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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 13 - SPECIAL WASTE › Section R18-13-1307 - Best Management Practices for Waste from Shredding Motor Vehicles

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A. A generator of
				shredder residue shall follow sampling protocol as follows or submit to the
				Department for review and approval, at least two weeks prior to the sampling
				event, an alternative written sampling plan which is consistent with
				requirements set forth in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste," EPA
				SW-846, 3rd Edition, Volume II, Chapter Nine, Sampling Plan, Physical/Chemical
				Method, EPA, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, D.C.,
				September 1986, and updated November 1990, and no future editions or
				amendments, ("EPA Sampling Plan"), herein incorporated by reference and on file
				with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of State:
1. Sample collection shall be done in
				accordance with one of the following:
a.
				Sampling procedure 1, consisting of both of the following steps:
i. The generator shall collect samples from a
				shredder residue sampling pile which shall consist of the average amount of
				shredder residue from eight hours of operation of the shredder. The shredder
				residue sampling pile shall be formed into a square shape for sampling
				purposes. Refer to Exhibit 1.
ii.
				One 2,000-gram sample shall be collected from each sample point as indicated in
				Exhibit 1. Samples from sample points A-1, B-1, and C-1 shall be collected from
				the top of the pile. Samples from sample points A-2, B-2, and C-2 shall be
				collected from the base of the pile. A sample from sample point C-3 shall be
				collected at the vertical midpoint at the center of the pile. The seven
				2,000-gram samples shall be numbered consecutively. Three of the seven
				2,000-gram samples shall then be chosen at random by selecting numbers from a
				calculator programmed to generate random numbers. The samples shall be analyzed
				for the constituents and at the frequencies listed in Table A of this
				Section.
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Constituents
Frequency
* TCLP Metals
Quarterly
* TCLP Volatiles
Annually
* TCLP Semi-volatiles
Annually
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Quarterly
* Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
				  (TCLP)
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 13 - SPECIAL WASTE › Appendix A - Application for Arizona Special Waste Identification Number

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Instructions for the Completion of the ADEQ Application for
				  the Arizona Special Waste Identification Number.
1. Place an "X" in the appropriate box
				indicating which type of operation you will be performing.
2. Enter the complete company/agency
				name.
3. Enter the complete
				address. Do not use P.O. Box or Route Number.
4. Enter the complete address if it is
				different than the address listed in item 3.
5. Enter the name, job title, and complete
				phone number of the person who will act as the company/agency
				contact.
6. Enter the complete
				address of the company/agency contact listed in item 5.
7. Enter the name, complete address, and
				phone number of the company's/agency's legal owner.
8. Enter the signature of the person who will
				assume the responsibility of completion of this form and its
				contents.
9. Enter the name and
				title of the responsible person listed in item 8.
10. Enter the date that the responsible
				person signed the document.
11.
				List all special wastes that the applicant generates, transports, stores, or
				receives.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1401 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									49-701,
				  the following definitions apply in this Article:
1. "Alternative treatment technology" means a
				treatment method other than autoclaving or incineration that achieves the
				treatment standards described in
				R18-13-1415.
2.
				"Approved medical waste facility plan" means the document that has been
				approved by the Department under A.R.S. § 49762.04, and that authorizes
				the operator to accept biohazardous medical waste at its solid waste
				facility.
3. "Autoclaving," means using a combination of heat,
				steam, pressure, and time to achieve sterile conditions.
4.
				"Biohazardous medical waste" is composed of one or more of the following:
a. Cultures and stocks: Discarded cultures
				and stocks generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of a human
				being or animal or in any research relating to that diagnosis, treatment or
				immunization, or in the production or testing of biolog-icals.
b. Human blood and blood products: Discarded
				products and materials that are saturated and/or dripping with human blood or
				caked with dried human blood, including items that would release blood in a
				liquid or semi-liquid form if compressed or broken, and items that contain
				serum, plasma, and other blood components. An item would be considered caked if
				it could release flakes or particles when handled.
c. Human pathological wastes: Discarded
				organs, tissues, and body parts, including cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid,
				pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid and amniotic fluid, removed
				during surgery or other medical procedures, including autopsy, obstetrics, or
				emergency care. Human pathological wastes do not include the head, spinal
				column, hair, nails, or teeth.
d.
