Section 229.180  Waste Management Requirements for Commercial HMIWIs

a)         The owner or operator of any commercial HMIWI that accepts hospital waste or medical/infectious waste generated off-site shall:

1)         Provide hospital, medical or infectious waste customers with written information at least once a year concerning the availability of waste management practices for reducing the volume and toxicity of waste to be incinerated;

2)         Conduct training and education programs in waste segregation for each of the company's waste generator customers;

3)         Ensure that each waste generator customer prepares its own waste management plan that includes, at a minimum, the following elements:

A)        Segregation of recyclable wastes such as paper products, glass, batteries and metals;

B)        Segregation of non-recyclable wastes such as polyvinyl chloride plastics, pharmaceutical waste, and mercury-containing waste; and

C)        Purchasing recycled or recyclable products;

4)         Submit a waste management plan to the Agency, in accordance with Section 229.184(b) of this Part, that outlines the efforts that will be undertaken to implement the requirementsspecified in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this Section.

b)         Paper or electronic copies of the materials disseminated under this Section shall be made available to the Agency upon written request.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 16615, effective September 30, 2011)