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Massachusetts Medical Waste: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Generator requirements: 105 Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) 480.001 to 480.700

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Applicability: 105 CMR 480.020

Definition: 105 CMR 480.010

Storage: 105 CMR 480.100

Home sharps: 105 CMR 480.125

Sharps collection centers: 105 CMR 480.135

Disinfection methods: 105 CMR 480.150

Disposal: 105 CMR 480.200

Labeling: 105 CMR 480.300

Shipping papers: 105 CMR 480.400 to 480.425

Recordkeeping: 105 CMR 480.500 to 480.550

Penalties: 105 CMR 480.600

Solid waste facilities: 310 CMR 19.061(4)(d)

Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs):

Existing sources: 40 CFR 60.30e to 60.39e and 40 CFR 62.5450

New sources: 40 CFR 60.50c to 60.58c

Regulatory Agencies

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. Massachusetts identifies and regulates medical or biological waste as one of the Commonwealth's solid wastes. The Commonwealth has rules for generators and facilities that manage medical waste.

Incineration of medical waste is regulated under the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) air quality program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established new source performance standards (NSPS) for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs) with which applicable sources in Massachusetts must comply. DEP has certified to EPA that there are no existing HMIWIs in the state subject to the emissions guidelines under 40 CFR 60, Subpart Ce. For more information, see the national section MEDICAL WASTE


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