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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.9 - Mixed Solid Waste Composting Facility License Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Information
1. A mixed solid waste composting facility is
				  not eligible for a registration. No person shall construct or operate a mixed
				  solid waste compost facility unless said person has received a license approved
				  by the Director to construct and operate a mixed solid waste compost facility.
				  In addition to meeting the general requirements set forth in Solid Waste
				  Regulation No. 1, Part 1 of this Subchapter, each applicant for a license to
				  construct and operate a mixed solid waste composting facility subject to this
				  rule must contain the following:
a. Radius
				  plan, site plan, and construction and engineering plans and specifications, per
				  §§
												8.9(C),
				  (D), and (E) of this Part
				  respectively;
b. Construction
				  inspection and quality assurance/quality control plan per §
												8.9(F) of
				  this Part;
c. Narratives and
				  information per §§
												8.9(G),
				  (H), and (I) of this Part concerning:
(1) Design and operation of proposed
				  facility,
(2) Geology, soils and
				  groundwater,
(3) Buffers, setbacks
				  and odor/aesthetic considerations;
d. Operating plan per §
												8.9(J) of
				  this Part;
e. Finished compost
				  storage and marketing plan per §
												8.9(K) of
				  this Part;
f. Facility closure plan
				  per §
												8.9(L) of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.10 - Mixed Solid Waste Composting Design Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  General
All mixed solid waste composting facilities shall meet all
					 the requirements set forth in this Part in addition to §
											1.5 of this Subchapter
					 (General Requirements).
B.
				  On-site roads and access areas
1. All access
				  and on-site roads shall be surfaced and constructed in accordance with heavy
				  truck usage and for all-weather use.
2. Access and on-site roads shall be designed
				  to prevent traffic back-ups and to permit orderly entrance and egress and
				  maintain even traffic flow at all times when the facility is open to receive
				  waste, even during periods of inclement weather.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.11 - Mixed Solid Waste Composting Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  General Operating Standards
The facility shall meet all regulations set forth in this
					 rule and its sub-sections and shall comply with the provisions and limitations
					 of all other pertinent regulations of the Department, including the General
					 Operating Standards in §
											1.5 of this
					 Subchapter.
B. Public Access
				  Hours
1. Public access to the facility shall
				  be limited to hours in which authorized operating personnel are on
				  duty;
2. Public access to the
				  facility shall be prohibited when the facility is closed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.14 - Anaerobic Digestion Design Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
All anaerobic digestion facilities shall meet all the
					 requirements set forth in this Part in addition to the General Standards in
					 §
											1.5 of
					 this Subchapter.
B.
				  Provisions for Limiting Access
1. There shall
				  be gates with locks at all entrances to the facility to prevent access except
				  at times when authorized operating personnel are on duty;
2. Fencing shall be required around the
				  perimeter of the facility to prevent unauthorized access and illegal dumping at
				  the site and to provide containment of wind-blown litter (if
				  any).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.15 - Anaerobic Digestion Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Operating Standards
The facility shall meet all regulations set forth in this
					 rule and its sub-sections and shall comply with the provisions and limitations
					 of all other pertinent regulations of the Department, including the General
					 Operating Standards in §
											1.5 of this
					 Subchapter.
B. Access
1. Access to the anaerobic digestion facility
				  shall be limited to the hours in which authorized operating personnel are on
				  duty at the facility.
2. Gates
				  shall be locked and all access points shall be secured when the facility is
				  closed and when no authorized personnel are on site.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management
					 (also referred to hereafter as the Regulations or the Hazardous Waste
					 Regulations) are intended to minimize environmental hazards associated with the
					 generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous
					 wastes, including the hazardous waste component of mixed radioactive and
					 hazardous waste (mixed waste), the transportation of septage, and the operation
					 of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities. They are also
					 designed to promote planning and implementation of hazardous waste treatment,
					 storage and disposal facilities where necessary and
					 desirable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Under the authority of the R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapters 23-19.1 and 23-19.4 and particularly R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-19.1-5, 23-19.1 -6, 23-19.1-7,
				  23-19.1-10, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-24.10, 23-24.12 and R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										23-19.4-1 through
				  23-19.4-3, the following Rules and
				  Regulations are promulgated to administer this chapter, as amended, for the
				  generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste,
				  including the hazardous waste component of mixed waste and the transportation
				  and disposal of septage, and shall supersede all previous Rules and
				  Regulations.
