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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter G - TRANSPORTER LICENSING FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › BOND › Section 284.645 - Preservation of remedies

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Remedies provided or authorized by law for violation
							 of statutes, including, but not limited to, the act, the applicable
							 environmental protection acts, this title and the terms and conditions of
							 permits or licenses, and orders of the Department, are expressly preserved.
							 Nothing in this subchapter is an exclusive penalty or remedy for the
							 violations. No action taken under this subchapter waives or impairs another
							 remedy or penalty provided in law or equity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERAL › Section 284.702 - Transfer facilities

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Regulated medical waste, chemotherapeutic waste or
							 processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste that is recognizable may
							 be transported to or from a transfer facility in accordance with the
							 following:
(1) The transfer facility
						  is permitted by the Department.
(2)
						  If transported to a transfer facility, the transfer facility shall be
						  considered the designated facility for purposes of this subchapter.
(3) If transported from the transfer facility
						  to a processing or disposal facility, the transfer facility shall be considered
						  the generator and the processing or disposal facility shall be considered the
						  designated facility for purposes of this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERAL › Section 284.703 - Recordkeeping

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The records required under this subchapter shall be
							 retained for at least 2 years from the date on which the record was prepared.
							 Records shall be submitted to the Department upon request. The retention period
							 will be extended automatically during the course of an enforcement action or as
							 requested by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.711 - Use of logs or shipping papers

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A generator who transports, or offers for
							 transportation, regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste for offsite
							 processing or disposal shall ensure proper segregation of regulated medical and
							 chemotherapeutic waste from other types of waste and prepare a log or shipping
							 paper as required under this subchapter. A processor who transports, or offers
							 for transportation, processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste that
							 is recognizable for offsite disposal shall be considered a generator for
							 purposes of this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.712 - Preparation of logs or shipping papers

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(a) The generator shall create a log or
						  shipping paper of the following information and provide it to the transporter
						  before the offsite transportation of the waste occurs:
(1) The name, mailing address and telephone
						  number of the generator.
(2) Each
						  transporter's company name, identification number, Pennsylvania regulated
						  medical and chemotherapeutic waste transporter license number and telephone
						  number.
(3) The number of
						  containers, types of containers and the total quantity of the waste by weight
						  or volume.
(4) One of the following
						  regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste code numbers for each waste type,
						  as appropriate:
(i) A100 for regulated
						  medical waste.
(ii) A200 for
						  processed regulated medical waste that is recognizable.
(iii) A300 for chemotherapeutic
						  waste.
(5) The United
						  States Department of Transportation proper shipping name, hazard class and
						  identification number (UN or NA) for each waste identified by 49 CFR Subtitle
						  B, Chapter I, Subchapter C (relating to hazardous materials regulations), if
						  applicable.
(6) Special
						  instructions and information necessary for proper handling of the waste during
						  transportation, processing, storage or disposal, if any.
(7) The printed or typed name and handwritten
						  signature of the generator's authorized representative, and the date of
						  shipment.
(8) The printed or typed
						  name and handwritten signature of the initial transporter's authorized
						  representative, and the date of receipt.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.713 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › GENERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.714 - Exception reporting

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(a) A
						  generator that does not receive a log or shipping paper indicating the
						  designated facility that received its waste within 30 days of the date the
						  generator's waste was accepted by the initial transporter shall:
(1) Contact the transporter or the operator
						  of the designated facility, or both, to determine the status of the
						  shipment.
(2) Notify the
						  Department's appropriate regional office by telephone within 1 business day of
						  the status of the shipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › TRANSPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.721 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › TRANSPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.722 - Preparation and use of logs or shipping papers