				Medical sharps: Discarded sharps that pose a stick hazard that have come into
				contact with blood, blood products, or pathological waste. Examples include
				hypodermic needles; scalpel blades; and needles attached to tubing or
				syringes.
e. Research animal
				wastes: Animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that have been
				infected with agents that produce, or may produce, human infection.
f. Tattoo and body modification waste: any
				waste generated during the course of physically altering a human being,
				including tattooing, ear piercing, or any other process where a foreign object
				is used to cut or pierce the skin.
g. Trauma scene waste: any crime scene,
				accident, or trauma clean-up wastes generated by individuals or commercial
				entities hired to clean crime scenes or accidents, such as sharps and materials
				that contain human blood and blood products.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1402 - Applicability

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A. This Article
				applies to the following:
1. A generator who
				treats biohazardous medical waste on site, before disposing of it as treated
				medical waste, and to any equipment used for that purpose. Specific
				requirements for a generator who treats on site are prescribed in
				R18-13-1405.
2. A generator who contracts with a medical
				waste treatment facility for the purpose of treating biohazardous medical
				waste. Specific requirements for such a generator are prescribed in
				R18-13-1406.
3. A person who transports biohazardous
				medical waste and any motor vehicle used for that purpose.
4. A medical waste treatment facility
				operator, a medical waste treatment facility, and any equipment used for
				medical waste treatment.
5. A
				person who provides alternative medical waste treatment technology for the
				purpose of treatment, and to any technology used for treatment.
6. A person in possession of biohazardous
				medical waste if the waste does not meet the treatment standards in
				R18-13-1415.
7. An operator of a Department-approved
				disposal facility who accepts untreated biohazardous medical waste.
8. A person who generates medical sharps in
				the preparation of human remains.
9. A person who generates medical sharps in
				the treatment of animals.
10. A
				generator of discarded drugs not returned to the manufacturer.
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A.
				The following persons are exempt from the requirements of this Article:
1. Law enforcement personnel handling
				biohazardous medical waste for law enforcement purposes.
2. A person in possession of medical waste
				that is regulated by a state or federal agency due to its radioactive
				nature.
3. A person who returns
				unused medical sharps to the manufacturer.
4. A household generator residing in a
				private, public, or semi-public residence who generates biohazardous medical
				waste in the administration of self care or the agent of the household
				generator who administers the medical care. This exemption does not apply to
				the facility in which the person resides if that facility is licensed by the
				Arizona Department of Health Services.
5. A generator that separates medical devices
				from the medical waste stream that are sent out for re-processing and returned
				to the generator.
6. A person in
				possession of human bodies regulated by A.R.S. Title 36.
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A. A person who treats biohazardous medical
				waste on site shall use incineration, autoclaving, or an alternative medical
				waste treatment method that meets the treatment standards prescribed in
				R18-13-1415.
B. A generator who uses:
1. Incineration shall follow the requirements
				of subsections (C), (F), (G), and (H),
2. Autoclaving shall follow the requirements
				of subsections (D), (F), (G) and (H), or
3. An alternative treatment method shall
				follow the requirements of subsections (E), (F), (G), and (H).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1406 - Biohazardous Medical Waste Transported Off Site for Treatment

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A. A generator of
				biohazardous medical waste shall cause the waste to first be packaged as
				prescribed in this article and shall subsequently either self-haul or store the
				waste as provided under R18-13-1408 and set the waste out for collection by a
				properly licensed transporter under
				R18-13-1409.
B. A generator shall obtain a copy of the
				tracking document signed by the transporter signifying acceptance of the
				biohazardous medical waste. A generator shall keep a copy of the tracking
				document for the period required under the USDOT requirements, as listed in
				49 CFR
				172.201.
