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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 2C - PARTICIPATION BY LANDFILLS IN SILVER TRACK II TIER OF SILVER AND GOLD TRACK PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE › Section 7:26-2C.15 - Deferral track

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An applicant for Silver Track II which, after an eligibility review by the Department pursuant to 7:26-2C.4, is determined by the Department to be ineligible for participation in Silver Track II as a result of having a disqualifying violation(s) as set forth at 7:26-2C.4, may be eligible for participation in Silver Track II pursuant to the requirements of this section after a deferral period.
(b) In order to be eligible for Silver Track II under the requirements of this section, an applicant shall fall within either of the following categories:
1. An applicant that has a disqualifying violation(s) that occurred within the five year eligibility review period but for which the applicant has fully achieved compliance and/or has paid to the Department any civil administrative penalties owed in connection with a disqualifying violation(s); or
2. An applicant that has a disqualifying violation(s) that occurred within the five year eligibility review period and which has entered into an Administrative Consent Order with the Department to achieve compliance; is in compliance with the Administrative Consent Order, including all milestones and corrective action requirements of the Administrative Consent Order, and which has paid any civil administrative penalties due to the Department in connection with the disqualifying violation(s).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.1 - Improper transportation prohibited

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(a) Unless specifically exempted at 7:26-3.3(a)  and 7:26A-6.6(a), the transportation of organic and/or combustible matter, including off-specification used oil as defined at 7:26A-1.3, or other forms of solid waste, on the roadways and highways in this State shall be made only through the use of:
1. Transportation systems established, operated and maintained in accordance with the rules set forth in this subchapter;
2. Other methods of transportation as may be approved by the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.2 - Registration

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(a) No person shall engage or continue to engage in the transportation of solid waste in this State without first obtaining an approved registration statement from the Department. The registration period shall be biennial, unless otherwise established by the Department, and shall run from July 1 through June 30 of each odd numbered year. Annual registration shall continue through the registration period of calendar year 2002. Therefore, in accordance with this subsection, the odd numbered year for biennial registration shall begin the year 2003. For solid waste collection and disposal vehicles operated by a public entity, the registration period shall be five years commencing July 1, 2001. An approved registration statement shall expire at the end of the registration period unless renewed pursuant to (d) below.
1. No person shall act as a prime contractor or subcontractor for the transportation of solid waste in this State without first obtaining an approved registration statement from the Department.
i. For the purposes of this subchapter, a "prime contractor" means any person who enters into an oral or written agreement with a generator to store, collect, process, transfer, treat, or dispose of solid waste in this State through the use, control or possession of any solid waste transport unit.
ii. For the purposes of this subchapter, a "subcontractor" means any person who engages in the storage, collection, processing, transfer, treatment, or disposal of solid waste in this State through the use, control or possession of any solid waste vehicle, pursuant to an oral or written agreement entered into with a prime contractor for the performance of all or part of the prime contract. A lease, pursuant to this subchapter, of solid waste vehicle operators and/or equipment to a permittee, licensee, or exempt transporter, shall not, for purposes of this subchapter, be considered a subcontract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.3 - Exemptions and conditions

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(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable to the following:
1. Persons transporting only their own household solid waste in passenger automobiles bearing general registration plates; and
2. Persons transporting only their own solid waste in vehicles registered with a State motor vehicles agency as having a maximum gross vehicle weight of 9,000 pounds for a single vehicle or 16,000 pounds combined maximum gross vehicle weight for a vehicle pulling a trailer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.5 - Transporter requirements (specific)

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(a) Rules concerning sewage sludge and other fecal material include:
1. All solid waste vehicles used for the transportation of such wastes shall be of such a design so as to preclude any spillage or leakage or emissions in violation of N.J.A.C. 7:27 therefrom.
2. Sewage sludge and other fecal material shall not be intermixed with other wastes of a chemical or industrial nature for transportation to a disposal operation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.6 - Intermodal container facility