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(a) Before transporting regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste or processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						  that is recognizable, the transporter shall provide the generator with a dated
						  signature, including, but not limited to, handwritten, electronic or stamped
						  signatures, from an authorized representative of the transporter acknowledging
						  that the transporter has accepted the waste from the generator on the date of
						  acceptance.
(b) The transporter
						  shall ensure that the log or shipping paper required under subsections (c) and
						  (d) accompanies the waste shipment.
(c) A transporter who delivers regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste or processed recognizable waste to the
						  designated processing or disposal facility shall create a log or shipping paper
						  containing the following information:
(1) The
						  date that each container of waste was delivered to a designated
						  facility.
(2) The name and address
						  of the designated facility for each container of waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › TRANSPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.723 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › TRANSPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.724 - Transportation limitations

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(a) A
						  transporter may not accept or transport a shipment of regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste or processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						  that is recognizable if:
(1) The waste is in
						  containers or packaging which appear to be leaking, damaged or otherwise in
						  violation of §
														284.413 or §
														284.512 (relating to storage
						  containers; and transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste;
						  general provisions).
(2) The waste
						  is not labeled or identified as required under §
														284.414 (relating to marking of
						  containers).
(3) The number and
						  type of containers and quantity of waste to be transported do not appear to
						  correspond with the number and type of containers and quantity of waste stated
						  in the generator's log or shipping paper at the time of acceptance by the
						  transporter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.731 - Scope

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Sections
							 284.732 and
							 284.734 (relating to use of logs
							 or shipping papers; and significant discrepancies) apply to operators of waste
							 processing or disposal facilities that receive regulated medical or
							 chemotherapeutic waste or processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
							 that is recognizable from offsite sources.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.732 - Use of logs or shipping papers

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(a)
						  Except for waste managed in accordance with §
													284.701 (relating to scope), an
						  operator of a designated facility may not accept shipments of regulated medical
						  or chemotherapeutic waste or processed regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
						  waste that is recognizable from offsite sources unless the shipment is
						  accompanied by a log or shipping paper as required under this
						  subchapter.
(b) The operator of the
						  designated facility shall:
(1) Examine the
						  records of the transporter.
(2)
						  Note significant discrepancies in the log or shipping paper of the generator
						  and transporter, as defined in §
														284.734 (relating to significant
						  discrepancies).
(3) Provide the
						  transporter with a dated signature, including, but not limited to, handwritten,
						  electronic or stamped signatures, from an authorized representative of the
						  facility, acknowledging that it has accepted the waste from the transporter on
						  that date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.733 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter H - TRACKING OF REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 284.734 - Significant discrepancies

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(a)
						  This section applies if there is a significant discrepancy in the logs or
						  shipping papers of the generator and transporter. A discrepancy is a difference
						  between the quantity or type of waste designated in the log or shipping paper,
						  and the quantity or type of waste a facility actually receives. A significant
						  discrepancy occurs if one or more of the following apply:
(1) There is a variation greater than 5% in
						  weight, for bulk waste.
(2) There
						  is a variation in piece count, for batch waste, excluding 1% variation for
						  generator-loaded trailers.
(3)
						  There is a difference in waste type which can be discovered by inspection or
						  waste analysis.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › SCOPE › Section 285.101 - Scope

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that stores municipal waste shall comply with §§
													285.111-285.117 (relating to
						  general).
(b) In addition to the
						  requirements of subsection (a):
(1) A person
						  or municipality that stores municipal waste in the manner identified in
						  §§
														285.121-285.124 (relating to types of
						  storage) shall store the waste under the applicable provisions of those
						  sections.
(2) A person or
						  municipality that stores the type of municipal waste referred to in
						  §§
														285.131 and
						  285.134 (relating to additional
						  requirements for certain types of waste) shall store the waste under the
						  applicable provisions of those sections.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.111 - General requirements