				49 CFR
				172.201, revised as of October 1, 2020, and
				no future editions or later amendments, is incorporated by reference in this
				rule and on file with ADEQ. The tracking document shall contain all of the
				following information:
1. Name and address of
				the generator, transporter, and medical waste treatment, storage, transfer, or
				disposal facility, as applicable.
2. Quantity of biohazardous medical waste
				collected by weight, volume, or number of containers.
3. Identification number attached to bags or
				containers, as specified as by the USDOT requirements, as listed in 49 CFR
				172.300 -172.338.
				49
				CFR 172.300-
				172.338,
				revised as of October 1, 2020, and no future editions or later amendments, is
				incorporated by reference in this rule and on file with ADEQ.
4. Date the biohazardous medical waste is
				collected.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1407 - Non-Sharps Packaging

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A. A
				generator who sets biohazardous medical waste that does not include sharps out
				for collection for off-site treatment or disposal shall package the
				biohazardous medical waste in either of the following:
1. A red disposable plastic bag that is:
a. Leak resistant,
b. Impervious to moisture,
c. Of sufficient strength to prevent tearing
				or bursting under normal conditions of use and handling,
d. Sealed to prevent leakage during
				transport, and
e. Placed in a secondary container. This container
				shall be constructed of materials that will prevent breakage of the bag in
				storage and handling during collection and transportation and bear the
				universal biohazard symbol. The secondary container may be either disposable or
				reusable.
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A. A generator may
				place a container of biohazardous medical waste alongside a container of solid
				waste if the biohazardous medical waste is identified and not allowed to
				co-mingle with the solid waste. The storage area shall not be used to store
				substances for human consumption or for medical supplies.
B. Once biohazardous medical waste has been
				packaged for shipment off site, a generator shall provide a storage area for
				biohazardous medical waste until the waste is collected and shall comply with
				both of the following requirements:
1. Secure
				the storage area in a manner that restricts access to, or contact with the
				biohazardous medical waste to authorized persons.
2. Display the universal biohazard symbol and
				post warning signs worded as follows for medical waste storage areas: (in
				English) "CAUTION -- BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE STORAGE AREA -- UNAUTHORIZED
				PERSONS KEEP OUT" and (in Spanish) "PRECAUCION -- ZONA DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE
				DESPERDICIOS BIOLOGICOS PELIGROSOS -- PROHIBIDA LA ENTRADA A PERSONAS NO
				AUTORIZADAS."
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1409 - Transporter License; Fees; Transportation

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A. A transporter shall obtain a transporter
				license from the Department as provided under subsections (B) and (C) below in
				addition to possessing a permit, license, or approval if required by a local
				health department, environmental agency, or other governmental agency with
				jurisdiction.
B. A transporter
				license is valid for five years after issuance. To renew the license, the
				licensee shall submit an application under subsection (B)(1) no later than 60
				days prior to the license's expiration and shall pay the fee provided in
				subsections (B)(2). With each application submitted for approval, the applicant
				shall remit an initial transporter license application fee in accordance with
				the Fee Table in subsection (B)(2). This subsection also lists the maximum fees
				that the Department will bill the applicant. All fees paid shall be payable to
				the state of Arizona. The Department shall deposit the fees paid into the Solid
				Waste Fee Fund established pursuant to A.R.S. §
									49-881,
				unless otherwise authorized or required by law.
1. To apply for or to renew a transporter
				license, an applicant shall submit all of the following in a
				Department-approved format:
a. The name,
				address, and telephone number of the transportation company or
				entity.
b. All owners' names,
				addresses, and telephone numbers.
c. All names, addresses, and telephone
				numbers of any agents authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
d. A copy of either the certificate of
				disclosure required by A.R.S. §
											49-109
				or a written acknowledgment that this disclosure is not required.
e. Photocopies or other evidence of the
				issuance of a permit, license, or approval if required by a local health
				department, environmental agency, or other governmental agency with
				jurisdiction.
f. A copy of the
				transportation management plan as defined in
				R18-13-1401.
g. A list identifying each dedicated
				vehicle.
h. The initial transporter
				application license fee indicated in the Fee Table in (B)(2) for Transporter
				License Fees.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1410 - Storage, Transfer, Treatment, and Disposal Facilities; Facility Plan Approval

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A. A person
				shall obtain solid waste facility plan approval from the Department as
				prescribed in A.R.S. §
									49-762.04
				to construct any facility that will be used to store, transfer, treat, or
				dispose of biohazardous medical waste that was generated off site. Plan
				approval shall be obtained before starting construction of the medical waste
				treatment or disposal facility. This requirement also applies to solid waste
				facilities for which an operator self-certifies under A.R.S. §
									49-762.05,
				if the facility also will receive biohazardous medical waste.