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(a) This section contains the regulations of the Department governing the authorization and operation of intermodal container facilities.
1. This section shall not apply to a rail carrier that transfers solid waste to or from rail cars. For the purpose of this subchapter, the term "rail carrier" shall mean a person as defined in 49 U.S.C. §
											10102(5) that provides common carrier railroad transportation and has been issued a certificate or license, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§
											10901 or 10902, by the United States Surface Transportation Board (or its predecessor agency) and holds out to the general public that the operations at the facility for which the exemption under this section is applicable are being conducted by it or on its behalf as part of its rail transportation services. Such rail carriers, although exempted from this section, are fully subject to regulation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-2D.
2. Intermodal container facilities shall handle only containerized solid waste as defined at 7:26-1.6 and limited to the following solid waste types identified and listed at 7:26-2.13 as ID 10, 12, 13, 13C, 23, 25, 27, 72, 73, and 74. Such facilities shall not accept or in any manner handle hazardous waste or regulated medical waste, as defined at 7:26-1.4 and 3A.6, respectively. This subsection does not prohibit the operator of an authorized intermodal container facility from conducting other solid waste, regulated medical waste, or hazardous waste management activities at the site of the intermodal container facility, provided the operator complies with all applicable permitting and operating requirements for such activities pursuant to this chapter and N.J.A.C. 7:26G.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 7:26-3.7 - Smoking, smoldering or burning solid waste in solid waste vehicles

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(a) No transporter shall provide service where waste materials to be collected and transported show evidence of smoking, smoldering or burning.
(b) All wastes in transit that must be dumped in an emergency due to smoking, smoldering or burning shall be the responsibility of the transporter. The operator of the solid waste vehicle shall immediately notify the police and fire departments having jurisdiction. The transporter shall be responsible for cleanup of all materials dumped in an emergency.
(c) In the event of an incident involving smoking, smoldering or burning solid waste in any solid waste vehicle, the registrant shall notify the Department at 1-877-WARNDEP within 24 hours of the incident.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.1 - Purpose, scope and applicability

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a program for regulated medical waste pursuant to the New Jersey Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act, 13:1E-48.1 et seq.
(b) The rules in this subchapter apply to regulated medical waste as defined at 7:26-3A.6. that is generated, stored, transported, collected, transferred, treated, destroyed, disposed of or otherwise managed in New Jersey.
(c) Generators, transporters, collection facilities and owners or operators of intermediate handling facilities (for example, treatment and destruction facilities, incineration facilities, and disposal facilities) that generate, store, transport, collect, transfer, treat, destroy, dispose of or otherwise manage regulated medical waste in New Jersey shall comply with this subchapter.
(d) In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, all applicable requirements of the Department of Health shall be met.
(e) In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, generators, transporters, collection facilities and owners and operators of intermediate handling facilities and destination facilities shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, county and local statutes, rules and ordinances.
(f) Any fee under this subchapter that is subject to N.J.A.C. 7:1L shall be payable in installments in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:1L.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.3 - Severability

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If any section, subsection, provision, clause or portion of this subchapter, or the application thereof to any person, is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this subchapter shall not be affected thereby.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.4 - Record retention

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(a) The length of time that parties shall keep records required under this subchapter is automatically extended in the case where EPA, the Departments or another State agency initiates an enforcement action, for which those records are relevant, until the conclusion of the enforcement action.
(b) All records, reports, logs and tracking forms required to be made and/or kept in accordance with this subchapter shall be made available for inspection by the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.7 - Mixtures

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(a) Except as provided in (b) below, mixtures of solid waste and regulated medical waste listed in 7:26-3A.6(a)  are a regulated medical waste.
(b) Mixtures of hazardous waste identified or listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 261 and regulated medical waste listed in 7:26-3A.6(a)  are subject to the requirements in this subchapter, unless the mixture is subject to the hazardous waste manifest requirements in 40 C.F.R. Part 262 or 40 C.F.R. Part 266. In addition, the applicable hazardous waste requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-1 also apply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.8 - Registration and fees for regulated medical waste generators, and owners and operators of transporters, collection facilities, transfer stations, intermediate handlers, and destination facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person that generated regulated medical waste in this State shall register with the Department as a regulated medical waste generator in accordance with (e) below, and shall pay annual fees in accordance with the following:
1. For computation of the annual regulated medical waste generator fee, generators of regulated medical waste are divided, according to the amount of waste generated, into five categories as explained in the following table:
Generator
Pounds Generated
Base Fee
Category
Per Year
Category
1
less than 50
$ 85.00
2
50-200
$ 255.00
3
greater than 200-300
$ 500.00
4
greater than 300-1,000
$ 1,000.00
5
greater than 1,000
$ 3,500.00
i. For annual regulated medical waste generator fee purposes only, quantities of body fluids and blood and blood products that are discharged or removed from a human and are disposed of into a sanitary sewer system, which shall be in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and county and local statutes, rules and ordinances, shall not be included in a generator's annual calculation of regulated medical waste generated, but at a minimum, if the generator generates no other regulated medical waste, the generator shall be included in generator category 1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.9 - Education