B. These Rules and
				  Regulations are adopted pursuant to the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										23-19.1-7,
				  23-19.4-3,
				  23-19.14-18 and
				  42-17.1-2(s) and
				  in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Various federal
				  regulations are incorporated by reference in these Rhode Island regulations.
				  All references to particular numbered section(s) or portion(s) of such numbered
				  section(s) of 40 C.F.R. or 49 C.F.R. means that such numbered section(s) or
				  portion(s) of such section(s) of 40 C.F.R. and 49 C.F.R. is or are incorporated
				  by reference, including any cross-references to additional applicable
				  regulations, notes, appendices, and diagrams, except where additions,
				  modifications, or exceptions are specifically stated. When a federal regulation
				  has been incorporated by reference with State additions, modifications, or
				  exceptions, the governing requirements include the State changes in addition to
				  any unchanged portions of the incorporated federal regulation. Any cross
				  references in other State regulations to a federal regulation that has been
				  incorporated with State changes are to that regulation with the State changes.
				  When federal regulations are incorporated by reference, State terms are
				  substituted for federal terms, to the extent provided in §
										1.5 of this Part
				  (definitions), of Administrator/Regional Administrator and EPA/United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Agency, in
				  addition to the other State changes specified elsewhere in these Rhode Island
				  Hazardous Waste Regulations. The revision dates of the federal regulations that
				  are incorporated by reference are specified in §
										1.5 of this Part
				  (definitions) of 40 C.F.R. and 49 C.F.R. The materials incorporated in this
				  Part are from the July 1, 2013 C.F.R. and do not include later amendments to or
				  editions of the incorporated material except for
				  40 C.F.R. §
											261.4(a)(26) from the 2017
				  C.F.R.
1. Other references may be
				  incorporated in-line in these regulations as necessary.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.6 - Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
1.6.1
Applications:
An applicant may apply to the Director for a variance from
					 any of these Rules and Regulations. The Director then may require the
					 submission of any survey data, drawings, soil borings and tests, calculations,
					 scientific tests, data or other information he deems necessary to evaluate such
					 application.
1.6.2
Non-Permit Variances:
A. The
				  Director may upon application issue a variance under this rule when compliance
				  with these Rules and Regulations would, in the Director's judgment, and upon
				  presentation by the applicant of adequate proof, cause unreasonable or undue
				  hardship, provided the applicant can also present adequate proof that the
				  issuance of a variance:
1. Will provide
				  protection of health and the environment equivalent to that provided by these
				  rules,
2. Will not endanger the
				  public health and safety,
3. Will
				  not create a public or private nuisance,
4. Will not significantly interfere with the
				  public use and enjoyment of any recreational resource,
5. Will not cause pollution in any surface
				  body of water or any groundwater, or cause contamination of any drinking water
				  supply or tributary thereto,
6.
				  Will not violate any provisions of any Rules or Regulations adopted pursuant to
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, as amended,
7. Will not be less stringent than
				  40 C.F.R. §
													262.34(b).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.8 - Transporters

Current through June 14, 2024
1.8.1
Applicability:
A. These rules shall apply to all
				  transporters of hazardous waste and septage, except for:
1. On-site transportation of hazardous waste,
				  per 40 C.F.R. §
													263.10(b), and on-site
				  transportation of used oil or septage.
2. Transportation during an explosives or
				  munitions emergency response per
				  40 C.F.R. §
													263.10(e).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.9 - Issuance, Renewal and Conditions of Facility Permits

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability: This rule shall apply to treatment, storage and disposal
				  facilities. This rule does not apply to:
1.
				  Facilities that operate in accordance with the §
											1.11 of this Part as
				  temporary transfer and storage facilities.
2. Generators doing exempt treatment
				  (evaporation units, totally enclosed treatment, emergency treatment) as
				  described in §1.7.2(A)(4) of this Part.
3. Generators performing corrective action in
				  accordance with §
											1.18 of this
				  Part.