B. If an air quality permit is required for
				the facility under A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 3, the person shall include
				evidence of that air quality permit, or evidence of an air quality permit
				application with the application for solid waste facility plan
				approval.
C. A person applying for
				facility plan approval shall ensure that the plan contains information
				demonstrating how the plan will comply with this Article.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1411 - Storage and Transfer Facilities; Design and Operation

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An operator of a storage facility or transfer facility shall
				  comply with all of the following design and operation requirements:
1. Design the facility so that biohazardous
				medical waste is always handled and stored separately from other types of solid
				waste if accepted at the facility.
2. Display prominently the universal
				biohazard symbol as prescribed in
				R18-13-1401.
3. Construct the storage area from smooth,
				easily cleanable non-porous material that is impervious to liquids and
				resistant to corrosion by disinfecting agents and hot water.
4. Protect biohazardous medical waste from
				contact with water, precipitation, wind, or animals.
5. Specify in the application for facility
				plan approval the maximum storage time that biohazardous medical waste will
				remain at the facility. If Putrescible biohazardous medical waste will be
				stored for more than 72 hours, the operator shall equip the facility with a
				refrigerator to refrigerate Putrescible biohazardous medical waste. The
				operator of the facility shall maintain the temperature in the refrigerator at
				40° F. or less.
6. Accept
				biohazardous medical waste only if it is accompanied by the tracking document.
				The operator shall sign the tracking document and keep a copy of the acceptance
				documentation for the period required under the USDOT requirements, as listed
				in
				49 CFR
				172.201.
7. Accept biohazardous medical waste if it is
				packaged as described in
				R18-13-1407.
				If a biohazardous medical waste container is damaged or leaking, improperly
				labeled, or otherwise unacceptable, a transfer facility operator shall do one
				of the following:
a. Reject the waste and
				return it to the transporter or self-hauling generator.
b. Accept the waste and immediately repackage
				it as prescribed in
				R18-13-1407(A).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1412 - Treatment Facilities; Application Requirements; Design and Operation

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A. An operator who
				applies for facility plan approval shall comply with subsections (1) and (2) as
				well as all of the requirements in subsection (B):
1. Submit to the Department the following
				documentation:
a. Equipment specifications
				that identify the proper type of medical waste to be treated in the equipment
				and any design or equipment restrictions.
b. Manufacturer's specifications and
				operating procedures for the equipment that describe the type and volume of
				waste to be treated, monitoring data of the treatment process, and calibration
				and testing of the equipment, providing specific details about the capability
				of the equipment to achieve the treatment standards prescribed in
				R18-13-1415.
c. Instructions for equipment maintenance,
				testing, and calibration that ensure the equipment achieves the treatment
				standards prescribed in
				R18-13-1415.
d. Training manual for the
				equipment.
e. Written certification
				from the manufacturer stating that the equipment, when operated properly, is
				capable of achieving the treatment standards prescribed in
				R18-13-1415.
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A. As required by A.R.S. §
									49-762.06,
				before making any change to an approved facility plan, a facility owner or
				operator shall submit a notice to the Department stating the type of change
				requested, including but not limited to:
1. A
				Type I change to an approved medical waste facility plan is a change not
				described in subsection (A)(2), (3), or (4).
2. A Type II change to an approved medical
				waste facility plan is a change in which treatment equipment is replaced with
				equal or like equipment, resulting in either no increase to treatment capacity
				or the addition of equipment that is not directly used in the treatment
				process.