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The supervisory personnel of all transporters, except generators that transport their own regulated medical waste and satisfy the requirements of 7:26-3A.17(a), collection facilities, intermediate handlers and destination facilities shall attend education and training sessions provided by the Department, and shall also be required to disseminate the information obtained at the sessions to all employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.10 - Segregation requirements

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(a) Generators shall segregate regulated medical waste intended for transport off-site to the extent practicable prior to placement in containers according to (b) below.
(b) Generators shall segregate regulated medical waste into:
1. Sharps (Classes 4 and 7 as defined at 7:26-3A.6(a)  ) including sharps containing residual fluid;
2. Fluids (quantities greater than 20 cubic centimeters); and
3. Other regulated medical waste.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.11 - Packaging requirements

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(a) Generators shall ensure that all of their regulated medical waste is packaged in accordance with the requirements of (b) through (d) below, before transporting or offering such regulated medical waste for transport off-site. Generators may use one or more containers to meet these requirements for regulated medical waste packaging.
(b) Generators shall ensure that all regulated medical waste is placed in a container or containers that are:
1. Rigid;
2. Leak-resistant;
3. Impervious to moisture;
4. Sufficiently strong to prevent tearing or bursting under normal conditions of use and handling; and
5. Sealed to prevent leakage during transport.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.12 - Storage of regulated medical waste prior to transport, treatment, destruction, or disposal

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(a) Any person who stores regulated medical waste prior to treatment or disposal on-site (for example, interment, treatment and destruction, or incineration), or transport off-site, shall comply with the following storage requirements:
1. Store the regulated medical waste in a manner and location that maintains the integrity of the packaging and provides protection from water, rain and wind;
2. Maintain the regulated medical waste in a nonputrescent state, using refrigeration when necessary;
3. Lock the outdoor storage areas containing regulated medical waste (for example, dumpsters, sheds, tractor trailers, or other storage areas) to prevent unauthorized access;
4. Limit access to on-site storage areas to authorized employees; and
5. Store the regulated medical waste in a manner that affords protection from animals and does not provide a breeding place or a food source for insects and rodents.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.13 - Decontamination standards for reusable containers

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(a) Generators, transporters, intermediate handlers and destination facility owners and operators shall comply with the following requirements with respect to reusing containers:
1. All non-rigid containers and inner liners shall be managed as regulated medical waste under this subchapter and shall not be decontaminated or reused;
2. Any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste and designated for reuse once emptied, shall be decontaminated if the container shows signs of visible contamination;
3. If any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste is for any reason not capable of being rendered free of visible signs of contamination on its outer surface in accordance with (a)2 above, the container must be managed (labeled, marked and treated and/or disposed of) as regulated medical waste under this subchapter; and
4. Decontaminated containers shall be free of all removable contaminating material from the inner and outer surfaces.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.14 - Labeling requirements

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(a) Generators shall label each package of regulated medical waste and each individual container used at the specific location of initial generation immediately on use, to meet the packaging requirements of 7:26-3A.11 and in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations including, but not limited to, 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 - 180 as amended and supplemented, before the waste is transported or offered for transport off-site as follows:
1. Each container of untreated regulated medical waste shall have a water-resistant label affixed to or printed on the outside of the container. The label shall include the words "Medical Waste," or "Infectious Waste," or display the universal biohazard symbol. Red plastic bag(s) used as an inner container need not display a label; and
2. Packages containing treated regulated medical wastes are not required to be labeled under this section but are required to be marked in accordance with the requirements of 7:26-3A.15.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.15 - Marking (identification) requirements

