  containers have been completely protected from contamination by
  disposable liners, bags or other devices removed with the waste.
8. Reusable pails, drums or bins used  for  containment  of  regulated
  medical  waste shall not be used for containment of waste to be disposed
  of  as  other  wastes  or  for  other  purposes   except   after   being
  decontaminated   in   conformity   with  procedures  prescribed  by  the
  department of health.
9. Trash chutes shall not be used to transfer regulated medical  waste
  between locations where it is contained.