3. A Type III change to an
				approved medical waste facility plan is a change described by one of the
				following:
a. Treatment equipment is added,
				resulting in less than a 25% increase in treatment capacity.
b. The storage area is enlarged resulting in
				less than a 25% increase in storage capacity.
c. Treatment technology is changed.
4. A Type IV change to an approved
				medical waste facility plan is a change described by one of the following:
a. Treatment equipment is added, resulting in
				a 25% or more increase in treatment capacity.
b. The storage area is enlarged resulting in
				a 25% or more increase in storage capacity.
c. Treatment equipment is added that requires
				an environmental permit.
d. An
				expansion of the treatment facility onto land not previously described in the
				approved plan.
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A. A
				manufacturer or its agent who applies for alternative medical waste treatment
				method registration shall submit to the Department all of the following:
1. The manufacturer or company name and
				address.
2. The name, address, and
				telephone number of the person who submits the application.
3. A description of the alternative medical
				waste treatment method.
4. A list
				of any other states in which the treatment method is used, including a copy of
				any state approvals.
5. A
				description of by-products generated as result of the alternative treatment
				method.
6. A certification
				statement that the contents of the application are true and accurate to the
				knowledge and belief of the applicant.
7. Written documentation demonstrating that
				the alternative medical waste treatment method is capable of compliance with
				the treatment standards in this Article for the type of waste treated. The
				manufacturer shall employ a laboratory independent of any oversight activities
				by the manufacturer to provide this analysis.
8. The manufacturer's equipment
				specifications for the alternative medical waste treatment method being
				registered, including all of the following:
a.
				Unit model number, or serial number.
b. Equipment specifications that identify the
				proper type of biohazardous medical waste to be treated by the equipment and
				any design or equipment restrictions.
c. Operating procedures for the equipment
				that ensure the equipment complies with the treatment standards prescribed in
				this Article for the type of waste treated.
d. Instructions for equipment maintenance,
				testing, and calibration that ensure the equipment complies with the treatment
				standards prescribed in this Article for the type of waste treated.
9. Written documentation of
				registration if required by A.R.S. §
										3-351.
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A. A
				treater using an alternative treatment technology shall ensure that treatment
				achieves either of the following treatment standards:
1. A 6 log10
				inactivation in the concentration of vegetative microorganisms.
2. A 4 log10
				inactivation in the concentration of Bacillus stearothermophilus or Bacillus
				subtilis as is appropriate to the technology.
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A. Once a
				generator places biohazardous medical waste in a red bag as required in
				R18-13-1407, a person shall not remove any of the biohazardous medical waste
				from the bag until the biohazardous medical waste has been treated as required
				in
				R18-13-1415.
B. A generator of biohazardous medical waste
				intending to recycle any portion of the biohazardous medical waste shall
				segregate that portion of biohazardous medical waste from the portion of
				biohazardous medical waste that will not be recycled. The generator shall do
				either of the following:
1. Treat the
				biohazardous medical waste intended for recycling as required in R18-13-1415
				before sending the treated medical waste to a recycler.
2. Follow the requirements in
				R18-13-1406,
				R18-13-1407, and R18-13-1408, before either contracting with a transporter to
				haul or self-hauling the biohazardous medical waste to a treatment facility for
				treatment. After treatment, the treated medical waste may be sent to a
				recycler.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 14 - BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE AND DISCARDED DRUGS › Section R18-13-1417 - Disposal Facilities: Design and Operation

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An operator of a municipal solid waste landfill that accepts
				  untreated biohazardous medical waste shall comply with all of the following in
				  design and operational requirements:
1. Accept biohazardous medical waste only if
				packaged according to
				R18-13-1407.
2. Keep the biohazardous medical waste
				disposal area separate from the general purpose disposal area.
3. Clearly label the biohazardous medical
				waste disposal area, informing persons that the disposal area contains
				untreated medical waste.
4. Not
				drive directly over deposited medical waste. The operator shall achieve
				compaction by first spreading a layer of soil that is sufficiently thick to
				prevent compaction equipment from coming into direct contact with the waste, or
				dragging waste over the area.
5.