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(a) Generators (including intermediate handlers) shall mark each individual container of regulated medical waste in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations including, but not limited to, 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 - 180 as amended and supplemented and according to the following marking requirements before the waste is removed from the generator's storage area and is transported or offered for transport off-site:
1. The outermost surface of the outer container or any inner container used to meet the packaging requirements at 7:26-3A.11 shall be marked with a water-resistant identification tag of sufficient dimension to contain the following information:
i. The generator's or intermediate handler's name;
ii. The generator's or intermediate handler's address. If the generator or intermediate handler is not located in New Jersey, then use their state permit or identification number, and if their state does not issue permit or identification numbers, then use the generator's or intermediate handler's address;
iii. The transporter's name;
iv. The transporter's NJDEP solid waste registration number;
v. The date of shipment; and
vi. Identification of contents as medical waste.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.16 - General requirements for regulated medical waste generators, transporters, collection facilities, intermediate handlers and destination facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A generator, transporter, collection facility, intermediate handler or destination facility that generates a medical waste, as defined in 7:26-3A.5 and who is located in New Jersey, or that stores, transfers, transports, treats, destroys or disposes of, or otherwise manages medical waste in New Jersey shall determine if that waste is a regulated medical waste.
(b) A generator, transporter, collection facility, intermediate handler or destination facility that either treats and/or destroys and disposes of regulated medical waste on-site (for example, incineration, burial or sewer disposal covered by Section 307(b)-(d) of the Clean Water Act,) or any generator, transporter, collection facility, intermediate handler or destination facility that neither treats nor destroys regulated medical waste on site but disposes of regulated medical waste via sewer disposal in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, county and local statutes, rules and ordinances is not subject to tracking requirements for that waste but is subject to all other applicable requirements, including, but not limited to, the generator reporting, registration, all fee requirements of this subchapter and the following conditions:
1. Bulk blood, body fluids and small amounts of pathological wastes that are liquefied or suspended in liquids, or have passed through the filters in alternative or innovative technologies may be disposed of in sanitary sewer, septic or municipal sewer system in accordance with Section 307(b) through (d) of the Clean Water Act.
2. Nonbiological regulated medical waste (for example, plastic blood bags, gauze bandages and similar substances) shall not be disposed of in a sanitary sewer, septic or municipal sewer system except for very minute amounts of such wastes that may escape retention on filters in alternative or innovative technologies designed to capture the insoluble waste particles in order to prevent their disposal into the sewer system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.17 - Exemptions

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(a) Generators of less than three cubic feet (50 pounds) of regulated medical waste per month that transport only their own regulated medical waste and home self-care medical waste to another generator for storage or disposal are exempt from the requirements of 7:26-3A.16(d)  and the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26- 3A.27(c). The generator shall meet the following conditions:
1. The regulated medical waste is transported by the generator (or the generator's authorized employee) in a vehicle with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds that is owned by the generator, the same operator as the generator at that site or the same operator's or generator's authorized employee;
2. The original generation point and the storage point or disposal facility are located in New Jersey; and
3. The generator complies with the requirements of 7:26-3A.19.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.18 - Solid waste facility acceptance of regulated medical waste

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(a) Regulated medical waste may be transported to or otherwise unloaded at any transfer station permitted or approved by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26, provided that the permittee applies to the Department for an amended permit, pursuant to 7:26-2.6, to authorize the facility to accept regulated medical waste.
1. Transfer stations accepting regulated medical waste shall comply with the requirements for regulated medical waste collection facilities at 7:26-3A.39(b)3 and (d)2 through 8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.19 - Generator use of tracking form

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(a) A generator that transports or offers for transport regulated medical waste for off-site treatment, destruction, or disposal, including generators that meet the requirements of 7:26-3A.17, shall use only New Jersey regulated medical waste tracking forms, available upon request from the Department at the address listed at 7:26-3A.8(e).
(b) The tracking form shall be prepared in accordance with (c) through (g) below and the instructions provided by the Department.
1. Generators that transport regulated medical waste to the supplier of the radioactive medical materials from which the waste was derived and such supplier of radioactive medial materials shall complete the tracking form in accordance with (h) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.20 - Generators exporting regulated medical waste