4. Generators treating
				  wastewater in wastewater treatment units described in §
											1.9(B)(1)(h)
				  of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.11 - Requirements for Temporary Transfer and Storage Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability: This Part applies to facilities that temporarily transfer and
				  store hazardous waste at locations for up to and not exceeding seventy-two (72)
				  hours, excluding Sundays and federal and Rhode Island legal holidays, at
				  locations included on the application. This Part does not apply to waste that
				  is received from off-site by a utility that is exempt under §1.8.2(A)(9)
				  of this Part.
B. Authorization
				  Requirements: All persons who shall construct, operate or own a temporary
				  transfer and storage facility shall first submit a complete application to the
				  Office of Land Revitalization and Sustainable Materials Management and obtain a
				  Letter of Authorization from the Director prior to conducting any such
				  activities on-site.
C. Closure Plan
				  and Financial Requirements: Owners or operators of a temporary transfer and
				  storage facility shall develop a closure plan, complete with a cost estimate
				  for closing down their facility, and submit this plan along with an Application
				  for Authorization as defined below, Owners or operators shall document their
				  financial ability to complete the closure plan by providing financial assurance
				  equivalent to the cost estimate contained within the closure plan. If the owner
				  or operator fails to satisfy these requirements the Director may deny their
				  Application for Authorization.
D.
				  Application Specifications: All applications for authorization shall contain at
				  least the following information:
1. The
				  location of the facility, including the assessor's plat and lot numbers and
				  address;
2. The name and address of
				  the property owner and operator of the facility;
3. A detailed and complete description of the
				  operations at the facility;
4. A
				  site plan depicting the facility's floor plan, yard layout, drainage system and
				  storage and transfer location(s);
5. A complete list of all pollution control
				  and safety equipment to be utilized or maintained on-site;
6. Demonstration that the proposed facility
				  is not within an area where the groundwater is classified as GAA, a well head
				  protection area, or within areas where the groundwater is classified GA and
				  where public water is not available to all surrounding properties;
7. A copy of the applicant's environmental
				  liability insurance policy for the facility; and
8. The facility's closure cost estimate and
				  financial assurance mechanism.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.13 - Requirements for Circuit Board Recycling Operations

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  A facility may conduct shredding, crushing or other size reduction activities
				  of circuit boards in accordance with the conditions specified in
				  40 C.F.R. §
											261.4(a) (14) provided that
				  they notify the Department in writing of this activity. Notification should
				  occur 30 days prior to operation of a new facility and within 90 days of
				  promulgation of these regulations for existing facilities.
B. A facility that shreds, crushes, heats, or
				  otherwise treats a used electronic device or a component thereof (other than
				  circuit boards), or that breaks the cathode ray tube in any used electronic
				  device, must meet all applicable requirements of
				  40 C.F.R. §§
											264,
				  265,
				  266,
				  268,
				  270 and
				  124, and §§
										1.9 and
				  1.10 of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.14 - Universal Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
1.14.1
Requirements for Universal Waste:
A. The wastes listed in this §
											1.14 are exempt from
				  regulation under 40 C.F.R.
				  §§
												262 through
				  270 except as specified in 40
				  C.F.R. Part 273 and §
											1.14 of this Part, and
				  therefore are not fully regulated as hazardous waste provided that they are
				  handled in full compliance with the requirements of this Part. The wastes
				  listed in this Part are subject to regulation under 40 C.F.R. Part 273 and this
				  Part:
1. Batteries as described in
				  40 C.F.R. §
													273.2
2. Pesticides as described in
				  40 C.F.R. §
													273.3
3. Mercury-containing equipment as described
				  in 40 C.F.R. §
													273.4.
4. Lamps as described in
				  40 C.F.R. §
													273.5.
5. Used electronics as described in
				  §1.14.2 of this Part,
6.
				  Silver-containing photo fixing solutions as described in §1.14.3 of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.15 - Mixed Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These rules apply
				  to Mixed Waste as defined in §
										1.5 of this Part.
B. Requirements for Mixed Waste: Mixed Waste
				  shall be subject to this Part and to the Rhode Island Department of Health's
				  "Rules and Regulations for Radiation" (216-RICR- 40-20).