				Cover the biohazardous medical waste with 6 inches of compacted soil at the end
				of the working day or more often as necessary to prevent vector breeding and
				odors.
6. Not allow salvaging of
				untreated biohazardous medical waste from the landfill.
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Discarded drugs that are not hazardous waste, not returned to the manufacturer,
				  and not segregated and labeled on site for transport to a treatment facility
				  shall be destroyed on site by the generator of such drugs by any method that
				  prevents the drugs' use prior to placing the waste out for collection. If
				  federal or state law prescribes a specific method for destruction of discarded
				  drugs, the generator shall comply with that law.
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A. Medical
				sharps shall be handled as follows:
1. A
				generator who treats biohazardous medical waste on site shall place medical
				sharps in a sharps container after rendering them incapable of creating a stick
				hazard by using an encapsulation agent or any other process that prevents a
				stick hazard. Medical sharps encapsulated or processed in this manner are
				considered to be solid waste.
2. A
				generator who ships biohazardous medical waste off site for treatment shall
				either:
a. Place medical sharps in a medical
				sharps container and follow the requirements of
				R18-13-1406,
				or
b. Package and send medical
				sharps to a treatment facility via a mail-back system as prescribed by the
				instructions provided by the mail-back system operator. The generator shall
				retain proof of shipping.
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A. A person who treats the following
				biohazardous medical waste categories shall meet the following additional
				requirements:
1. Cultures and stocks shall be
				incinerated, autoclaved, or treated by an alternative medical waste treatment
				method that meets the treatment standards set forth in
				R18-13-1415(A).
				If cultures and stocks are shipped off site for treatment or disposal, they
				shall be packaged inside a watertight primary container with absorbent packing
				materials. The primary container shall be placed inside a watertight secondary
				inner container that is then placed inside an outer container with sufficient
				cushioning material to prevent shifting between the secondary inner container
				and the outer container. If federal or state law prescribes specific
				requirements for packaging and transporting this waste, the treater shall
				comply with that law.
2. Trace
				chemotherapy waste shall be incinerated or disposed of in either an approved
				solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility.
3. Experimental or research animal waste
				shall be handled as follows:
a. Autoclave
				bedding on site or package as described in
				R18-13-1407
				for off-site treatment or landfilling.
b. Incinerate animal carcasses on site, or if
				taken off site for treatment, comply with one of the following requirements:
i. Package the waste in a leakproof, covered
				container, label the contents and send to an incinerator or a
				Department-approved landfill, or
ii. If treated by a method other than
				incineration, pre-process by grinding, then treat by a method that achieves the
				standards of
				R18-13-1415(A).
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In addition to definitions in A.R.S. §
									49-851
				  and A.A.C.
				  R18-13-1301, the
				  terms in this Article shall have the following meanings:
1. "Accumulation site" means an area or site
				at which PCS from one or more points of generation under the control of the
				generator of PCS is accumulated for more than 12 hours but less than 90 days
				prior to treatment, storage, or disposal.
2. "Containment system" means a system
				designed to contain an accumulation of special waste which meets the design and
				performance standards in
				R18-13-1608
				and either
				R18-13-1609 or
				R18-13-1611.
3. "Excavated" means removed from the earth
				by scraping or digging a hole or cavity in the earth's surface or otherwise
				removed from the earth's surface.
4.
				 "Facility" or "special waste receiving facility" means a
				treatment facility, storage facility, or disposal facility which has been
				approved by the Director in accordance with A.R.S. §
									49-857
				or has qualified for Interim Use Facility status pursuant to A.R.S. §
									49-858.
5. "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste as
				defined in A.R.S. §
									49-921(5).
6. "Non-fuel, non-solvent petroleum product"
				means a petroleum-based substance refined from virgin crude oil that is not
				used as a solvent or fuel including mineral oils and hydraulic oils.
7. "Non-regulated soils" means soils that are
				neither hazardous waste, PCS, nor solid waste PCS, and which do not constitute
				an environmental nuisance pursuant to A.R.S. §§
									49-141
				through
				49-144.