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(a) Generators (including transporters, collection facilities, transfer stations, and intermediate handlers that initiate tracking forms) that export regulated medical waste to a foreign country (for example, Canada) for treatment, destruction, or disposal, shall request that the destination facility provide written confirmation that the waste was received. If the generator has not received that confirmation from the destination facility within 45 days from the date of acceptance of the waste by the first transporter, the generator shall submit an exception report as required under 7:26-3A.22.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.21 - Generator recordkeeping

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(a) Each generator shall:
1. Keep the copy of each tracking form required by 7:26-3A.19 and the signed "Copy 1--Generator Copy" of each completed tracking form signed by the owner or operator of the destination facility, intermediate handler or collection facility for at least three years from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter unless the Department specifically requires an additional retention period; and
2. Retain a copy of all exception reports required to be submitted pursuant to 7:26-3A.22(b) for at least three years after the day the exception report was submitted unless the Department specifically requires an additional retention period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.22 - Exception reporting for generators

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(a) A generator shall contact the owner or operator of the destination facility, transporter(s), intermediate handler(s) and collection facility(s), as appropriate, to determine the status of any tracked waste if the generator does not receive a copy of the completed tracking form with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the destination facility within 35 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
(b) A generator shall submit a generator exception report, as described below, to the Department at the address listed at 7:26-3A.8(d)  if the generator has not received a completed copy of the tracking form signed by the owner or operator of the destination facility within 45 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, or if the tracking form for the waste was consolidated onto a new tracking form by a transporter or a collection facility in accordance with 7:26-3A.33, within 60 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter. The exception report must be postmarked on or before the 46th day following the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, or for loads consolidated by transporters or collection facilities, on or before the 61st day, and shall include:
1. A legible copy of the original tracking form for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery; and
2. A cover letter signed by the generator or his authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the regulated medical waste, and its final disposition if ascertained, and the results of those efforts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.23 - Additional reporting for generators

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The Department and the Administrator may require generators to furnish additional information concerning the quantities and management methods of medical waste as they deem necessary under Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 11004 and as the Department deems necessary under 13:1D-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.24 - Generators of regulated medical waste who incinerate regulated medical waste on-site

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(a) The requirements of 7:26-3A.25 and 3A.26 shall apply to generators of regulated medical waste who incinerate regulated medical waste on-site.
(b) Generators of regulated medical waste that incinerate such waste on-site and that accept regulated medical waste accompanied by a regulated medical waste tracking form are also subject to the requirements of 7:26-3A.39 through 3A.43.
(c) In addition, owners and operators of incinerators are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-2, 2B, 4 and 16 unless they are temporarily authorized to operate in accordance with 7:26-3A.38.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.25 - Recordkeeping for generators with on-site incinerators

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(a) Generators shall keep a generator on-site incinerator operating log at their incineration facility that includes, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
1. The date each incineration cycle was begun;
2. The length of the incineration cycle;
3. The total quantity in pounds of solid waste and medical waste incinerated, per incineration cycle;
4. An estimate of the quantity in pounds of regulated medical waste incinerated, per incineration cycle; and
5. The quantity in pounds of ash generated and transported off-site, including dates of transport and the name, address, and NJDEP solid waste registration number of the transporters and the name and address of the disposal facilities utilized.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.26 - Reporting for generators that incinerate regulated medical waste on-site

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(a) The owner or operator of an on-site incinerator shall prepare three copies of an Annual Intermediate Handler and Destination Facility Report as required by 7:26-3A.44 on forms available from the Department at the address listed in 7:26-3A.8(f)  and submit one copy of the Intermediate Handler and Destination and Facility Report to the Department and two copies to:
Chief, Waste Characterization Branch
Office of Solid Waste (OS-332)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M. Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(b) The Intermediate Handler and Destination Facility Report submitted by generators with incinerators shall summarize, in the format provided by the Department, information collected in the generator on-site incinerator operating log and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. Facility name, mailing address, and location;
2. Facility type (for example, hospital, laboratory);
3. Contact person;
4. Waste feed information;
5. The total number of incinerators at the facility that incinerate regulated medical waste and information concerning each incinerator; and
6. The quantity in pounds of ash generated and transported off-site, including dates of removal, the name, address and NJDEP solid waste transporter registration number of the transporter(s), and the name and address of the disposal facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.27 - Transporters