C. Conditional Exemptions: The provisions of
				  40 C.F.R. Part 266 Subpart N are incorporated by reference, relative to the
				  conditional exemptions for low-level mixed waste and the transportation and
				  disposal conditional exemption for eligible NARM waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.17 - Corrective Action

Current through June 14, 2024
1.17.1
Applicability:
A. For a facility
				  owner or operator seeking a new permit or a renewal permit (including a post
				  closure permit) for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste, the
				  corrective action provisions of
				  40 C.F.R. §
												264.101(a)-(c) are
				  incorporated by reference. These provisions in
				  40 C.F.R. §
												264.101 do not apply to a remediation waste
				  management site unless it is part of a facility subject to a permit for
				  treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous wastes that are not remediation
				  wastes.
B. Additional requirements
				  to address releases from certain types of solid waste management units,
				  including regulated units (as defined in
				  40 C.F.R. §
												264.90(a) (2)) and
				  miscellaneous units, are provided in
				  40 C.F.R. §
												264.90 through 100, that are incorporated by
				  reference.
C. Pursuant to State
				  law, The Department's Rules and Regulations for the Investigation and
				  Remediation of Hazardous Material Releases (Subchapter 30 Part 1 of this
				  Chapter) applies to remediation waste management sites, including, but not
				  limited to, facilities and solid waste management units subject to the
				  additional requirements of §§1.17.1(A) and (B) of this Part. The
				  Department has the authority to require additional remediation measures on a
				  case by case basis, when necessary to protect human health and the environment,
				  in accordance with 40 C.F.R.
				  §
												270.32.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.18 - Appeals and Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Enforcement
				  Action Appeals: All requests for an adjudicatory hearing shall be in writing
				  and shall be filed with the clerk of the Administrative Adjudication Division
				  within twenty (20) days of receipt of the contested enforcement
				  action.
B. Civil Penalties for
				  Violations: Persons who shall violate the provisions of these Rules and
				  Regulations shall be subject to the penalties as provided for by R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										23-19.1-17.
C. Criminal Penalties for Violations: Persons
				  who shall violate the provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be
				  subject to the penalties as provided for by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19.1-18.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations Governing the Generation, Transportation,
					 Storage, Treatment, Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste in Rhode
					 Island are promulgated pursuant to the requirements and provisions of R.I. Gen.
					 Laws Chapters 42-17.1, "Department of Environmental Management," 42-17.6
					 "Administrative Penalties for Environmental Violations," and 23-19.12 in
					 accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, "Administrative
					 Procedures Act."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.2 - Purpose, Scope, and Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Purpose- These
				  Rules and Regulations serve the following purposes:
1. To protect the public health and the
				  environment from the effects of improper management of medical waste through
				  the assurance of proper, adequate and sound management of regulated medical
				  waste.
2. To establish
				  comprehensive standards and procedures governing the generation,
				  transportation, storage, treatment, destruction and disposal of regulated
				  medical waste.
3. To establish a
				  program for tracking medical waste shipments pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  23-19.12.
4. To establish a program
				  for permitting, licensing, and/or registration of persons who generate,
				  transport, store, treat, destroy, and/or dispose of regulated medical
				  waste.
5. To establish a program
				  for evaluating technologies for treating and/or destroying regulated medical
				  waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.3 - Enforcement and Inspections

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Failure to comply
				  with any of the provisions of these regulations or of the terms and conditions
				  of any permit, license or registration granted or order issued hereunder
				  constitutes a violation of the Rhode Island Generation, Transportation,
Storage, Treatment, Management and Disposal of Regulated
					 Medical Waste Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-19.12.
B. Upon a determination by the Director that
				  a violation of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-19.12, or this Part, has occurred or
				  is about to occur, the Director shall initiate one or more of the actions set
				  forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-17.1-2(21).
C. A violation of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  23-19.12 or this Part may give rise to civil or administrative penalties as set
				  forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19.12-15.
D. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19.12-7, the Director is
				  authorized to conduct such inspections of facilities, as he or she deems
				  necessary or desirable, where regulated medical waste is generated, stored,
				  treated, destroyed, transferred, or otherwise managed. The Director is also
				  authorized to conduct inspections of any vehicles used to transport regulated
				  medical waste and any records required pursuant to the authority granted under
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-19.12. Inspections shall be conducted during the
				  facility's normal business hours unless the Director determines that an
				  immediate inspection is necessary.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.4 - Effective Dates

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This Part
				  (Medical Waste Regulations) shall be effective twenty (20) days after they are
				  filed with the Secretary of State.