8. "PCS" or
				"petroleum-contaminated soils" means soils
excavated for storage,
				treatment or disposal containing
one or more of the contaminants in
				the list below at the following concentrations:
a. Benzene greater than or equal to 1.4
				mg/kg,
b. Toluene greater than or
				equal to 650 mg/kg,
c. Ethylbenzene
				greater than or equal to 400 mg/kg,
d. Total Xylenes greater than or equal to 420
				mg/kg,
e. Anthracene greater than or
				equal to 240,000 mg/kg,
f.
				Benz(A)anthracene greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg,
g. Benzo(A)pyrene greater than or equal to
				2.1 mg/kg,
h. Benzo(B)fluoranthene
				greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg,
i. Benzo(K)fluoranthene greater than or equal
				to 210 mg/kg,
j. Chrysene greater
				than or equal to 2,000 mg/kg,
k.
				Dibenz(A,H)anthracene greater than or equal to 2.1 mg/kg,
l. Fluoranthene greater than or equal to
				22,000 mg/kg,
m. Fluorene greater
				than or equal to 26,000 mg/kg,
n.
				Indenopyrene greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg,
o. Naphthalene greater than or equal to 190
				mg/kg,
p. Pyrene greater than or
				equal to 29,000 mg/kg.
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A. The Director
				declares that PCS, as defined in
				R18-13-1601(8),
				constitutes a special waste as defined in A.R.S. §
									49-851(A)(9).
				Except as otherwise provided in this Section and
				R18-13-1603, PCS shall
				be treated, stored, and disposed of in accordance with this Article. PCS shall
				not be diluted with any material or substance for purposes of avoiding
				applicability of these rules.
B.
				PCS which is used in a treatability study shall comply with all of the
				following:
1. The owner or operator of the
				facility where a treatability study is to be conducted shall notify the
				Department of its intent to conduct a treatability study at least 30 days prior
				to the commencement of the treatability study.
2. The total quantity of PCS used in the
				treatability study shall not exceed 5000 kilograms, unless evidence is provided
				which justifies the need for a larger quantity and permission to use a larger
				amount is granted by the Director.
3. The owner or operator of the facility
				shall maintain records detailing the treatability study and the results
				obtained in accordance with
				R18-13-1614.
4. The treatability study shall be completed
				and the PCS shall be removed from the site within one year from commencement of
				the study.
5. Upon completion of
				the treatability study, the owner or operator of a facility shall dispose of
				the PCS used in the treatability study in accordance with this
				Article.
6. Sampling of the PCS
				shall be conducted in accordance with
				R18-13-1604(B) and
				(C) before and after the treatability study
				is performed.
7. The performance of
				the treatability study shall not result in an environmental nuisance pursuant
				to A.R.S. §§
										49-141
				through
				49-144.
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A. Solid waste PCS
				are exempt from the provisions of this Article, except for the requirements in
				R18-13-1604,
				and are subject to A.R.S. §
									49-761
				et seq.
B. Non-regulated soils are
				exempt from the provisions of this Article, except for the requirements in
				R18-13-1604,
				and are exempt from the requirements of A.R.S. §
									49-761
				et seq.
C. Asphaltic cement which
				is not hazardous waste is exempt from the requirements of this
				Article.
D. Soils which are
				contaminated with petroleum, which have been generated by households, and which
				are not hazardous waste, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Article.
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A. A
				generator of excavated soil contaminated with petroleum shall determine whether
				the soil is PCS, solid waste PCS, or non-regulated soil. The basis for the
				determination shall be maintained for at least three years and shall be made
				available to the Department upon request. The generator shall make such
				determination using either of the following methods:
1. Testing the soil pursuant to subsection
				(B) of this Section. Laboratory analysis of these samples shall be performed by
				a laboratory licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Approved
				testing methods, which identify concentrations for total recoverable extraction
				of contaminants, shall be used.
2.
				Application of knowledge of the characteristics of the contaminated soil in
				light of the known or potential source of the contamination. The Department may
				require sampling to confirm the accuracy of applied knowledge.
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A. PCS transported
				to a special waste receiving facility in Arizona shall be transported by a
				special waste shipper which has met the requirements of
				R18-13-1303.