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A person or municipality that stores municipal waste
							 may not do the following:
(1) Mix the
						  waste with hazardous waste that is regulated under Article VII (relating to
						  hazardous waste management).
(2)
						  Mix the waste with, or store the waste in close proximity to, other solid waste
						  to create a risk of fire or explosion, or a risk of the accumulation of
						  poisonous or otherwise harmful vapors or gases.
(3) Mix the waste with special handling
						  waste.
(4) Allow waste or
						  constituents of waste to be blown or otherwise deposited outside of the storage
						  area.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.401 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															285.101 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.112 - Design and operation

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(a) A
						  person or municipality storing municipal waste shall employ best engineering
						  design and construction practices for all phases of construction and
						  operation.
(b) A person or
						  municipality may not store municipal waste in a manner that exceeds the design
						  capacity of the storage facility.
(c) The Department may require a person or
						  municipality to install a water quality monitoring system in accordance with
						  §§
													273.281-273.285 if storage of the waste
						  has the potential to cause groundwater degradation. In all cases, a groundwater
						  monitoring system is required for sewage sludge storage impoundments
						  constructed after January 25, 1997, and leachate storage impoundments under
						  §
													285.123 (relating to
						  impoundments-general).
(d) A person
						  or municipality storing municipal waste shall routinely inspect the facility,
						  its equipment and the surrounding area for evidence of failure and shall
						  immediately take necessary corrective actions. The person or municipality shall
						  maintain records of inspections and corrective actions that were taken, and
						  shall make the records available to the Department upon request.
(e) A person or municipality may not store
						  putrescible waste in piles, except for sewage sludge that has been stabilized,
						  dried to 20% or greater solids content by weight, and stored under this
						  chapter.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.401 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															285.101 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.113 - Duration of storage

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(a) A person or
						  municipality may not store municipal waste for more than 1 year unless:
(1) For waste that is recyclable or
						  resalable, the Department has approved, in writing, a longer period, prior to
						  the end of 1 year of storage based on a rate of recycling or resale of stored
						  waste that is reasonably proportional to the rate of accumulation for
						  storage.
(2) For other municipal
						  waste, the Department has approved, in writing, a longer period prior to the
						  end of 1 year of storage.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.114 - Equipment

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that stores municipal waste shall maintain at the storage facility
						  equipment necessary for the storage of municipal waste under this subchapter.
						  The equipment shall be maintained in an operable condition.
(b) Standby equipment shall be located onsite
						  or at a place where it can be available within 24 hours. If a breakdown of the
						  equipment occurs, the person or municipality that stores municipal waste shall
						  utilize standby equipment as necessary to comply with the act and regulations
						  thereunder.
(c) Equipment shall be
						  operated and maintained to prevent solid waste from being unintentionally
						  conveyed out of the storage area.
(d) Equipment used to handle putrescible
						  solid waste with which operations personnel are in direct contact shall be
						  cleaned at the end of each working day or every 24 hours. Other equipment shall
						  be cleaned based on scheduled or emergency maintenance periods.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.401 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															285.101 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.115 - Nuisance minimization and control

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(a) A person or municipality that stores
						  municipal waste shall:
(1) Eliminate
						  conditions conducive to the harborage, breeding or attraction of
						  vectors.
(2) Take other measures
						  necessary to minimize and control the presence of vectors.
(3) If vectors are present, immediately take
						  measures necessary to exterminate them.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.116 - Surface and groundwater protection

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(a) Surface water runoff from storage areas
						  shall be minimized. Collection of surface water runoff shall be managed in
						  accordance with The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S.. §§
													691.1-691.1001) and the regulations
						  promulgated thereunder.
(b) Surface
						  water run-on to storage areas shall be minimized.
(c) Waste may not be stored in a manner that
						  causes groundwater degradation.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 285.101
								(relating to scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL › Section 285.117 - Emergency storage