B. The length of time parties shall keep
				  records required under this Part is automatically extended in the case where
				  Rhode Island initiates an enforcement action, for which those records are
				  relevant. For the purpose of these regulations, relevant records are those
				  records, which reference or refer to the matter, which is the subject of the
				  enforcement action. In such cases, the parties shall keep relevant records
				  until the conclusion of the enforcement action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.6 - Identification and Segregation of Regulated Medical Wastes

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability
1. Generators shall comply with
				  the requirements of this section from the time and location that an item
				  becomes regulated medical waste.
2.
				  Generators shall comply with §
											1.8 of this Part for on-site
				  storage.
3. Training/Notification
				  Requirement: Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the
				  identification and segregation of regulated medical wastes of the provisions in
				  §
											1.6 of
				  this Part. This training/ notification shall be accomplished through the use of
				  a medical waste procedure manual and/or through appropriate training
				  materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.7 - Packaging and Containment of Regulated Medical Wastes

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  General Packaging and Containment Requirements Regulated medical waste shall be
				  properly packaged to assure effective containment throughout the handling,
				  storage, transport, and treatment process. In addition to the specific
				  packaging and containment requirements for each category of regulated medical
				  waste contained in §§
										1.7(B) and
				  (C) of this Part, the following general
				  requirements shall be met before transporting or offering for transport such
				  waste off-site or within the generating facility:
1. Generators shall ensure that all regulated
				  medical waste is placed in a container or containers that are:
a. Rigid;
b. Leak resistant;
c. Impervious to moisture;
d. Of a strength sufficient to prevent
				  tearing or bursting under normal conditions of use and handling; and,
e. Sealed to prevent leakage during
				  transport.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.8 - Storage of Regulated Medical Wastes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. Any person who stores regulated medical
				  waste prior to treatment or disposal on-site or transport off-site shall comply
				  with the storage requirements of this section.
2. Training/Notification Requirement:
				  Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the storage of
				  regulated medical wastes of the provisions in §
											1.8 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.9 - Decontamination Standards for Reusable Containers

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability
1. Generators, transporters,
				  intermediate handlers, and destination facility owners and operators shall
				  comply with the requirements of this section with respect to reusing
				  containers.
2.
				  Training/Notification Requirement: Generators shall notify in writing all
				  employees involved with the decontamination of reusable containers for
				  regulated medical wastes of the provisions in §
											1.9 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.10 - On-Site Transport of Regulated Medical Wastes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. To
				  ensure the safe transport of regulated medical wastes within the generating
				  facility (on-site), generators shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The regulated medical waste shall be
				  properly packaged to ensure containment of the waste as described in §
											1.7 of this Part; all
				  containers and packages containing regulated medical wastes shall be sealed to
				  prevent leakage or spillage while in transport.
2. The handling, transfer, and loading of
				  packages and containers of regulated medical wastes shall be performed in a
				  manner that does not destroy the integrity of the packaging.
3. The regulated medical waste shall not be
				  subjected to violent mechanical stress during on-site transport.
4. Wheeled carts shall be used for the
				  transport of packages or containers of regulated medical wastes if these
				  packages or containers will be moved more than a short distance or if these
				  packages or containers cannot be easily handled by one person (due to weight,
				  size, shape, bulkiness, etc.) regardless of the distance to be moved.
5. Any regulated medical waste that is
				  contained in plastic bags shall not be moved or transported in mechanical
				  devices, dumb waiters, or chutes, unless the chutes are designed to prevent
				  accumulation of wastes in corners and edges and are lined with materials which
				  can be easily cleaned (e.g., stainless steel).
6. Carts used for the transport of packages
				  and containers of regulated medical wastes shall be sturdy and shall be
				  constructed of finished materials that are impermeable to moisture and capable
				  of being easily maintained in a sanitary condition. Carts shall be routinely
				  cleaned and disinfected, and immediately cleaned and disinfected after use if
				  the cart has been contaminated by medical waste.
7. Items other than regulated medical waste
				  shall not be placed in the same cart with regulated medical waste at any point
				  during on-site transportation.
8.
				  The compaction of packages and containers of regulated medical wastes prior to
				  or during on-site transport is prohibited.