B. A special waste shipper shall transport
				the PCS in closed containers pursuant to
				R18-13-1611(E)
				or shall ensure that any vehicle used to transport the PCS is loaded and
				covered in such a manner that the contents will not blow, fall, leak, or spill
				from the vehicle.
C. A special
				waste shipper transporting PCS to a special waste receiving facility in
				Arizona, except a facility located on Indian country, shall deliver PCS to a
				special waste receiving facility approved by the Department.
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In accordance with A.R.S. §§
									49-855(C)(2)
				   and
				  49-863,
				  the treatment, storage, or disposal facility in this state that first receives
				  a shipment of PCS shall remit to the Department a fee of $4.50 per ton but not
				  more than $45,000 per generator site per year for PCS that is transported to
				  the facility.
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A. A facility which receives PCS for
				treatment, storage, or disposal shall be designed and operated to ensure
				compliance with the following performance standards relating to aquifer
				protection:
1. Pollutants discharged shall in
				no event cause or contribute to a violation of Aquifer Water Quality Standards,
				at the applicable point of compliance, or, if the facility is a municipal solid
				waste landfill, it shall comply with the requirements of A.R.S. §
				49-761.01(C).
2. Any pollutant
				discharged shall not further degrade, at the applicable point of compliance,
				the quality of any aquifer that already violates an Aquifer Water Quality
				Standard for that pollutant.
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A. The
				owner or operator of a PCS treatment facility shall obtain approval from the
				Department prior to commencement of construction or operation and shall comply
				with all of the following:
1. Not dilute PCS
				as a method of treatment, except as allowed in the approved plan for the
				facility;
2. Treat the PCS or, if
				the chosen treatment process fails to remediate the soil to below the
				regulatory thresholds, dispose of the PCS pursuant to
				R18-13-1613.
3. Sample the treated soil and provide the
				results of the sampling to the Department within 45 days of completion of the
				treatment.
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A.
				The owner or operator of a temporary treatment facility shall treat and remove
				all PCS from the temporary treatment facility within one year from the date of
				commencement of receipt of PCS for treatment. PCS shall not be diluted to meet
				any treatment requirement, except in accordance with the approved
				plan.
B. A temporary treatment
				facility shall obtain approval from the Department prior to commencing
				construction or operation. In lieu of the requirements of
				R18-13-1607(C),
				an application for approval shall contain all of the following:
1. An affidavit signed by the owner or
				operator of the temporary treatment facility which states that the facility
				will comply with the requirements of this Article;
2. An affidavit that the proposed facility is
				in compliance with local zoning requirements in effect at the time the
				application is submitted;
3.
				Application information required pursuant to A.R.S. §
										49-762.03(C)
				) for plan approval for temporary treatment facilities;
4. A vicinity map, in a scale not over
				1:24,000, which shows where the facility is located with respect to the
				surroundings, including an indication of the use of the adjacent
				properties;
5. A site description
				which includes general information on the geology, hydrogeology, soils, and
				land use;
6. A background soil
				sampling plan and results which characterize the site, including the rationale
				used to determine the locations, depths and number of samples;
7. A site map, in a scale not to exceed
				1:2,400, which clearly identifies where the PCS shall be deposited, containment
				berms, fencing and security measures, access roads, any improvements, wells,
				and location of surface water courses;
8. An operational plan which includes all of
				the following:
a. General description of the
				daily operations of the facility and the processes, techniques, or methods to
				be employed;
b. The source, amount,
				concentration of contaminants, and any other relevant information concerning
				the PCS to be handled;
c. The
				schedule for sampling the PCS during treatment to evaluate treatment
				methods;
d. Description of plans
				for final use and disposal of PCS and remediated soil, liners, piping, carbon
				canisters, and any other contaminated equipment;
9. A closure and post-closure care plan which
				includes both of the following:
a. A
				description of the steps necessary to close the facility, the specific proposed
				closure activities, and an implementation schedule;
b. A description of the sampling plan
				utilized to sample background soil beneath the site following
				closure.