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Notwithstanding a provision of this article or term
							 or condition of a permit for a solid waste processing or disposal facility, the
							 Department may allow the storage of municipal waste at a permitted facility if
							 the following conditions are met:
(1)
						  The waste was created, spilled or released during or as a result of an
						  emergency. The waste may also be created as a result of adverse effects on
						  groundwater from a solid waste management facility, materials storage tank or
						  similar source.
(2) The permitted
						  facility includes the following:
(i) A
						  designated waste storage area.
(ii)
						  An approved storage and handling plan that will allow storage of the waste
						  without any adverse effect on public health, safety, welfare or the
						  environment.
(iii) Plans for prompt
						  removal of the waste and disposal or processing at another permitted facility
						  if the Department denies the application for permit modification under
						  paragraph (3).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › TYPES OF STORAGE › Section 285.121 - Containers

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(a) A person or
						  municipality storing municipal waste shall provide a sufficient number of
						  containers to prevent leaks, odors and vector attraction and to contain solid
						  waste generated during periods between regularly scheduled
						  collections.
(b) An individual
						  container or bulk container used for the storage of municipal waste shall have
						  the following characteristics:
(1) The
						  container shall be constructed to be easily handled for collection.
(2) The container shall be constructed of
						  rust resistant and corrosion resistant materials.
(3) The container shall be equipped with a
						  tight fitting lid or cover, or otherwise sealed.
(4) The container shall be watertight, leak
						  proof, insect proof and rodent proof.
(5) The container shall be clearly labeled as
						  "municipal waste" or a specific type of municipal waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › TYPES OF STORAGE › Section 285.122 - Storage tanks

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(a) Municipal
						  waste storage tanks shall have sufficient shell strength to ensure that they do
						  not collapse or rupture. Municipal waste may not be placed in a tank if the
						  waste could cause the tank or its inner liner to rupture, leak, corrode or
						  otherwise fail.
(b) A person or
						  municipality that stores municipal waste in a tank shall inspect the tank
						  during construction or installation for uniformity, damage and
						  imperfections.
(c) If there is
						  evidence of failure of a municipal waste storage tank, the tank shall be
						  immediately removed from service. A tank may not be restored to service unless
						  it has been repaired. The repairs shall be supervised by a registered
						  professional engineer and certified, in writing, to the Department, unless
						  otherwise approved by the Department.
(d) A person or municipality that maintains
						  an uncovered municipal waste storage tank shall provide at least 2 feet of
						  freeboard unless the tank is equipped with one of the following:
(1) A secondary containment system.
(2) An automatic feed cutoff system or an
						  overflow warning system and an overflow device to a standby tank with a
						  capacity equal to or exceeding the volume of the top 2 feet of the uncovered
						  tank.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › TYPES OF STORAGE › Section 285.123 - Impoundments-general

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A person or municipality storing municipal waste in a
							 surface impoundment shall:
(1) Comply
						  with Chapter 105 (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(2) Design and maintain the impoundment to
						  prevent the dispersal of municipal waste by wind and water erosion, and to
						  prevent odors.
(3) Design and
						  maintain sufficient freeboard to prevent overtopping. There shall be at least 2
						  feet of freeboard unless otherwise approved by the Department, in
						  writing.
(4) Construct and maintain
						  a protective cover sufficient to minimize wind and water erosion and preserve
						  structural integrity, including, but not limited to, suitable vegetation, rock
						  riprap or nonerodible material.
(5)
						  Design and maintain sufficient structural integrity to prevent
						  failure.
(6) Design and maintain
						  dikes or berms so that the outside slope does not exceed 33% unless otherwise
						  approved by the Department, in writing.
(7) Design and maintain structures around
						  impoundments sufficient to prevent surface runoff from entering the
						  impoundment, based on the maximum surface runoff from a 25-year, 24-hour
						  precipitation event.
(8) Design and
						  maintain dikes or berms to be free of burrowing mammals and plants with root
						  systems capable of displacing earthen materials upon which the structural
						  integrity of the dikes or berms is dependent.
(9) For leachate storage:
(i) Install and maintain a liner that meets
						  the requirements of Chapter 273 (relating to municipal waste
						  landfills).
(ii) Design, install
						  and operate a groundwater monitoring system that meets the requirements of
						  Chapter 273.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › TYPES OF STORAGE › Section 285.124 - Impoundments-failure