9. Training/Notification Requirement:
				  Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the on-site
				  transport of regulated medical wastes of the provisions in §
											1.10 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.11 - Labeling and Marking Regulated Medical Waste for Off-Site Transport

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. All containers used for the packaging and
				  containment of regulated medical wastes shall be labeled with the universal
				  biological hazard symbol or shall be clearly labeled as containing regulated
				  medical waste. In addition, all packages or containers which will be
				  transported or offered for transport off-site shall meet the labeling and
				  marking requirements of §
											1.11 of this
				  Part.
2. Training/Notification
				  Requirement: Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the
				  labeling and marking of regulated medical waste for off-site transport of the
				  provisions in §
											1.11 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.12 - On-Site Treatment and/or Destruction of Regulated Medical Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. The regulations in this section apply to
				  generators of regulated medical waste that conduct on-site treatment and/or
				  destruction of regulated medical waste, and to generators that accept regulated
				  medical waste for treatment and/or destruction.
2. Generators that accept regulated medical
				  waste from other generators for treatment and/or destruction shall apply for a
				  license, in accordance with the requirements contained in §
											1.17 of this Part, from:
				  Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land
				  Revitalization and Sustainable Materials Management, 235 Promenade Street,
				  Providence, RI 02908.
3. Generators
				  are also subject to the requirements of all applicable State solid waste and
				  air emission regulations.
4.
				  Training/Notification Requirement: Generators shall notify in writing all
				  employees involved with on-site treatment and/or destruction of regulated
				  medical wastes of the provisions in §
											1.12 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.13 - Generator Requirements for Off-Site Transportation of Regulated Medical Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. A person who generates regulated medical
				  waste and whose generating facility is located in Rhode Island shall determine
				  if that waste is a regulated medical waste (as defined in §§
											1.2(C) and
				  1.5 of this Part).
2. Any generator that transports off-site or
				  offers for transport off-site any regulated medical wastes shall comply with
				  all requirements for such transport set forth in §§
											1.6 through
				  1.9, and
				  1.11 of this
				  Part.
3. A generator of regulated
				  medical wastes shall determine the quantity of regulated medical wastes
				  generated in a calendar month, and the quantity transported or offered for
				  transport off-site for treatment, destruction, or disposal.
4. Vessels at port in Rhode Island are
				  subject to the requirements of this section for those regulated medical wastes
				  that are transported ashore in Rhode Island. The owner or operator of the
				  vessel and the person(s) removing or accepting waste from the vessel are
				  considered co-generators of the waste.
5. A generator that treats and destroys or
				  disposes of regulated medical waste on-site (e.g., incineration, burial or
				  sewer disposal covered by §307(b) through (d), of the Clean Water Act) is
				  not subject to tracking requirements for that waste. However, generators of
				  regulated medical waste with on-site incinerators are subject to DEM on-site
				  incinerator requirements.
6.
				  Generators of regulated medical waste with on-site treatment and/or destruction
				  system(s) are subject to the requirements of §
											1.12 of this Part. In
				  addition, generators who treat and destroy regulated medical waste are subject
				  to §§
											1.6 through
				  1.10 of this Part.
				  Generators who treat or dispose of regulated medical waste on-site may also be
				  subject to additional Federal, State, or local laws and regulations.
7. Training/Notification Requirement:
				  Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the off-site
				  transportation of regulated medical wastes of the provisions in §
											1.13 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.14 - Transporter Requirements for Off-Site Transportation of Regulated Medical Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. These requirements apply to persons who
				  engage in transportation of regulated medical waste in Rhode Island. No person
				  or other legal entity shall engage in the transportation of regulated medical
				  waste on a public way in the State of Rhode Island unless such person or entity
				  shall first have been issued a permit by the Director for this
				  purpose.
2. Notwithstanding the
				  requirements of §
											1.14(B)(1)
				   of this Part, the following are exempt from
				  the requirements of this section:
a.
				  Generators of regulated medical waste that transport regulated medical waste
				  but are exempt under §
												1.13(B) of
				  this Part from the requirement for initiating a medical waste tracking form;
				  and,
b. Persons transporting
				  household medical waste; and,
c.
				  On-site transportation of regulated medical waste; and,
d. Wildlife rehabilitators authorized by
				  DEM/Division of Fish and Wildlife transporting regulated medical waste to a
				  veterinarian that actively supervises their activities.
