TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE M: BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER b: POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTES
PART 1422 DESIGN AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES
SECTION 1422.126 SHARPS


 

Section 1422.126  Sharps

 

Sharps may not be disposed of in a landfill unless they have been treated to eliminate the infectious potential and:

 

a)         Have been rendered unrecognizable and therefore are no longer PIMW; or

 

b)         Have been:

 

1)         Packaged, marked, and labeled in compliance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 1421.Subparts C and D;

 

2)         Delivered by a transporter with a PIMW hauling permit as required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 1420.105, unless specifically exempted; and

 

3)         Accompanied by a PIMW manifest as required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 1420.105, unless specifically exempted.

 

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 10072, effective August 30, 2019)