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(a) If a surface
						  impoundment fails, the person or municipality storing municipal waste shall
						  immediately:
(1) Stop adding waste to the
						  impoundment.
(2) Contain a
						  discharge that has occurred or is occurring.
(3) Empty the impoundment in a manner
						  approved by the Department if leaks cannot be stopped.
(4) Notify the Department of the failure of
						  the impoundment and the measures taken to remedy the failure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF WASTE › Section 285.131 - Storage and containment of ash residue from municipal waste incineration, including from regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste incineration

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(a) Ash residue
						  from municipal waste incineration, including from regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste incineration, shall be stored in accordance with the
						  following:
(1) In an enclosed container,
						  which may include a properly tarped container, or in an enclosed area, which
						  may include an adequately ventilated building.
(2) On a pad that is no more permeable than 1
						  x 10-7 cm./sec.
(3) To prevent the release, dispersal or
						  discharge of ash residue into the air, water or onto land.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF WASTE › Section 285.132 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF WASTE › Section 285.133 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF WASTE › Section 285.134 - Storage of sewage sludge in piles

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A person or municipality storing sewage sludge in a
							 pile shall:
(1) Store the sludge under
						  a permit issued by the Department.
(2) Design, install and maintain berms around
						  the storage area and other structures or facilities to collect and, when
						  necessary, treat runoff or leachate from the storage area.
(3) Not store sewage sludge in an area where
						  the land application of sewage sludge is prohibited by §§
													275.202 and
						  275.312(3)
						  (relating to areas where the land application of sewage sludge is prohibited;
						  and site characteristics).
(4) Not
						  store sewage sludge for more than 1 week unless approved by the Department in
						  writing.
(5) Not store sewage
						  sludge on slopes greater than 3% unless approved by the Department in
						  writing.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 285.101
								(relating to scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Section 285.141-285.145 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Section 285.146 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Section 285.147 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Section 285.148 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › SCOPE › Section 285.201 - Scope

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A person or municipality that collects or transports
							 municipal waste shall comply with §§
													285.211-285.219 (relating to general
							 provisions). A person or municipality that transports the types of municipal
							 waste referred to in §§
													284.512,
							 285.221 and
							 285.225 (relating to
							 transportation of infectious and chemotherapeutic waste; general provisions
							 transportation of ash residue from municipal waste incineration and from
							 infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration; and transportation of
							 residential septage) shall transport the waste under the applicable provisions
							 of those sections.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.211 - General requirements

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(a)
						  Municipal waste, including ash residue from municipal waste incineration and
						  infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration, shall be completely covered
						  during transportation and parking with a cover that meets the following
						  requirements. The cover shall:
(1) Be water
						  resistant.
(2) Be securely
						  fastened.
(3) Eliminate the
						  potential for roadside littering, dust, leakage, discharge, attraction or
						  harboring of vectors, or other nuisances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.212 - Collection and transportation

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(a) A
						  person or municipality that is responsible for the collection of municipal
						  waste shall make collection services available with sufficient frequency to
						  prevent a nuisance or hazard to public health, safety or welfare.
(b) A person or municipality that generates
						  municipal waste shall schedule collection of waste with sufficient frequency to
						  prevent a nuisance.
(c) A person or
						  municipality may not park a municipal waste collection or transportation
						  vehicle to cause a nuisance or a hazard to public health, safety and welfare. A
						  person or municipality may not allow a municipal waste collection or
						  transportation vehicle to remain in a residential area for more than 4
						  hours.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.501 (relating to scope); 25
								Pa. Code §
															285.201 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															299.201 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.213 - Collection and transportation equipment