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The requirements of 7:26-3A.27 through 3A.37 apply to transporters and collection facilities, including generators that transport their own waste, and owners and operators of transfer facilities engaged in transporting regulated medical waste that is generated, stored, transferred, treated, destroyed, disposed of, or otherwise managed in New Jersey.
(b) The requirements of (a) above shall not apply to on-site transportation of regulated medical waste.
(c) No person shall engage or continue to engage in transportation of regulated medical waste in New Jersey unless:
1. They register as a regulated medical waste transporter in accordance with 7:26-3A.8;
2. They register as a solid waste transporter in accordance with 7:26-3.2, pay fees in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-4, and comply with the requirements of 7:26-3.1, 3.4, 3.7, and 16; and
3. They obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required by 48:13A-6;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.28 - Transporter acceptance of regulated medical waste

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Transporters shall not accept for transport any regulated medical waste unless the outer surface of the container:
1. Is labeled and marked in accordance with 7:26-3A.14 and 3A.15; and
2. Appears to be in good condition and shows no signs of leakage or other visible packaging deficiencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.30 - Vehicle requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-3, transporters shall use vehicles to transport regulated medical waste in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations including, but not limited to, 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 - 180 as amended and supplemented and that meet the following requirements:
1. The vehicle shall have a fully enclosed, leak-resistant cargo-carrying body;
2. The transporter shall ensure that the waste does not become putrescent in the vehicle through lengthy storage and is not subject to mechanical stress or compaction during loading and unloading or during transit;
3. The transporter shall maintain the cargo-carrying body in good sanitary condition; and
4. The cargo-carrying body shall be securely locked if left unattended.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.31 - Tracking form requirements for transporters

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A transporter shall not accept a shipment of regulated medical waste if the regulated medical waste is to be treated, transported, stored, transferred, destroyed, disposed of, or otherwise managed in New Jersey, unless it is accompanied by a medical waste tracking form available from the Department at the address listed at 7:26-3A.8(d)  and completed in accordance with instructions provided by the Department and signed by the generator in accordance with the provisions of 7:26-3A.19. In the case where a transporter intends to deliver regulated medical waste generated in New Jersey to another state which supplies its own tracking form and requires its use, the transporter shall provide the generator with the form of that state to which the waste is to be sent.
(b) Before accepting for collection, transport or transporting any regulated medical waste, the transporter shall:
1. Certify that the tracking form accurately reflects the number of the packages being transported by signing and dating the tracking form acknowledging acceptance of the regulated medical waste from the generator; and
2. Return a signed "Copy 4--Generator Copy" of the tracking form to the generator before leaving the generator's site.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.32 - Transporter compliance with the tracking form

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(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) below, the transporter shall deliver the entire quantity of regulated medical waste that the transporter has accepted from a generator or another transporter to:
1. The intermediate handler or destination facility listed on the tracking form; or
2. The next transporter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.33 - Transporters consolidating waste to a new tracking form

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A transporter that chooses to consolidate to a single tracking form shipments of regulated medical waste shall:
1. Enter the new consolidation tracking form number in Box 21 on the original generator's tracking form;
2. Enter the consolidating transporter's identification data as the generator of the consolidation tracking form in Boxes 1 through 4 of the consolidation tracking form;
3. Complete Boxes 5 through 14 of the consolidation tracking form.
i. Enter the tracking form number of the original generator's tracking form in Box 14 of the consolidation tracking form. If more than 20 tracking forms are being consolidated, reference shall be made in Box 14 to the consolidation log pursuant to (b) below and enter the total number of tracking forms being consolidated.
4. Sign Box 15 of the consolidation tracking form; and
5. Comply with 7:26-3A.31 through 3A.33, as applicable, to complete the remainder of the consolidation tracking form.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.34 - Recordkeeping for transporters of regulated medical waste

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A transporter of regulated medical waste shall keep a copy of the tracking form signed by the generator, himself, the previous transporter (if applicable), and the next party, which may be one of the following: another transporter; or the owner or operator of an intermediate handling facility or destination facility. The transporter shall retain a copy of this form for a period of three years from the date the waste was accepted by the next party unless the Department specifically requires an additional retention period.
(b) For any regulated medical waste received by the transporter and consolidated by the transporter to another tracking form, the transporter shall:
1. Retain "Copy 3--Transporter Copy" of the tracking form signed by the transporter for three years from the date the waste was accepted by the transporter unless the Department specifically requires an additional retention period; and
2. Retain "Copy 3--Transporter Copy" of the transporter initiated tracking form signed by the intermediate handler or destination facility and all consolidation logs required by 7:26-3A.33(b)4  for three years from the date the waste was accepted by the intermediate handler or destination facility unless the Department specifically requires an additional retention period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.35 - Transporter reporting