3. A transporter of regulated medical waste
				  shall also comply with §
											1.13 of this Part when the
				  transporter consolidates two or more shipments of regulated medical waste onto
				  a single tracking form.
4.
				  Transporters shall also comply with §§
											1.6,
				  1.7,
				  1.8,
				  1.9 and
				  1.11 of this Part if the
				  transporters:
a. Store regulated medical waste
				  in the course of transport; or,
b.
				  Remove regulated medical waste from a reusable container; or,
c. Modify packaging of regulated medical
				  waste.
5. Transporters
				  shall not accept regulated medical waste from a generator unless and until said
				  generator has a valid regulated medical waste generator registration number
				  issued pursuant to §
											1.16 of this
				  Part.
6. Training/Notification
				  Requirement: Transporters and owners and operators of transfer facilities shall
				  notify in writing all employees involved with off-site transportation of
				  regulated medical waste of the provisions in this §
											1.14 of this Part.
				  Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the off-site
				  transportation of regulated medical waste of the provisions of §§
											1.6,
				  1.7,
				  1.8,
				  1.9,
				  1.11 and
				  1.14 of this Part. This
				  training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste
				  procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.15 - Treatment, Destruction and Destination Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability
The provisions of this Section apply to owners and
					 operators of facilities that treat, destroy, and/or dispose of regulated
					 medical waste as follows:
1.
				  Destination facilities;
2.
				  Intermediate handlers;
3.
				  Generators that receive regulated medical waste accompanied by a tracking
				  form.
4. Persons that treat and/or
				  destroy regulated medical waste that has been generated on-site, and do not
				  treat and/or destroy regulated medical waste that has been generated off-site,
				  shall only be exempt from the provisions of §§
											1.15(B)(1) and
				  (2),
				  1.15(C), (D) and
				  (F) of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.18 - Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Application An application for a variance
				  from the segregation, handling, transportation, storage, or treatment
				  requirements of the medical waste Rules and Regulations shall be made in
				  writing to the Department.
B.
				  Review The Director shall evaluate each request for a variance. Such variance
				  may be granted provided the Director finds that such request will not be
				  contrary to the purposes and policy expressed in §
										1.2 of this Part and that
				  the alternative methods proposed by the applicant fulfill the purposes of the
				  rule from which the variance is requested.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.19 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and
					 Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.20 - Superseded Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
On the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, all
					 previous Rules and Regulations, and any policies regarding the administration
					 and enforcement of the Generation, Transportation, Storage, Treatment,
					 Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste shall be superseded.
					 However, any enforcement action taken by, or application submitted to, the
					 Department prior to the effective date of these Rules and Regulations shall be
					 governed by the Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the enforcement
					 action was taken or the application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.21 - List of Animal Diseases Associated with Isolation Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Isolated animals believed to be infected
				  with highly communicable zoonotic diseases or foreign animal diseases.
1. Any species a. Borna disease b.
				  Burkholderia mallei c. Burkholderia pseudomallei d. Nipah virus e. Rift Valley
				  Fever f. Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (infection with VESV)
2. Avian
a.
				  Avian Influenza (high pathogenicity and foreign strains)
b. Duck Virus Hepatitis
c. Exotic Newcastle disease
3. Bovine
a. Akabane Disease
b. Bovine ephemeral fever
c. Bovine Spongeform Encephalopathy (BSE)
d. Contagious Bovine
				  Pleuropneumonia
e.  Foot-and-Mouth
				  Disease (Aphthovirus)
f.
				  Hemorrhagic septicemia
g. Jembrana
				  disease
h.
				  Rinderpest
4.
				  Caprine/Ovine
a. Capripoxviruses
b. Contagious Caprine
				  Pleuropneumonia
c.  Malignant
				  Catarrhal Fever
d. Peste des Petits
				  Ruminants
e. Goat and sheep
				  pox
5. Equine
a. African Horse Sickness
b. Epizootic Lymphangitis
c. Hendra
d. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
				  (VEE)
6. Porcine
a. African Swine Fever
b. Classical Swine Fever
c. Swine Vesicular
				  Disease
7. Other
a. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
b. Infectious Salmon Anemia
c. Spring Viremia of
				  Carp.