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(a) Equipment used to collect and transport
						  municipal waste shall comply with the following, unless otherwise approved by
						  the Department in writing:
(1) Collection and
						  transportation equipment shall be:
(i)
						  Equipped with a fire extinguisher having an Underwriters' Laboratories rating
						  of 5 B:C or more, or two fire extinguishers, each of which has an Underwriters'
						  Laboratories rating of 4 B:C or more. The fire extinguishers shall be:
(A) Labeled or marked with its Underwriters'
						  Laboratories rating.
(B) Securely
						  mounted and readily accessible to the driver.
(C) Designed, constructed and maintained to
						  permit visual determination of whether they are fully charged.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.214 - Transportation equipment cleaning areas and securing loads in vehicles

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(a) Transportation
						  equipment cleaning areas shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Drainage from equipment cleaning areas
						  shall be managed to prevent surface water pollution or groundwater
						  pollution.
(2) Drainage shall be
						  discharged to a sanitary sewer system or other treatment facility.
(3) The surface of the equipment cleaning
						  area shall be constructed of impervious material that can be easily cleaned and
						  is well drained.
(4) Windborne
						  drift of steam or atomized water shall be controlled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.215 - Transportation to permitted facilities

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(a) Municipal waste shall be transported to
						  prevent a nuisance or hazard to public health, safety or welfare.
(b) No person or municipality may transport
						  municipal waste to a solid waste processing or disposal facility in this
						  Commonwealth, unless the facility has a permit from the Department that
						  expressly allows processing or disposal of the type of municipal waste being
						  transported.
(c) No person or
						  municipality may transport municipal waste in a manner contrary to the terms
						  and conditions of a permit, an order issued by the Department or requirements
						  in the act, the environmental protection acts or this title.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.501 (relating to scope); 25
								Pa. Code §
															285.201 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															299.201 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.216 - Wastes from accidents and spills

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(a) A person or municipality that generates
						  or discharges municipal waste or other material as a result of an accident,
						  spill or emergency shall notify the Department prior to the disposal of the
						  waste.
(b) The Department may
						  immediately approve emergency storage, transportation, processing or disposal
						  methods necessary to mitigate harm to the public health, safety or the
						  environment. Storage may be at the site of emergency at a permitted processing
						  or disposal facility under §
													285.117 (relating to emergency
						  storage) or at a site approved by the Department.
(c) Compliance with this section does not
						  relieve a person from liability, either criminal or civil, under the act, the
						  environmental protection acts or this title.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.501 (relating to scope); 25
								Pa. Code §
															285.201 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															299.201 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.217 - Recordkeeping and reporting

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(a)
General
. A person or municipality that collects or transports
						  municipal waste other than infectious and chemotherapeutic waste shall make and
						  maintain an operational record each day that municipal waste is collected or
						  transported, or both. The daily operational record shall be kept in the cab of
						  each transportation vehicle on the date of collection or transportation. The
						  record shall include the following;
(1) The
						  county and state where the waste was originally collected.
(2) The name, mailing address and telephone
						  number of the person or municipality collecting or transporting the
						  waste.
(3) The name and location of
						  a transfer facility that has received, or will receive, the waste.
(4) The name and location of the solid waste
						  processing or disposal facility where the waste will be ultimately disposed or
						  processed.
(5) The weight or volume
						  of the types of municipal waste transported.
(6) A description of handling problems or
						  emergency disposal activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › Subchapter B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.218 - Signs on vehicles

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A vehicle or conveyance that is ordinarily or
							 primarily used for the transportation of solid waste shall bear a sign that
							 meets the following:
(1) The sign
						  shall include the name and business address of the person or municipality that
						  owns the vehicle or conveyance.
(i) The name
						  shall be the actually and commonly recognized name of the person or
						  municipality. Abbreviations or acronyms are permissible if they do not obscure
						  the meaning.
(ii) The address shall
						  include the city, state and five digit zip code for the principal place of
						  business for the person or municipality.