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A transporter who accepts regulated medical waste which is generated in New Jersey or that is to be stored, transferred, treated, destroyed, disposed of, or otherwise managed in New Jersey shall submit a regulated medical waste transporter report to the Department describing the source and disposition of the waste. The regulated medical waste transporter reports shall be submitted on forms available from the Department and sent to the address listed at 7:26-3A.8(d).
(b) Each regulated medical waste transporter report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. The transporter's name, address, and NJDEP solid waste transporter registration number or if the transporter does not transport in New Jersey, then use the permit or identification number issued of the state in which the transporter is registered;
2. The name and telephone number of a contact person;
3. The total number of generators from whom the transporter accepted regulated medical waste;
4. The name, address, and type of each generator (for example, hospital, doctor) from whom the transporter accepted regulated medical waste;
5. The quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) and waste category (untreated or treated) of regulated medical waste accepted from each generator;
6. The total quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) and by waste category, of regulated medical waste from all generators in New Jersey, or from all generators in another state that the transporter delivered to an intermediate handler or to a destination facility;
7. The total quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) and by waste category, of regulated medical waste from all generators in New Jersey or from all generators in another state that the transporter delivered to a second transporter or to a transfer facility; and
8. The certification of the transporter report signed by the owner or operator, or his authorized representative.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.36 - Additional reporting for transporters of regulated medical waste

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Department and the Administrator may require transporters to furnish additional information concerning the quantities and management methods of regulated medical waste as he or she deems necessary under RCRA Section 11004 and as the Department may deem necessary under 13:1D-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.37 - Transporter management of spills

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All transporters shall develop and implement a Spill Management Plan to govern the management and decontamination of regulated medical waste spills. The Spill Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Department.
1. This section shall not apply to transporters that are generators of less than 50 pounds of regulated medical waste per month and that transport RMW pursuant to 7:26-3A.17(a).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 3A - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE › Section 7:26-3A.39 - Collection facilities for medical wastes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This section contains the regulations of the Department governing the authorization and operation of noncommercial and commercial collection facilities for regulated medical waste. Such facilities shall accept and handle only medical waste and regulated medical waste as defined at 7:26-3A.5. Such facilities shall not accept or handle solid waste as defined at 7:26-1.4 and 1.6 other than medical waste and regulated medical waste, hazardous waste as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:26G, or recyclable material as defined at 7:26A-1.3.
(b) Any registered regulated medical waste generator that conducts activities as a collection facility and that generates regulated medical waste in the ordinary course of business at the same site, such as a doctor or hospital, that operates on a noncommercial basis and accepts only medical wastes in quantities greater than 2,000 pounds per year from other generators registered pursuant to 7:26-3A.8 and home self-care medical wastes in accordance with 7:26-3A.16(h) for collection for transportation off-site for treatment and/or disposal in accordance with this subchapter shall operate as a noncommercial collection facility and shall comply with the requirements at (b)1 through 3 below and at (i) and (k)4 below.
1. Noncommercial collection facilities are exempt from registration as regulated medical waste transporters pursuant to 7:26-3A.8 provided they are operated in compliance with 7:26-3A.27(e), except that noncommercial collection facilities collecting less than 2,000 pounds of RMW per year shall additionally be exempt from 7:26-3A.27(e) as well.
2. Noncommercial collection facilities that collect 2,000 pounds or more of regulated medical waste per year shall comply with the standards for the operation of collection facilities at (i) below.
3. The boundaries of noncommercial collection facilities shall be limited to the site for which the owner and/or operator of the facility is registered as a regulated medical waste generator pursuant to 7:26-3A.8 or as an exempted transporter pursuant to 7:26-3A.27(e), including buildings on the site and vehicles registered pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-3, 3A, 16 and 16A at the site for the purpose of transporting medical wastes.